Luke Jackson Email & Phone Number

Austria

Linz, Upper Austria, Austria

Started as a waiter part-time and worked my way up to bar manager. Staff training. Inventory management. Debt maintenance. Event planning. Resource planning and forecasting. As well as working behind the bar.

United Kingdom

Dictionary defined as: "a person who organises and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.". But I don't let others define me.Working alongside full-time emplyoment as well as full-time from home.Since completing my compulsory education I have consistently educated myself through books, magazines, blogs, newsletters, webinars, podcasts, videos and live conferences. Over the years I have traded the stock market, studied property investment and development, bought and sold artwork, antiques, collectibles, cars, consumer electronics, jewellery, internet advertising.

Banbury, Oxfordshire

Daventry, Uk

• Trained and implemented new vendors as more destination facilities were introduced.• Identified a key supplier not meeting KPI’s, presented information and offered solutions to the customer, then worked with all parties to drive improvements; this involved aspects of Lean manufacturing, JIT and coaching the vendor on value stream mapping and capacity planning.• Introduced a new “supplier compliance” procedure for EU suppliers; use of DMAIC and RCCA in alignment with customers methodology and best practises.• Worked through various shipment modes throughout, with primary responsibility for Road and CFS shipments, then full container loads, and Air and Express freight.• Frequent high level Excel use – data collection, cleansing, manipulation, interpretation and presentation. Infused into the feedback loop with customer and vendor.Certified International Forwarder through internal DHL program.

Daventry, Uk

During 2015 port crisis on the West Coast of USA, I travelled to the customer HQ in Peoria, IL, USA, to assist with managing shipment delays and re-routing of urgent goods.Maintaining an efficient supply chain for Caterpillar's GMM program.- Ensure operations follow SOP- First point of contact to support Europe-wide supplier base through shipping process- Daily use of GT Nexus to generate reports and maintain visibility of shipments.- Communicate shipment delays to relevant parties- Generate reports to ensure all orders are tracked and necessary documetnation completed

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Generate new leads and sales for new and used vehicles, in tandem with offering exceptional service to existing customers.Described by multiple customers as: "Not like most car sales people."

One of small team chosen to participate in a LEAN manufacturing course to gain skills to drive improvements in production and operation of the business.Developed a project to streamline stock-checking and introduce digital internal tracking system.Seconded to "Kit-cutting" area and part of a select team to learn and apply lean manufacturing techniques to the production process. Daily dutuies included:- Operate and maintain multiple autoclaves- Prioritise component de-moulding - Clean and maintain moulds to the highest standard

High School Diploma, Mathematics

English Higher Level Mathematics Higher Lever Physics Standard Level

Education record

Activities and Societies: School teams for Football, Rugby and Athletics.