UKME is an organisation dedicated to providing a 6 star luxury hospitality and property management service. With a permanent workforce of approximately 600 employees increasing in headcount to approximately 1200 during the months of February to October, we deliver a high standard concierge service to VIP UHNW clients whilst they reside in the Uk

Over seeing the set up of a JIT warehouse and logistics operation for a luxury prestigious project in Berkshire

Acting GM May 2012 - On going (Due to long term sick of MD)Oversee all core business and operation functions within this company which has a turnover of 5 million. Challenged to initiate underperforming areas of the business, including product deliveries, inventory control and team output. Overall control of the daily functions within the business.Responsible for all procurement for the company, negotiating all prices ensuring that the chain is working to the optimum benefit of the… Show more Acting GM May 2012 - On going (Due to long term sick of MD)Oversee all core business and operation functions within this company which has a turnover of 5 million. Challenged to initiate underperforming areas of the business, including product deliveries, inventory control and team output. Overall control of the daily functions within the business.Responsible for all procurement for the company, negotiating all prices ensuring that the chain is working to the optimum benefit of the company.Key player in strategy planning for the sales team.Control of Production department & warehouse as well as office staff.Responsible for attending site meetings to discuss projects with contractors or product issues.Involvement in the budget and forecasting.Full responsibility for all Health and Safety Compliance for the company, including heading the SHE committee for group level.Running a satellite operation in Manchester with same product range.Monthly reporting and ensuring KPI's are meet. Monthly review meeting with Board in Head Office.Involved with the project management of new IT system (Implemented on budget within set constraints)Management of the banking function and signatory for company. Involvement of setting up attractive pricing structures for the customers and reviewing this to ensure that they are in line with the market. Show less

Promoted to Group Fleet Manager, reporting to the board of Directors, managing a fleet of in excess of 250 commercial vehicles and 200 trailers as well as around 30 prestige company cars. Full control over a workshop team and parts warehouse.Ensuring full legal compliance in relation to the “o” license requirements. Procurement and negotiations with vehicle manufactures whilst saving the company 8% .Managing the team responsible for the workshop operations.Project… Show more Promoted to Group Fleet Manager, reporting to the board of Directors, managing a fleet of in excess of 250 commercial vehicles and 200 trailers as well as around 30 prestige company cars. Full control over a workshop team and parts warehouse.Ensuring full legal compliance in relation to the “o” license requirements. Procurement and negotiations with vehicle manufactures whilst saving the company 8% .Managing the team responsible for the workshop operations.Project control on high value vehicle security and telematics. Ensuring performance and standard of maintenance was kept to a high level whilst not lowering quality or safety to maintain maximum fleet capacity always being in use.Full control in sourcing external suppliers and managing discounts rates of on average 10% whilst maintaining rigid service levels and workshop control.Vehicle refurbishment totalling in excess of 1 million pound a year with a 6% saving on previous years spend.Improvement of the health and safety in relation to the Vehicles and Trailer operating procedures as well as HSE for workshop. Show less

Promoted to Fleet Manager, reporting to the Directors managing a fleet of in excess of 250 vehicles and 200 trailers. Procurement and negotiations with vehicle manufactures. Ensuring full legal compliance in relation to the “o” license requirements.  Safe and secure storage of all vehicle documentation.  Project control on high value vehicle security and telematics.  Ensuring level 4 aviation Security and legal compliance is adhered… Show more Promoted to Fleet Manager, reporting to the Directors managing a fleet of in excess of 250 vehicles and 200 trailers. Procurement and negotiations with vehicle manufactures. Ensuring full legal compliance in relation to the “o” license requirements.  Safe and secure storage of all vehicle documentation.  Project control on high value vehicle security and telematics.  Ensuring level 4 aviation Security and legal compliance is adhered too. Full control in sourcing external suppliers their costs and service levels totalling in excess of 2 million pound a year on refurbishment alone. Improvement of the health and safety in relation to the Vehicles and Trailer operating procedures. Show less

Working within a pressurised, fast paced environment I was responsible for planning routes for over 100 drivers for various contracts. Ensuring all contracts an adhoc work was covered to above and beyond customer's expectations and ensuring that all day to day operations were compliant with DFT regulations for aviation security and the strict SLA set out by customers such as BA, DHL, GARMIN, BURBERRY & animal transportation. Ensuring all contracts where covered by an appropriate… Show more Working within a pressurised, fast paced environment I was responsible for planning routes for over 100 drivers for various contracts. Ensuring all contracts an adhoc work was covered to above and beyond customer's expectations and ensuring that all day to day operations were compliant with DFT regulations for aviation security and the strict SLA set out by customers such as BA, DHL, GARMIN, BURBERRY & animal transportation. Ensuring all contracts where covered by an appropriate driver and at the required time in the correct vehicle.Planning of all British Airways charter flight planning at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton and every other major UK airport. Ensuring that our bonded sites ran in accordance with DFT regulations.Planning and covering nationwide adhoc work.Planning specialist transport movements of wide loads European loads and high value engine movements. Ensure staff levels were adequate to cover work demands on a daily basis and dealing with all daily issues and complaints.Dealing and negotiations with agency's over rates and additional staffing requirements with a budget in excess of 1 million pounds.Key customer account managementMotivation management and setting out training plans to staff that required it. Show less

Depot Manager responsible for one main depot and two satellite depots running over 100 staff made up of self employed and employed, ensuring over two thousand delivery and collections were made in accordance with the contract. Overseeing 2 thousand deliveries and collections were completed per day. Ensuring all Trunking routes ran to plan  Ensuring all KPIs where maintained. Maintain budget control over wages Maintenance of vehicles and accident… Show more Depot Manager responsible for one main depot and two satellite depots running over 100 staff made up of self employed and employed, ensuring over two thousand delivery and collections were made in accordance with the contract. Overseeing 2 thousand deliveries and collections were completed per day. Ensuring all Trunking routes ran to plan  Ensuring all KPIs where maintained. Maintain budget control over wages Maintenance of vehicles and accident claims Instigate all training plans for driver training and customer complaintsDates May - 94 – Feb - 02 Northern Freight Services Depot Manager (Reading) 3PL in house logistic for Kodak Running the collection and delivery service for the largest photographic lab in the U.K ensuring over 70,000 films were collected and delivered to the correct stores on a daily basis, operating with over 50 main drivers and in excess of 100 in peak season. At this location I turned over in excess of 3 million a year which was a third of the contract.This role was the same as above but at a different location before transferring under T.U.P.E when the contract expired. Show less

Byfleet) 3PL in house logistic for Kodak Depot Manager responsible for one main depot and two satellite depots running over 100 staff made up of self employed and employed, ensuring over two thousand delivery and collections were made to high street stores in accordance with the contract.Overseeing 2 thousand deliveries and collections per day to high street stores.Ensuring all Trunking routes ran to plan Ensuring all KPIs where maintained.Maintain budget control… Show more Byfleet) 3PL in house logistic for Kodak Depot Manager responsible for one main depot and two satellite depots running over 100 staff made up of self employed and employed, ensuring over two thousand delivery and collections were made to high street stores in accordance with the contract.Overseeing 2 thousand deliveries and collections per day to high street stores.Ensuring all Trunking routes ran to plan Ensuring all KPIs where maintained.Maintain budget control over wages.Ensuring production windows & service was maintained to a high standard.Instigate all training plans for driver training and customer complaints.Overseeing 4 other local depot operations as a regional manager role. Show less

3PL in house logistic for Kodak Running the collection and delivery service for the largest photographic lab in the U.K ensuring over 70,000 films were collected and delivered to the correct stores on a daily basis, operating with over 50 main drivers and in excess of 100 in peak season. At this location I turned over in excess of 3 million a year which was a third of the contract.This role was the same as above but at a different location before transferring under T.U.P.E when… Show more 3PL in house logistic for Kodak Running the collection and delivery service for the largest photographic lab in the U.K ensuring over 70,000 films were collected and delivered to the correct stores on a daily basis, operating with over 50 main drivers and in excess of 100 in peak season. At this location I turned over in excess of 3 million a year which was a third of the contract.This role was the same as above but at a different location before transferring under T.U.P.E when the contract expired. Show less