David Pitts Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Dordon, Tamworth, GB

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Coventry, West Midlands, GB

• Responsibilities:
• Leadership of a national team of 49 with 8 direct reports across 4 distinct areas.
• Responsible for UK Core Range supplier purchasing:o £450m spend across 3.1m purchase orders per yearo 1.4m SKUs managedo Inbound conformance into the Jewson branch network and 3 DCs
• Creating a three year inventory strategy in support of key business objectives.
• Creating and implementing a team development plan in support of the strategy.
• Monthly reporting national inventory performance to the trading board.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

Reporting to the UK Managing Director, I am responsible for all operational areas including supply chain, customer service, and aftersales. I have a team of 13 in the office, an additional 14 sub-contract engineers, a 3PL provider and subcontracted technical support.

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

I joined Grohe as Operations Manager controlling the supply chain function. I was quickly promoted to Operations Director whereby I took over responsibility for customer service and technical support in addition to supply chain.

London, England, GB

After redundancy from Game I accepted a temporary contract with Body Shop to allow me to asses my career options.

Basingstoke, Hampshire, GB

I was responsible for GAMEware branded goods which were directly imported from factories in China. I played a pivotal role in increasing the product range, developing the IT systems, supplier relationships and operating structure to support this rapid expansion.

Basingstoke, Hampshire, GB

Manchester Airport, Manchester, GB

As Production Manager I was responsible for all aspects of the manufacturing supply chain. Working closely with the managers of the dispatch end manufacturing warehouses on staffing, production schedules and meeting demand. I controlled the forecast and purchasing function, and also worked daily as the point of escalation for issues within customer services.