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Gary Stead is listed as Director * Logistics - Customer Service - Planning - Procurement * E2E Supply Chain at Stead Supply Chain, based in Greater London, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Gary Stead.
Gary Stead previously worked as Director at Stead Supply Chain and Global Logistics Manager at Aspen Pumps Group. Gary Stead holds B Sc, Chemistry from University Of Leicester.
I design and deliver higher performing supply chains in FTSE 100, Fortune 50, PE-backed, and SME businesses.My foundation in global operations and consulting gave me commercial and organisational insights which inform my approach to sustainable change.Successes across EMEA, North America and Asia include:• Delivering post-merger integration benefits (140% of expectation)• Originating toolkits for Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management covering £2bn+ multi-national spend• Winning board approval and fully delivering my European distribution strategy; merging 4 supply chains into 1 new planning and operations platform - generating double digit growth across 14 countries• Building routes to market and regulatory compliance in North America and India• Sourcing 3PL to deliver OTIF service 15 percent higher at 8%-17% lower cost• Negotiating 25% multi-year spend reduction in global shipping• Building target operating models for supply chain teams in 3 organisationsIn leading assignments, I strive to:• Assure fit with, and extend, organisation and stakeholder goals• Frame strategic and tactical initiatives to gain common interest and support• Leverage all sources of capability and innovation to assure robust solutions• Apply lean project (Prince 2) methods to achieve target outcomes• Negotiate and Contract for supply chain resilience and agility• Ensure colleagues develop skills which raise capability to perform and competeProven Outcomes are:• Lower costs | Increase in total margin and EBITDA• Scalable operation• Raised service performance and sales volume Experience in Sectors and Functional Areas:• Retail and Consumer B2C, B2B, e-commerce fulfilment• FMCG, Oil and Gas, Engineering and Manufacturing • 3PL/4PL, Consultancy, PE backed SMEs• Supply Chain and Distribution / MRP & ERP SystemsSkills: • Negotiating• Innovating across the value chain• Designing Target Operating models• Formulating Strategy• Defining Opportunity & Delivering Solutions• Managing Virtual Teams• Communicating with Stakeholders• Best Practice Transfer• E-sourcing• Excel and Powerpoint
Listed skills include Consulting, Sap, Supply Chain Optimization, Purchasing, and 20 others.
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London, United Kingdom
Providing high impact interventions on projects and programmes with teams across supply chain - via interim contracts (typically 6 - 24 months) and employment contracts
City, London
Defining the strategy for the board to transition to collaborative supplier relationships for right first time delivery of customer perceived quality and improved margins
Sunbury
Assuring safe and secure logistics to build, equip and run wells and drilling platforms in upstream operations. Re-structuring strategic supplier relationships, identifying 23% spend reduction and simplifying core procurement processes
Oxford, United Kingdom
1. Managing bids for new clients to outsource transport, warehousing, inventory management and logistics2. Delivering projects • £multi-million cost reductions and improved service for BSkyB, H3G and Waterstones • e-fulfilment for Vodafone, Habitat and Homebase in multi-channel Retail and Consumer 3. Converting transactional purchasing into a commercially adept Group Procurement Team• Introducing lean and e-sourcing methodology, supporting team to deliver >150% target • Refreshing procurement policy, spend compliance, contracts and trading terms
Paris & London
Supporting Xchanging’s client solutions in supply chain• Originating a first global logistics Category Strategy• Advising on international inventory control of defence assets • Proposing L’Oreal realigns supplier relationships across Europe to drive 4.5m € value
London, United Kingdom
Managing teams to buy better - in Food, Energy & Financial Services. • Presenting and winning a global savings project with the board of Travelex • Consulting to define lean inventory & sector leading customer service strategy with Brakes • Collaborating in European retail distribution, saving 1.3m € (16%) p.a. for United Biscuits • Identifying via benchmark a £1m+ savings opportunity for E.ON
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Advising Argos and Homebase how to reduce costs and improve cash flow. Rationalising suppliers to deliver £500k benefits
London, United Kingdom
(1) optimising logistics spend and (2) driving service excellence from HQ across a matrix organisation (Baileys, Guinness, Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker):• Improving OTIF (on time in full) service from 79% to 94%• Negotiating >£30m lower shipping costs to 187 worldwide markets with >£100m spend • Introducing Category Management, strategic sourcing, supplier management & standard contracts
Usa. Italy & Uk
(1) identifying business improvement opportunities and (2) building a global business:North America. Leading logistics directors through RFX e-sourcing with 186 vendors. Improving beer & spirits supply by consolidating 3 supply chains, securing capacity and negotiating 13% value on $50m spend. Winning best sourcing project award and triggering double digit growthGlobal Trade. Gaining AEO licence to operate and coordinating planning to lower inventory by 15% and reduce claims by 75%Network. Winning CAPEX to transfer Blossom Hill bottling from California to Italy. Achieving 99%+ service integrity and 100% product quality. Saving £8m p.a. and accelerating rate of sales +50%
London, United Kingdom
(1) driving merger value and (2) building a best practice supply chain:Europe. Originating with business leaders a 3 year wave plan to lower cost to serve by £9.9m on £120m spend via lean initiatives. Achieving £14.0m and winning Executive performance awardGlobal. Defining supplier relationships and introducing KPIs and SLAs for transport and warehouse effectiveness, alongside S&OP for improved demand and supply inventory performance. Piloting in Europe, Asia and South America
London & Europe
Winning GELE President’s agreement to implement my European Distribution network. With Country Managers, consolidating 27 warehouses into 5 & sourcing 3PL transport in 14 countries. Introducing SAP processes for WMS, TMS, inventory management & order fulfilment. Improving 48 hour retail & wholesale delivery from 70% to 98%, saving 13% on $40m spend. Originating S&OP and co-managed inventory to win the Carrefour account for supplying 6 brands into 7 countries
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Gary Stead works for Stead Supply Chain.
Gary Stead is listed as Director * Logistics - Customer Service - Planning - Procurement * E2E Supply Chain at Stead Supply Chain.
Gary Stead is based in Greater London, England, United Kingdom while working with Stead Supply Chain.
Gary Stead has worked for Stead Supply Chain, Aspen Pumps Group, Willmott Dixon Interiors, Bp, and Unipart.
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Gary Stead holds B Sc, Chemistry from University Of Leicester.
Gary Stead is listed with skills including Consulting, Sap, Supply Chain Optimization, Purchasing, People Management, Consultancy, Logistics, and Warehousing.
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