Chris Walker Email & Phone Number

Daventry, Gb

Midlands

Northampton, United Kingdom

Northampton, United Kingdom

Rugby, Warwickshire

• Responsible for day to day running of transport office• Organisation, scheduling and Liaisons with warehouse managers and drivers• Ensuring excess and peak requirements are met using cost effective measures which primarily involved agencies and sub-contractors• Ensuring all drivers understood and abided by EU regulations• Reporting financial and logistical concerns directly to managing director, when appropriate solutions to any issues/concerns• Live planning to ensure all… Show more • Responsible for day to day running of transport office• Organisation, scheduling and Liaisons with warehouse managers and drivers• Ensuring excess and peak requirements are met using cost effective measures which primarily involved agencies and sub-contractors• Ensuring all drivers understood and abided by EU regulations• Reporting financial and logistical concerns directly to managing director, when appropriate solutions to any issues/concerns• Live planning to ensure all targets are met in the most cost effective and efficient manner• Maintaining effective relationships specifically with drivers whilst meeting resistance to requests of change• Dealing directly with multiple clients including Tesco, Sainsbury, and Waitrose • Detailed reporting for senior management and directors including KPI packs, reviewing needs of the business including perspective efficiencies, possible cost saving activities and future ideas for expansion Show less

Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

• Responsible for managing a branch network through a team of 12 staff• In excess of 250 contractors booked out nationally on a daily basis• Expanding the company’s services/activities to new clients whilst maximising current client opportunities and turnover• Ensuring company policies and procedures are compliant and adhered to at all times• Reporting directly into Lloyd Fraser Divisional board member with financial and KPI targets• Maximising sales and margin from internal… Show more • Responsible for managing a branch network through a team of 12 staff• In excess of 250 contractors booked out nationally on a daily basis• Expanding the company’s services/activities to new clients whilst maximising current client opportunities and turnover• Ensuring company policies and procedures are compliant and adhered to at all times• Reporting directly into Lloyd Fraser Divisional board member with financial and KPI targets• Maximising sales and margin from internal Lloyd Fraser contracts• Instrumental in winning driving lead vendor within the WH Malcolm Group• Recruited and trained additional consultants and out of hours team• Assisted with the opening of new branches in Bristol, Wembley and Rochdale• Planned, implemented and assessed compliant procedures including working practices both holistically and individually for candidates and clients• Set up 2nd tier supplier agreements for peak periods to ensure cost effective coverage• Fundamental to a sales turnover in excess of £5M Show less

Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Primary role was to provide consultative services to the recruitment agency on health and safety legislation alongside legal compliance within the UK and EU laws Conduct tachographs and manage the Working Time Directive of all drivers  Produce KPI’s to customers on driver statistics. Customers include Eddie Stobart and Tesco. Key contact for customer liaison Provide standby services to agencies and customers Interview and carry out pre-employment checks and inductions for… Show more Primary role was to provide consultative services to the recruitment agency on health and safety legislation alongside legal compliance within the UK and EU laws Conduct tachographs and manage the Working Time Directive of all drivers  Produce KPI’s to customers on driver statistics. Customers include Eddie Stobart and Tesco. Key contact for customer liaison Provide standby services to agencies and customers Interview and carry out pre-employment checks and inductions for new drivers Show less

Dirft, Crick, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

 Ensuring smooth operation of multiple shifts within the transport and warehouse operations Live transport planning using multiple in-house applications Control of container movements out of DIRFT Management of drivers and subcontractors including Safety and maintenance of all vehicles, trailers and containers Customer care liaison Data imputing using Roadrunner and excel

Nord - Pas-De-Calais, France

 Planning of shipping & Routing including loading and unloading times CMR completion and responsibility International driver compliance awareness  Scheduling of vehicle servicing and organisation of replacement vehicles, driver training and driver rota organisation. HGV driving nationally and continental

Transport Management, Certificate Of Professional Competence.

National CPC

9 Gcse

Prince2, Project Management

Prince2 Qualified.