Chris Chaney Email & Phone Number

Luton

With the closure of the Gefco office i assumed the position of the LBU director with the sole intention of closing down the office and dealing with all personel issues with HR whilst providing the 1st class service expexted by tge customer.Although finally retired i would be open to consultancy work going forward.

Luton, United Kingdom

Responsible for the movement of Vauxhall finished vehicle from plants and ports of entry to uk dealer locations. Liaising with transport companies,compounds, ports of entry to ensure delivery within a timely and quality manner.

Luton

Purchasing manager for Logistics services for Finished Vehicles and Component movements within UK, BeNeLux and Southern Ireland.

Having recently left Vauxhall/GM after 40 years I am available for consultancy work or alternative employment within the Logistics field.

Luton, United Kingdom

With the move from local to functional company structure I assumed responsibility for BeNeLux Logistics sourcing and network design in addition to my current UK and Southern Ireland purchasing and network design responsibilities.In May2011 I assumed responsibility for Finished Vehicle Quality and also the Freight Audit activity for both Finished Vehicle and Material services.On taking over the responsibility for Freight Audit I developed over the period a variety of standard reports and simplified checking tools for the purpose of improving the function of invoice checking. Standard reports were developed for Finished Vehicle activities such as compound, shipping and retailer delivery. On material movements individual checking tools were developed for both full load and groupage material movements. Through these reports and checking tools we reduced the number of invoices and improved the percentage of individual movements audited together with improved timeliness of invoice approvals.

Luton, United Kingdom

Logistics services – purchasing and network design. Major projects included :1) UK market review of Vauxhall domestic and import/export vehicle movements. The nett result of the study included: the number of contracted carriers reduced from 8 to 4 providing improved service levels to our Retailers, reduced empty carrier mileage, improved load factor, improved networking for the carriers return at the same time as reducing Logistics costs to the company. 2) Total review of the vehicle storage concept for Vauxhall resulting in change of routing for import vehicles for the UK market including introduction of mainland European compound and increased ports of entries into the UK. Logistics Finance/Budget. Development of Departmental budget for Vehicle movements including average cost per car by model and vehicle route. Monthly reviews maintained to monitor and track actual spend against budget.Process Engineering – Introduction of new group to evaluate areas for continuation improvement and identification/ removal of waste. A new function within the Logistics group requiring ongoing liaison and workshop facilitation with contracted suppliers. Major project included the full flow mapping of vehicles ex Spain to the UK retailers. Workshops arranged and managed including all Logistics partners on route to review total flow and remove any non-value added activities. This project produced minor savings but reduced lead-time by approx 1.5 days and reduced vehicle handling improving final delivery quality.Audit Activities- Monitored application of ILM within the department to comply with GM requirements.

Luton, United Kingdom

Main responsibilities included:Finished Vehicle delivery quality and Transport damage claims processing – Receipt of all retailer transport quality claims, associated backup paperwork and processing. This was primarily a paper driven process when I took over. During my spell in this role I outsourced the function to a 3rd party and at the same time reduced the manual aspect of the function.Retailer Visits – Developed a controlled structure for Retailer visits together with contracted carriers to improve communication and working relations with the Vauxhall retailer network.Production Material Operations – Managed the operations group in following material flow throughout the supply chain from supplier to receiving stores ensuring a timely and quality service to the plants.Internal Control Procedures- Ensured that the Logistics group complied with GM audit requirements completing desktop procedures and annual process audit reports.

Luton, United Kingdom

Responsible for the control and management of HGV drivers and associated transport equipment to ensure compliance with all legislation. Budget development and control, regular Union negotiation with shop stewards and plant convener’s.

Luton, United Kingdom

Assumed the role of as Transport operations controller where my responsibilities included the actual flow of trailers to meet plant schedules, Deep Sea material follow, Finished Vehicle Imports including frequency of sailings and customs liaison

Luton, United Kingdom

Responsible for the planning of inbound component movements from UK and European suppliers. This role required me to liaise closely with the UK production plants in Luton and E.Port and also Aftersales warehouse ensuring materials flowed in line with the respective schedules.

Luton, United Kingdom

Transport Planning Department was transferred to Material Planning and although my immediate responsibilities remained the same I gained experience in aspects of Material Handling such as container / stillage design, internal trucks and store layouts.Responsibilities consisted of forward planning of vehicle movements and management of Logistics systems

Luton, United Kingdom

My responsibilities included the planning of the Vauxhall Transport Fleet and the associated elements of procurement of vehicles and trailer equipment including liaison with Transport management on working time directive and vehicle routings to ensure efficient use of driver’s hours in compliance with legal requirements. In addition I developed Vauxhall trailer equipment specification in conjunction with trailer manufacturers.

Luton, United Kingdom

5 year apprenticeship consisting of 3 years general appreciation of Vauxhall manufacturing and office environments then 2 years specialising in Industrial Engineering and Transport..

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Business Systems Management, 2.1

Certificate Of Professional Competence, National Road Haulage Operations

Certificate Of Professional Competence, International Road Haulage Operations