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Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

County Cork, Ireland

County Cork, Ireland

A high tech multinational data storage solutions provider with annual revenues $25bn, 70,000 staff. Role - Responsible for Revenue Logistics, Trade Compliance and Customer Service Logistics, with a budget of €500m and a staff of 300 spread across 12 locations worldwide.Merged two disparate logistics functions optimizing efficiencies and all possible synergies. Delivered world class logistics solutions to enable EMC to deliver products across the globe in a timely and cost… Show more A high tech multinational data storage solutions provider with annual revenues $25bn, 70,000 staff. Role - Responsible for Revenue Logistics, Trade Compliance and Customer Service Logistics, with a budget of €500m and a staff of 300 spread across 12 locations worldwide.Merged two disparate logistics functions optimizing efficiencies and all possible synergies. Delivered world class logistics solutions to enable EMC to deliver products across the globe in a timely and cost effective manner. Transformed delivery model to ensure consolidated delivery of all EMC product offerings (vMIT).Reduced costs hugely over 2 years through the development and implementation of multiple effective strategic initiatives with no compromise on quality and delivery.Drove and implemented innovative ‘state of the art’ Transport Management System transforming how day to day business was operated.Other strategic initiatives include Aggressive Inventory Sparing and implementation of a Freight Bill-back program.Key contributor to the Dell/EMC integration efforts Worldwide. Show less

Cork

Responsible for all logistics related to Global Product Operations with teams worldwide in addition to retention of majority of previous role.Set-up a Reverse Logistics capability for APJ based in Thailand, reducing both carbon footprint and freight costs by 60%.Protected EMC Corporate and reduced risk through set-up of global Trade Compliance Function, identified appropriate personnel to formalize structure and synchronize processes and procedures.Simultaneously responsible for… Show more Responsible for all logistics related to Global Product Operations with teams worldwide in addition to retention of majority of previous role.Set-up a Reverse Logistics capability for APJ based in Thailand, reducing both carbon footprint and freight costs by 60%.Protected EMC Corporate and reduced risk through set-up of global Trade Compliance Function, identified appropriate personnel to formalize structure and synchronize processes and procedures.Simultaneously responsible for the Planning, Procurement and Corporate Quality Departments within the Manufacturing Function in Cork. Show less

Responsible for the end to end Supply Chain in the International marketplace.Controlled all elements relevant to the Supply Chain end to end – Master Scheduling, Inventory Control, Procurement and Distribution & Logistics. Responsible for the fulfilment of all orders, managing and communicating order ship dates, product availability, maintaining lead times and warehouse management.Procurement - Negotiated contracts and managed relationships for EMC’s Supply base as well as… Show more Responsible for the end to end Supply Chain in the International marketplace.Controlled all elements relevant to the Supply Chain end to end – Master Scheduling, Inventory Control, Procurement and Distribution & Logistics. Responsible for the fulfilment of all orders, managing and communicating order ship dates, product availability, maintaining lead times and warehouse management.Procurement - Negotiated contracts and managed relationships for EMC’s Supply base as well as managing the stand-alone Corporate Indirect Procurement group, spend $250m p.a.Led the SAP ERP implementation to EMC Cork in 2010.Established the APJ Supply Chain team in 2007, developing and implementing all processes and procedures. Show less

Cork

Responsible for the Master Scheduling & Inventory Control functions. Supply Base Management – Scheduled all products and the management of Vendor Base with annual spend in excess of $1bn.Managed various Production Functions – Module Test, Assembly, Goods Receiving and Reverse Logistics, Board Repair, incorporating technicians and operators (300).Instrumental in the successful Oracle ERP implementation in 2001.Project lead for the Lead-time Management Team as part of EMC’s ‘Quote… Show more Responsible for the Master Scheduling & Inventory Control functions. Supply Base Management – Scheduled all products and the management of Vendor Base with annual spend in excess of $1bn.Managed various Production Functions – Module Test, Assembly, Goods Receiving and Reverse Logistics, Board Repair, incorporating technicians and operators (300).Instrumental in the successful Oracle ERP implementation in 2001.Project lead for the Lead-time Management Team as part of EMC’s ‘Quote to Cash’ project. Show less

Ba, Computer Science & Mathematics

BA in Computer Science and Mathematics

Masters, Msc In Supply Chain Management

Higher Diploma In Education