Chris King Email & Phone Number

UK And Australia

Blinds manufacturer—Transformed Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering process Aged care. —Reequipped new centralised laundry facility“Pukka” brand organic herbal manufacturer —transformed Quality and Operations processPOS manufacturer- restructure Supply Chain—Implement Continuous Improvement and Process Improvement assignments using 5S and Lean.

Melbourne, Australia

Active turnover $100 million and are the Australian number 1 POS manufacturer with a strong customer base of household name FMCG clients.Called in by CEO to review Supply Chain and provide Customer credibilityImplemented major manufacturing footprint change, six sites to three, saving $1.3 million pa* Conducted Pareto analysis of customer base to eliminate.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney

Direct all Supply Chain activity for the Yeast and Bakery Ingredients business in ANZ $140 million turnoverAs Supply Chain Director I was responsible for all aspects of the process from material purchase to Customer delivery including logistics, Quality and Engineering

• $50 million turnover, two factories Australia and one NZ
• Changed regional performance from losses (2005 and 2006) to $4.5 million profit through multiple cost saving, margin improvement and procurement programmes
• Developed new product in Bakery ingredients market, increased sales $1 million
• Managed compliance of effluent treatment system and product quality after multiple failures at key site, reducing cost by $1.5 million pa
• Restructured the Management team and Engineering organisation saving $500k and improving quality

Andover UK

• Directing Strategic change to Global sourcing footprint to reduce cost by £3 million pa and improve product
• Direct International Manufacturing and Engineering operations on seven sites in France, UK, USA, and China. Responsibility for 700 employees.
• Increased profitability by 15% by rationalising product range, directing multiple cost saving projects and eliminating the Central engineering organisation Increased customer service level through group sourcing and.
• Reduced processing cost per million bags by absolute 15% over 4 years while inflation ran at 4% pa

• TAMBRANDS PLCTambrands had a turnover of £100 million pa and are a subsidiary of Proctor and Gamble. The product is a Class II medical device subject to strict GMP controls
• Reduced cost per unit by 28%, saving £2million
• Responsible for all business activity on the site
• Led the delivery of an innovative new product to the European Market, sales £4 million
• Implemented a new SPC driven Quality Management system
• Led European MRP implementation programme