Responsible for the contract negotiation, procurement, and implementation for all Global Freight contracts.Also directs and leads all aspects of the transportation network associated with the EMEA & APAC regions.

Reporting to the Director of Group Procurement and the Executive Board, responsible for strategy development and execution, delivering optimum outcomes globally through: - Leveraging the Group’s overall position in the marketplace. - Development of strategic senior level relationships with major global players. - Rigorous competitive tendering processes - Effective contract and relationship management Consolidated the supply base from 10 to 3 providers.Demonstrated a consistent track record of procuring competitive ocean freight rates, significantly out-performing the market.Managed the pandemic-driven shipping crisis period; minimised disruption, leaned heavily on established senior-level relationships and developed methods of working to best deal with the unprecedented market challenges.

Dual role with Head of Ocean Freight Procurement role above. Drove a global programme across all business units to right-size inventory, reporting directly to the Executive Board.Devised an effective approach through: - The identification of the key drivers of inventory. - Working with each Business Unit to establish robust action plans to address each driver. - Initiating a governance process to monitor and drive progress.Programme has delivered significant falls and is primed for ongoing success.

Led the rollout of IBP / S&OP across the Group, which became the core business planning process for the 6 business units involved.Established and chaired a Group forum to facilitate the cross-fertilisation of best practices.Developed a Maturity Assessment framework to monitor progress and drive further improvement.Delivered significant business benefits, such as: - Greater visibility and control. - Improved decision-making and strategy delivery. - Enhanced customer service due to increased stock availability. - Reduced inventory.

Worked with the individual Business Units to devise strategies to achieve Group Supply Chain objectives.Engaged the consulting firm Oliver Wight to benchmark our Supply Chains against best practice.Agreed programmes with the Business Units to deliver best practice.Introduced a common set of Supply Chain KPIs Group-wide to benchmark performance.Introduced a governance system to monitor performance monthly and drive improvement.Maintained the logistics category from my previous role and continued to maximise competitiveness in the procurement of logistics by leveraging the size of the Group to strategic advantage.

A new role that involved devising and implementing a strategy to leverage advantage from Glen Dimplex Group's total spend in Indirect categories, including but not limited to logistics and capital.Applying the following approach: - Spend analysis to understand Group-wide requirements across the different categories. - Benchmarking internally to identify opportunities for quick-wins. - Consolidation of requirements as appropriate to leverage in the market.Delivered significant savings across the categories in scope.