Gavin is a highly experienced performance improvement & programme/project manager, bringing sustainable profit increases, working capital reductions and service/customer satisfaction improvements.His strength is to diagnose quickly root cause problems, then to build and manage improvement programmes. His focus is implementing simple yet effective Operations & Supply Chain business processes, and his key to sustainability is coaching and mentoring the staff that will run the operation after he has left.He has 20 years experience in Lean and is a Six Sigma practitioner.Has worked with several ERP systems, including Sage 500, SAP, MFG/PRO, System 21, Ross ERP, JDEdwards, OrderWise, OMAC, CLASS, CAPOSS & MAI, tailoring them to refined business processes.He has an Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southampton University, is a Chartered Engineer, and a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He also holds an EITB Fellowship in Manufacturing Management and is a member of the Institute of Operations Management.Industry experience: Brings cross industry experience from Pharmaceuticals, Aerospace, Consumer Goods, Retail, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Government, Local Councils, Field Operations, Utilities, Food & Drink, Building Products, Electronics, Finance, Entertainment.

I work with the Bourton Group providing Operations & Supply Chain consultancy services - Inventory Managment a speciality!

I have recently joined the WBS Group as an Associate to lead projects.

Executive Consultant focussing on the Operations and Supply Chain disciplibes in both key accounts and Middle Market companies. 30 major assignments delivering multimillion pound benefits to clients in the following sectors: Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Electrical, Aerospace, Government, MoD, Sport (F1), Utilities.