Dave Smith Email & Phone Number

Great Britain

London, United Kingdom

Functional Director for a diverse team improving EHS & security performance & standards; 30,000 employees, 50+ factories, 50+ offices / R&D centres / DCs plus significant 3P operations.Coached board level & operational leaders, recruited & developed key talent and designed & implemented functional programmes & interventions to significantly improve risk.

United Kingdom

Led a complex, multi-technology food factory through continuous improvement & transformation programmes with significant improvements in safety culture, quality management, customer service & underlying reliability and operational performance KPI metrics.Additional responsibility to lead the European Site Directors network for improvements in safety.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Led supply chain operations for a network of 6 food factories & strategic 3P partners with associated programmes of innovation & transformation. Designed & deployed programmes to improve customer service whilst operating with lower inventory and reducing obsolete finished goods across the end to end supply chain. Coached and motivated peers & multi-site.

London, United Kingdom

Supply chain business partner for multiple European Brand Marketing teams (incl Flora & Bertolli), developing cost effective supply chain solutions for new product innovations with lower financial & business risk. Key role to influence cross functional senior leaders on innovation & supply chain investment strategies.

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Leading a team of 6 supply chain specialists providing internal consultancy support to the global Foods business; processing & packaging investments, benchmarking supply chain performance and new product & packaging innovation design. Specific experience with the development of African & Asian markets.