Mark Howson Email & Phone Number

Salisbury Wiltshire (Naim)/ St Etienne France (Focal)

www.naimaudio.comNaim Audio is a British hi-fi manufacturer based in Wiltshire, United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1973. Following a 2011 merger with French loudspeaker manufacturer Focal, Naim is owned by VerVent Audio Group, a French company.

France Languedoc Rousillon / Uk

Caring for my parents whilst my mother was terminally ill at their home in France and then latterly dealing with French probate and inheritance laws.I supported my parents up until my mother’s passing in July 2022, followed by facilitating the legal process of French probate and inheritance laws whilst caring for my father. A full 6 month visa application was required to support this challenge.

Chandlers Ford, England, United Kingdom

• Take the Demand Plan produced by the Supply Chain Manager and produce a detailed, weekly manufacturing plan for all products including RUO that the Production Manager and Materials Coordinator can work to. • Communicate the manufacturing plan and schedule adherence to plan to all relevant departments including Procurement, Supply Chain, Production, Quality Control and Dispatch Teams. • Align all departments in the order book meetings to ensure customer orders are shipped within agreed… Show more • Take the Demand Plan produced by the Supply Chain Manager and produce a detailed, weekly manufacturing plan for all products including RUO that the Production Manager and Materials Coordinator can work to. • Communicate the manufacturing plan and schedule adherence to plan to all relevant departments including Procurement, Supply Chain, Production, Quality Control and Dispatch Teams. • Align all departments in the order book meetings to ensure customer orders are shipped within agreed promised dates. • Produce and maintain a suite of metrics to monitor production performance against the manufacturing plan. • Be the point of contact between Customer Care and Manufacturing teams to communicate progress of orders and schedule changes. • Monitor production processes and adjust schedules as required based on manufacturing capacity and availability of raw materials. Report any problems to the Production Manager.• Understand process stages and pre-requisites to manufacture. Plan these activities in advance of manufacture to ensure efficient running of the labs.• Work with Materials Coordinator to ensure scheduling is accurate based on planned deliveries of raw materials. • Ensure production time is planned efficiently and reduce “time loss” where possible. Seek out opportunities to increase efficiency of manufacturing processes through continuous improvement. • Ensure raw material waste is kept to a minimum through efficient planning.• Work closely with Production Coordinator and Production supervisors to ensure the manufacturing plan is executed as planned. • Help select, install, and maintain appropriate demand planning and capacity planning software for the business. Ensure data is validated frequently. • Deputise when required for the Supply Chain Manager, support the upkeep of the Demand Plan and ensure Supply Chain Processes are being adhered to. Show less

Waterlooville

Project Management of Commercial, Industrial, Government, Retail ,Education, Healthcare, National accounts security system upgrades.Reducing spend and call out reduction through various cost saving initiatives agreed with the customer.Analysing monthly reports identifying trends and facilitating solutions that are cost effective, without detriment to quality standards, within the UK and the Nordic countries.

Romsey

Improved the efficiency of a small business specialising in the sale of garden machinery by introducing the principles of six sigma ,lean manning and by reviewing the business database to ensure GDPR compliance

Southampton

Managed 17 staff inc 2 x supervisors , receiving and sending of 2000 + watches a week ranging in value from £50 to in excess of £600k: • Managed stock levels for key material parts required for servicing luxury timepieces, thereby reducing inventory value by 30% at the SWATCH Southampton service hub through enhanced use of SAP applications;• Management of the export of prestige Swatch brands to the repair hubs in Germany, Switzerland and France;• Reduced the lead time of outsourced… Show more Managed 17 staff inc 2 x supervisors , receiving and sending of 2000 + watches a week ranging in value from £50 to in excess of £600k: • Managed stock levels for key material parts required for servicing luxury timepieces, thereby reducing inventory value by 30% at the SWATCH Southampton service hub through enhanced use of SAP applications;• Management of the export of prestige Swatch brands to the repair hubs in Germany, Switzerland and France;• Reduced the lead time of outsourced watches to Tissot France by 40% (negotiations carried out in French) reviewing the end to end logistics processes;• Improved the throughput of serviced watches using ”6 Sigma” synergies, enhancing OTIF (on time in full) to our repair hubs and London Boutiques by approx 20%• Implementation of an enhanced customer delivery service which monitors the transition of repaired time pieces to the end customer through various delivery hubs in real time. Show less

Southampton

-Carried out a property development project, staying within budget.-Created a customer database for a local garden machinery company and trained their staff to use the database, resulting in a reduction of hours spent on manual data entry, all within GDPR regulations -Refreshed my language skills by teaching French to expats in the Languedoc Roussillon region.

British American Tobacco Southampton

• Responsible for the gathering of strategic production reports and production requirements (local supply review) across the EMEA cluster in preparation for the monthly RCCP (Rough Cut Capacity Plan) for the Regional Production Planning Manager.• Responsible for the weekly collation of production information across the EMEA Cluster comprising 18 manufacturing plants, 3500 SKU to 100 + end markets for the Leadership team.• Preparation of the… Show more • Responsible for the gathering of strategic production reports and production requirements (local supply review) across the EMEA cluster in preparation for the monthly RCCP (Rough Cut Capacity Plan) for the Regional Production Planning Manager.• Responsible for the weekly collation of production information across the EMEA Cluster comprising 18 manufacturing plants, 3500 SKU to 100 + end markets for the Leadership team.• Preparation of the weekly production /amendment slides of communication assets for various supply chain target audiences/stakeholders.• Chair the weekly control cycle meetings and escalate resolved production challenges that may subsequently impact negatively on the production plan.• Capture the monthly actuals v planned FG and SFG production figures and escalate to key stakeholders within EMEA departments.• Harmonise the outputs of 11 indirect reports over the mid-term planning horizon to 24 months. Show less

Boncourt Jura Switzerland

• Responsible for the operational activities of the export department with three direct reports to customers in North, South and West Africa, Middle East, Asia, Russia, USA, UAE, Iraq and Iran. • Managed the processing of shipments of over 8 billion cigarettes exceeding 2000 shipments in 2009/2010.• Achieved many process efficiencies by managing the relationships with our third party logistics partner and other stakeholders, including Swiss Customs, the… Show more • Responsible for the operational activities of the export department with three direct reports to customers in North, South and West Africa, Middle East, Asia, Russia, USA, UAE, Iraq and Iran. • Managed the processing of shipments of over 8 billion cigarettes exceeding 2000 shipments in 2009/2010.• Achieved many process efficiencies by managing the relationships with our third party logistics partner and other stakeholders, including Swiss Customs, the Swiss Chamber of Commerce. Show less

British American Tobacco Southampton

• Revised the logistics processes and procedures within Supply Chain Western Europe (SCWE), developed and managed relationships with key stakeholders/Western Ops Security/leading Logistics Provider (DHL) / Service team / New product and innovation/Supply team/Configuration /Inventory DSV consolidating warehouse. Developed and managed relationships with key Stakeholders• Implemented SAP Euphrates in the inventory section of SCWE… Show more • Revised the logistics processes and procedures within Supply Chain Western Europe (SCWE), developed and managed relationships with key stakeholders/Western Ops Security/leading Logistics Provider (DHL) / Service team / New product and innovation/Supply team/Configuration /Inventory DSV consolidating warehouse. Developed and managed relationships with key Stakeholders• Implemented SAP Euphrates in the inventory section of SCWE Logistics. Facilitated the process of stock rotation (FIFO)/Batch Completion / Continental movements within DSV Mordijk / ISR Clipper Rotherham. Show less

Southampton, United Kingdom

Refocussed my team of 14 direct reports to be production centric. In order to promote optimum efficiency, I reconfigured the team into three work streams, one accountable for factories within Northern Europe, one in Southern Europe, with the third responsible for factories outside Europe.• Managed the flow of components to support Toll manufacture in the successful delivery of transition plans.• Responsible for the successful delivery of quality performance targets and for ensuring OTIF… Show more Refocussed my team of 14 direct reports to be production centric. In order to promote optimum efficiency, I reconfigured the team into three work streams, one accountable for factories within Northern Europe, one in Southern Europe, with the third responsible for factories outside Europe.• Managed the flow of components to support Toll manufacture in the successful delivery of transition plans.• Responsible for the successful delivery of quality performance targets and for ensuring OTIF misses do not contribute to failure to deliver on customer requirements.• Implemented a performance management process to monitor KPI delivery. Show less

Southampton, United Kingdom

• Managed two departments comprising 44 people in total to ensure that production to plan was achieved.• Chaired the weekly manufacturing performance meeting where targets were analysed and improvements implemented. An Optimum Equipment Efficiency (OEE Target > 50%) was achieved thus improving production targets.• Ensured the adherence of factory processes to ISO 9000/2001 accreditation.• Monitored and conducted performance appraisals, disciplinary procedures, sickness and… Show more • Managed two departments comprising 44 people in total to ensure that production to plan was achieved.• Chaired the weekly manufacturing performance meeting where targets were analysed and improvements implemented. An Optimum Equipment Efficiency (OEE Target > 50%) was achieved thus improving production targets.• Ensured the adherence of factory processes to ISO 9000/2001 accreditation.• Monitored and conducted performance appraisals, disciplinary procedures, sickness and absence, coached development of personnel and latterly, motivated staff throughout the plant closure process in all manufacturing areas (Project Carmen /Southampton factory closure).• Ensured the adherence to safe systems of work as an operator in EH&S disciplines and developed them as amanager (risk assessments, implemented procedures, ensuring compliance etc). Show less

Southampton, United Kingdom

• Managed various warehousing disciplines, stocktaking and customs declarations ,• Facilitated the transition of outsourcing warehouse staff to Excel Logistics (TUPE).

Southampton

2003 – 2004 Primary Process Training Administrator2001 – 2003 Deputy Cell Co-ordinator1999 – 2001 Research and Development Secondment (Process knowledge exchange of ideas)1997 – 1999 Control Room Technician, Primary Manufacturing Department1984 – 1997 Site Services Power Centre Technician (Steam, Vacuum, Compressed Air)1981 – 1984 Pilot processing plant R+D DIET (Dry Ice Expanded Tobacco) handling liquid nitrogen /gas heat exchanger/ pressure vessels

Diploma In Linguistics, French Language Situational Interpreting, 2/1

Studied the French Language in great detail to qualify as an interpreter

Brevet D'Enseignement Professionelle Agricole (Bepa), Agricultural Engineering

Sudied Agriculture specialising in Agricultural Engineering

Brevet D'Enseignement Premier Cycle (Bepc), 7 O Levels In Secondary Education, A+B Grades

Moved to France at the age of 11 and was educated within the French education authority. Passed the BEPC certification and then moved.