Gary Stone Email & Phone Number

City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Weston-Super-Mare, England, United Kingdom

Wales, Somerset, Remote And Worldwide

South Business Unit, Currently Covering Uk Business Unit

EXPERIENCED DRINKS / FMCG PACKAGING PROFESSIONALMy journey as a highly experienced Packaging Professional first started with my passion for improving processes. After completing a degree in Sports Science, I gained valuable experience within operations and client management.I joined Refresco in 2011 to oversee the engineering stores and later move to Refresco Beverages where I was in charge of ensuring all packaging for new products achieves manufacturing performance by providing cost effective solutions. I was later promoted for delivering exceptional performance. I presently successfully manage the implementation of packaging. Additionally, I operate with high-level attention resulting in business profitability as well as deliver strategic planning, ensuring projects are completed within budget and often well before deadlines.Highlights of my experience and skills: Impeccable ability to initiate and implement new packaging projects with successful delivery.  A leader with exceptional ability to delegate, motivate and communicate effectively leading to improved performance. Focused on performance management, improving efficiencies, reducing employee relations issues via delivery of targeted training.  Develop and maintain close working relationships with the relevant customer & wider internal teams. Excellent at problem resolution, planning, monitoring, reporting, resource management, quality and risk management to ensure excellent service delivery. Meeting and exceeding Project Key Performance Indicators.  Experienced in communicating effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. Reliable, flexible and adaptable with the ability to work effectively under pressure. Investigate and analyse risk and implement measures to mitigate problems. Demonstrable experience in end to end Project Management.

Bridgwater Business Unit

 Spearheaded operations for Refresco Gerber engineering spare parts stock worth £5.5M at the state of the art bottling plant in Bridgwater.  Ensured OEM machine parts are supplied to prevent downtime by sourcing parts locally and liaising with engineers in a timely manner. Effectively maintained stock levels through ordering and tracking to ensure timely delivery.

Sports Science, Sports, Politics, Biomechanics., 2:2 Honours.

Sports Studies, Merit Gained

7C'S And Above, Gcse'S