Led UK Supply Chain team of 65 across Demand Planning, Customer Service, Production Planning, Warehousing and Logistics. Manage planning and supply of temperature-sensitive clinical diagnostic products from UK Global DC to stock holding subsidiaries in US, Europe, China & Australia. Lead monthly S&OP process and responsible for development of supply chain strategy. Finished goods inventory value £35m, 500 skus.

Led team responsible for managing replenishment of stock in UK distribution network, 95% of supply sourced from outside UK. Managed distribution of stock from NDC around network of 17 regional warehouses, achieving product availability to meet same/next day customer service expectations. Inventory value £20m, 4000 skus.

• Member of site leadership team, responsible for raw materials control, capacity planning, production planning and scheduling, customer service, inventory planning, management of 3PL warehousing and transport, on site RM warehouse• Team of 40, £5m operating budget, 1000 finished goods skus, 3000 RM skus, £12m inventory value• KPIs: OTIF, inventory value and 3PL cost reduction targets

• Lead team managing supply of 4300 own label and branded skus to 700 Holland & Barrett and GNC branches throughout UK & Ireland; inventory value £75m• Accountable for 99% on-shelf availability, 95% service level from distribution centre to stores and achieving inventory reduction targets• Control systems and processes that drive store and warehouse replenishment

Supported Chief Executive to develop growth strategy, improve operational processes and establish new funding streams.Future Housing Solutions is a Birmingham-based registered charity that provides housing for homeless and vulnerable people.

• Lead teams planning the supply of confectionery products to UK&I markets with £500m sales value, sourced from in-house and 3rd party manufacturing facilities.• Accountable for product availability, achieving >99% customer service within tight inventory boundaries across 3 DC network• Long term factory capacity planning to short term production planning and supply of packaging materials, using integrated MRP and advanced planning tools (SAP ECC6 and APO)• Led 4 year programme to reduce average inventory of UK&I business by 20%, delivering £10m reduction in year one; multiple tracks of activity addressing inventory planning policies, manufacturing cycle times, fixed sequence scheduling, materials consignment stocking and demand forecast accuracy.• S&OP process leader for UK&I business; re-engineered S&OP process to align with restructuring of business into category business units

•Led project to tackle major business problem of obsolete stock, implementing new ways of working and controls, resulting in reduction in stock obsolescence from 6% to 0.5% of finished goods inventory.•Led project to reconfigure liquid chocolate supply planning processes and logistics network, working with 3rd party suppliers and transport providers.

• As part of major business transformation programme, led team of 30 to design global 'Orders to Cash' process blueprint and SAP system model. Directed teams working on 4 concurrent implementations in Australia, US, France and UK.• Working as part of S&OP global best practice team, developed Demand Control process model and worked with business units in US and Russia to implement model.• Designed and lead working capital reduction programme for business units in Europe and US, with particular focus on trade debtors.