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Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom

San Francisco Bay Area

Managed the account for various global customers providing manufacturing services across multiple sites and geographies (China, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Mexico).Grew revenue to $500M/annum through a mix of new business wins and organic growth in existing business.Ensured the accuracy of annual and quarterly forecasts while maximising the key business KPI including revenue, profit, cash flow, and return on investment (ROI).Negotiated the Manufacturing Service Agreements (contract), Statements of Work (SOWs) and pricing.Developed a new Supply Chain as a Service (4PL) capability within Jabil, taking ownership of the supply chain of a large customer. Managing the customer demand and ensuring the supply of the managed commodities (inc. electronics, PCB, mechanics, and consumables) to eleven EMS suppliers across Asia.Provided mentoring, training and development to the emerging business and operations managers.

Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom

Provided bespoke optical solutions (e.g. camera and projection modules) to consumer, automotive and medical customers.Developed the product/manufacturing roadmap for the group based on extensive market analysis.Successfully managed the design and ramp of 7 new products (NPI).Managed design and engineering teams across different time zones (optical and mechanical design in Germany and electronic design in China).Established the prototyping and mass production facility in China, employing 540 manufacturing staff and a further 60 support staff.Grew revenue to $250M/annum.

Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom

Managed the worldwide test engineering group for a mobile phone customer with responsibility for all test personnel, processes, and equipment across 8 sites worldwide in a $2.5 billion/annum account.Standardised the test processes/equipment across all the sites, simplifying the movement of products from site to site and enabling the faster roll out of new products into production worldwide ensuring faster time to market for the customer.Worked as part of the global operations team to drive quality improvements and cost reduction activities across the globe utilising Lean Manufacturing principles.

• Operations Manager for a $200million/annum instrumentation customer.• Managed 60 IL and 350 DL staff across 3 shifts

Mba

Msc, Manufacturing Management And Technology