Keith Townsend Email & Phone Number

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, Gb

After providing Procurement Consultancy services to Foster Care Associates for 12 months, a need for a new provider of Fleet Management and Vehicle Finance was identified. To satisfy this need I established Agility UK Ltd in October 2004 as a contract hire company. Since then the Agility Fleet business has grown steadily and profitably and in 2011 Agility Fleet entered the list of top 50 leasing companies in the UK at number 47. By 2013 we had risen to 41.Following the incorporation of Agility UK we have developed the business to include an Consultancy Division specialising in providing outsourced Health & Safety Advice and Training and Employment Law/Human Resources Support.In 2012 a new formal group structure was created. A Group Parent Company "Agility Group (UK) Limited" was established with the following subsidiaries:-Agility Fleet LimitedThis division provides Fleet Management and Contract Hire & Leasing solutions to businesses and private individuals nationwide. It also incorporates a fleet brokerage called Windmill Leasing. Awards - Agility Fleet won the BVRLA Industry Hero award in 2010 for exceptional remarketing performance and in 2011 Agility Fleet were the winners of Portrayal Group's Supplier of the Year AwardAgility UK (Training and Consultancy) LimitedThis division provides professional advice, consultancy and training services in the areas of Employment Law, HR and Health & Safety to businesses of all sizes across the UK. SME's without their own HR/H&S staff benefit from our outsourced service and larger organisations take advantage of our specialist skills to complement their existing staff.Awards - Agility UK won the IOSH Consultant of the Year Award in 2008 and in 2010 was runner up in the Training Initiative category.

Saint-Ouen, Fr

Responsible for Sourcing Mechanical Components for use in the manufacture of Rollling Stock for the Virgin Pendolino and London Underground Jubilee Line

Responsible for the Manaagement of 40,000 sq foot distribution centre and establishing a Far East Supply chain for this distributor of Personal Protective Equipment

Responsible for controlling the spend for 33 factories within the Tarmac Concrete Products Division. This covered a spend of around £70m on Cement, Aggregates and general purchases.I was also responsible for the Tarmac Group's fuel purchases with an annual spend in excess of £50m

Responsible for all material supply, stores and purchasing activity for Simon Engineering's Access Platform division

As a Commercial Apprentice at GEC I was able to work in all departments within a large manufacturing company before specialising in Purchasing.I think became a Buyer responsible for Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Casting as well as the sale of scrap metal

Cips, Chartered Institute Of Purchasing & Supply

Hnc, Business & Finance

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