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Northwich, Gb

Oxford, Oxfordshire, Gb

• Responsible for Uniparts global Automotive contracts • Providing Inbound to Manufacturing (I2M) and aftermarket logistics solutions for Automotive OEMs• Operations in UK, India, China, South Korea, Japan, South Africa and the US• Driving collaboration across borders, regions and territories to leverage best practice and standardisation

Wood Dale, Illinois, Us

Heading up Optimas Solutions Supply Chain function across the EMEA & APAC region• Managing inventory across the region of $100m+• Active part/SKU complexity of 65,000+• People and operational presence in multiple UK locations, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Turkey, India and China• Supporting over 1700 customers including global OEM’s, both tier 1 & 2 manufacturing from automotive, Industrial, retail and consumer sectors and business units• Management of the global supplier footprint• Significant focus on standardisation, best practice sharing and communication across all levels, regions functions and departments

Coventry, England, Gb

Leading the supply chain function supporting the build of the Vauxhall Astra 5Dr and Hatchback• Managing an annual operating budget of £120m+• Leading a Vauxhall team of over 220 employees and circa 400 contractors• Responsible for all internal and external supply chain and logistics activities and contractor management• £10m+ YOY operating budget savings and cost avoidance• Complex large scale outsourcing activities providing significant organisational savings• 10% headcount reduction through global benchmarking & identifying and implement best practices • Site wide cultural changes realised to ensure openness and transparency at all levels• Introduction of WMS and error proofing systems• Management of the global supplier footprint• £500k reduction in obsolescence costs• Effective introduction of succession planning at all departmental levels

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Supporting JaguarLandRovers multi-model production facilities with class-leading logistics support• TUPE transfer of over 1500 employees and successful startup project• Managing all internal logistics and xdock workstreams to enable the manufacture of over 160,000 vehicles per annum• Delivered over £3m worth of cost savings in the first 18 months of contract takeover• Reduced overall manpower by over 25% using an entrepreneurial approach to contract management• Lead the delivery of best practice sharing across all DHL/JLR sites and operations• Significant over-achievement YOY on targeted savings and EBIT

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Providing effective logistic and supply chain solutions at Castle Bromwich and Browns Lane facilities• Overall responsibility and accountability for the material supply to the XF, XJ and XK models• Site wide “contraction” of all logistics and supply chain activities to facilitate the closure of Browns Lane• Successful transfer of all activities from Browns Lane to Castle Bromwich with no interruption in service• Identified and delivered £1m+ cost savings YOY via various projects and workstreams• Lead complex projects from concept through to delivery to support the revitalization of the Jaguar Marque• Led best in class new model launches of all three carlines during my tenure

Bonn, De

Ford Motor Company’s lead logistics partner based in their South Wales engine plant• Identification and reduction in non-value added activity throughout Ford’s logistic network across Europe• Single point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders• Successfully delivering £multi-million freight and inventory savings to the customer• Significant challenges locally and across Europe changes customers cultures and views• Introducing entrepreneurial and innovative changes to the European freight network• Maintaining KPI’s, reports etc. supporting the Total Logistics Cost Model (TLCM) and budgetary savings

Bonn, De

Managing Nissan’s Japanese inventory in Exel Logistics integrated logistics centre near Sunderland • Responsible for all day-to-day activities across the operation covering operations, HR, facilities mgmt., IT• Identification and delivery of customer cost down activities• Project managed and delivery of the WMS• Responsible for all day-to-day activities across the operation covering operations • Accountable for the effective warehousing and logistics service to Nissan Washington• As this was a green field site significant impetus placed on continuous improvement across all areas

Master Of Science (Msc), Entrepreneurial Leadership

Cmi Level 7, Strategic Management