Graham Monteith Email & Phone Number

Having completed a course in agricultural finance at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management I was looking for a position to put my passion for finance and new skills to good use. I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to rejoin John Deere, where I previously had many good experiences, in a rolewhere I could add value.

Basildon, England, United Kingdom

A role back at the Basildon tractor factory working as part of a team where I represented the voice of the customer within the plant. It is always fascinating to be back in a production environment especially during a time of such upheaval within the supply chain. I learnt a lot and met many accomplished people.

A brief reunion with the world of parts expanding my knowledge of grass, tillage and amenity products with an enthusiastic team.

Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

This has been a period of managing change as I have helped my brother with his business aspirations. I have spent my time digging in the detail of livestock production and transportation. In reality it does not matter if the asset is a sheep or a truck the revenues must exceed the costs. The primary focus of my work has been on the capital allocation and how to ensure we make more good decisions than bad decisions. The basic premise is that it is a lot easier to avoid doing something stupid than it is to do something brilliant. The culmination of this effort is a less capital intensive business, increased confidence in the business direction and improved cash generation. I am in the processing of writing up what I have learnt and it is available on my GitHub page.

United Kingdom

Sometimes life gets in the way of your ambitions. I left John Deere International with the intention of acquiring or starting a parts remanufacturing business, however, I had a period of ill health and the project was abandoned. The time was not wasted and I learnt a lot about business models through my research and use of the Strategyzer tools.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

A move to a more commercial role but still working on the African continent. I managed the parts and service sales business for the North African, Middle Eastern, West and Central African markets. I looked to continually improve how our dealers, and we as a parts team, did business by creating work instructions for Letters of Credit, standardizing the shipping codes in use and providing inventory training to the dealers, amongst other things. I lead the project to transition the parts business from the Swiss office to the South African office in Johannesburg. A productive, rewarding and enjoyable three years working in a well managed organization with a diverse bunch of colleagues.

Tripoli, Libya

Libya was not then and is not now the easiest place to work. CNH had sold approximately 12 million USD of equipment, primarily to support the Great Man Made River Project. I was asked by CNH International if I would be prepared to go back abroad on a contract to build, test, install, and support the equipment. After a not inconsiderable amount of wrangling we reached acceptable terms. It is not an exaggeration to say that we (CNH at large, other partners, the assembly team, and myself) started with nothing and built a wide range of equipment that, with added water, made the place green.

Basildon, England, United Kingdom

A wide ranging problem solving role. The products did not always perform as the customer or the manufacturer would like and I worked as part of a small team investigating reliability problems where failure mode was inconsistent or no information was available on the failure mode. In our pursuit of solutions I traveled extensively around the dealer network in the UK and Europe, seeking data, providing reassurance, and being a receptacle for pent up frustrations! The result of all the hard work was a better product, happier customers, and a great sense of satisfaction.

Armavir, Krasnodar, Russia

Resident in Russia as part of a team ensuring that pre-delivery inspections, servicing, and repairs were completed satisfactorily by the dealer. We also strove to share our knowledge, I provided technical training on the relevant tractor hydraulics, transmissions and fuel systems, so that the aftersales experience provided by the dealer improved over time.

Cirencester, England, United Kingdom

I had a desire to get out of the office and away from the computer screen, and returned to working at the job I had before and during my university studies.

Swindon, England, United Kingdom

I worked with sales personnel and account managers to develop new reports and make sure the existing reports reflect the needs of the business. The reports were written in SQL and Microsoft Access 97.

Swindon, England, United Kingdom

I dealt with the time consuming and hard to trace queries that arose with the expansion of the company through the acquisition of Bradford & Bingley Relocation. I was given recognition in the quarterly review for my contribution in finding solutions for supplier instructions and invoicing.

Bachelor'S Degree, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management, 2:1

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