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Overseeing logistics, warehouse and transport services.Managing a third-party logistics company who store and ship Bluecrest’s products.Continuous improvement on processes for the third-party logistics company.Quarterly visits to the third-party company based in Belgium.Attend and present at the monthly business reviews. Creating KPIs for all contracts and monitoring progress to ensure success.Managing the yearly audits with Ernst & Young.Undertaking daily warehouse operations.Managing consolidated shipments from USA to Belgium.Organising shipments globally into Europe and the USA – varies from small packages to large shipping containers.Analysing data to assess performance, discover logistical problems and devise plans for improvements.Negotiating and agreeing freight contracts.Acquiring cost effective quotes to ship goods globally.

Team Leader for a group of planners. Responsible for training all employees on new systems.Project manage the transition of all third-party contractors who store and ship our products globally.Presenting at Company AGM’s.Presenting at department updates to Stakeholders. Freight reduction through new freight carriers, consolidation, commercial invoice reduction.All duties from previous roles with Pitney Bowes Ltd.

Developing effective forecast models based on industry trends and demand patterns.Reviewing historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.Providing input to the supply planning organisation in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.Closely coordinate and communicate customer action plans with supply planning.Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management.Monitoring and reporting on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies.Addressing demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner.Reporting of forecasts and inventory KPIs.

Raising purchase orders to buy products.Coordinating with suppliers to ensure that they can meet delivery schedules.Maintaining relationships with suppliers who can provide materials or services at competitive prices.Preparing forecasts of supply needs, including anticipated demand for a product or service based on historical data and current trends.Negotiating prices and terms of sale with suppliers on behalf of the company.Reviewing inventory levels to ensure optimal supply levels are maintained.Coordinating with production staff to ensure that orders are fulfilled on time.Arranging carriers to collect goods from suppliers. Tracking open purchase orders and making sure delivery took place in a timely fashion.Inventory management: reducing slow moving inventory within our warehouses.

Inventory management: responsible for £4Million within UK & Ireland split between parts and equipment.Audit control: plan and process audits within SAP to maintain inventory accuracy.European Remanufactured Spares program, designed to reduce spend within the business and maximise contract profitability.European Servigistics ratio improvements, drive up replenishment to increase first time fix, reduce freight, cost avoidance & provide management teams with analytical data.Service support for 100 plus engineers, raising purchase orders, escalations, maintaining processes, resolving both system and user errors.Replenishment of spares to our sites and engineers to maintain the machines our clients purchased.Presented a ‘European Logistics Update’ to the UK Director and his management team. Responsible for providing monthly updates to senior management.