Gary Davis Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Bridgwater

General Management position controlling the supply chain for a factory making GRP tanks for Water collection and treatment. Responsible for Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement and EH&S.

Responsible for;Leading a team of 80 permanent and agency staff to receive, store and deliver all rawmaterials needed in the production of Lucozade and Ribena products - budget - *2.2 M. Transportation of PET bottles from manufacturer to production line - approx *2.5 M. Transporting all finished goods from the main factory and all contract manufacturers tothe National Distribution Centres in Gloucester and Middlewich - approx 16,000 pallets perweek. Waste recycling and disposal for the site - Budget approximately *2 million . Key Achievementsu Sponsored *12M project to build a production hall and install aseptic bottling lineu Originated, designed and implemented a just in time bottle supply project removingexternal warehousing and saving *500k u Received Presidents Roll of Honour for work on a project to reduce GSK's LSP base frommore than 20 different providers down to fouru Achieved Certificate of Recognition in

Best' Program for using and sharing continuous improvement techniquesu Redesigned warehouse layout, improving workflow and health and safety in the area.u Led *400k project to install automatic production recording and updating MRP systemu Re-organised staff structure increasing control saving *240k on a budget of *2millionu Installed computerised control for all raw materials including kanban ordering systemu Managed interface between supply factories and new NDC co-ordinating up to 120 inboundlorries from across Europe each dayu Introduced new waste handling procedures to recycle more than 90% of waste produced,the best performing factory owned by GSK.

Responsible for;Managing a planning team to co-ordinating production of Lucozade and Ribena for Worldmarket sales with a value in excess of *300 million via production at the main factory inColeford, and by managing supply through third party manufacturers and contract packersacross UK and in mainland Europe.Key Achievementsu Reorganised departmental responsibilities to align staff with products and customerrequirements providing better service to all areasu Changed ways of working for both forecasting and scheduling of raw material suppliesu Developed Team approach by empowering individuals and supporting their growthu Changed the focus of Production planning to maximise the benefit to the companyu Developed better relationships with key suppliers and contract manufacturers.

Coleford Glos

Responsible for;A Tetra pak cartoning department with 160 production and 21 engineering staff running 20production lines 24hrs a day, 7 days per week. Key Achievementsu Reorganised a 'failing' department, focusing efforts on achievable targets to meet theincreasing demands of the market place. u Increased production from 224,000 units to of 310,000 units per week, an uplift of 38%.

Responsible for;Leading a team of 47 Engineering and Production staff to produce Lucozade and Ribenaproducts. Acts as Departmental Head in his absence and takes charge of the site outsideoffice hours. Key Achievementsu Managed a 37% reduction in manning levels whilst maintaining quality and outputu Reduced absenteeism from a high of 12% to below 3% in less than 12 monthsu Re designed working practices and quality control procedures within ISO 9002u Designed and installed a *300K engineering project to control pasteurisation on 8 linesu Designed / implemented computerised production performance and reporting systemu Controlled the training and development of staff including Shift Manufacturing Managers

Responsible for; Leading a team of 12 production operators to produce Lucozade andRibena.

Responsible for; Operating various production equipment across the site