Michael Black Email & Phone Number

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Responsibilities:
• Senior appointment leading a function of c1,500 employees responsible for all logistics, materials and rail fleet operations (c£1bn PA)
• MD level role accountable for 24/7 operation of the supply chain while delivering multi-million pound investment in a highly political and unionised environment.Key Achievements:
• Maintained full operation of Network Rail’s logistics and materials supply chain during the COVID pandemic through supporting suppliers operationally and financially, which ultimately kept passenger services moving.
• Negotiated complex procurement deals worth a total of £250m to introduce replacement rail fleet assets which transformed productivity, quality and safety performance.
• Successfully secured a bid for £600m investment and a £5bn operational budget from the rail regulator & DfT

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Responsibilities:
• Personally responsible for the complete financial leadership of a highly complex supply chain function including balance sheet, working capital and cash flow management. Successfully passed all external year end audits.
• Implementing and owning a new KPI framework which reported functional performance at board level.
• Spearheading a team of 70 multi-disciplined personnel across finance; IT systems ownership and support; procurement help desk; risk management; continuous improvement & performance analysis; marketing and programme.
• Leading successful efficiency initiatives and new contracting strategies ensuring best value for money on a whole life cost basis
• Developing and agreeing long-term business plans with the rail regulator as well as short-term budgeting, development of year-on-year growth of external market opportunities and overall accountability for internal.

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Responsibilities:
• Providing robust financial leadership at managing director level, and leading on all aspects of business planning.
• Developing internal transfer pricing structures and overall ownership of the internal charging mechanism for in excess of £800m materials and logistics costs per annum.Key Achievements:
• Led the distressed acquisition of the rail division of a key plant supplier (£33m turnover) then subsequently led the sale of the business a year later as a profitable going concern. Responsibility for leading their.
• Established a business partnering model for the function which transformed the team’s influence over business performance and efficiency.
• Implemented financial controls to address weaknesses with the way that reporting and assurance had been previously established, resulting in robust accounts.

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Responsibilities:
• Fronting a team of 20 finance and commercial personnel responsible for the full delivery / management of a £100m maintenance budget and £50m capital budget in the North West.
• Ensuring efficient delivery of all work-streams, exploitation of efficiencies as well as monitoring and maximising volume delivery
• Managing the procurement / commercial strategy of the area at a local levelKey Achievements:
• Realising £33m (25%) Opex savings over a two-year period whilst delivering increased outputs including the launch of the high frequency timetable on the West Coast Main Line
• Delivering the capital programme on time and to budget (including stretch efficiencies) – plus the successful bid for a £16M Manchester Metrolink enabling project in Rochdale

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Reporting to the financial controller, the role entailed the commercial and financial management of a railway business unit - £35m opex per annum. As business partner to the Infrastructure Maintenance Delivery Manager.
• Development of “theoretical” unit costs for the company which allowed benchmarking of maintenance activities between ten business units.
• 15% saving on £35m turnover.
• Project management, and successful delivery of, £20m renewals programme.

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Led a team of Quantity Surveyors delivering the commercial strategy for railway maintenance in the north west. Role entailed pre and post contract management and supplier account management, as well as.
• Supported the merging of two “areas” through implementing new contracting strategies and standardising commercial process throughout the new larger area.
• Development of new vegetation maintenance strategy delivering 50%/£1m PA savings.

• A commercial & finance role in the consumer and B2B telecoms market, involved responsibility for the development of pricing strategies for new products to ensure profitability and market competitiveness. Leader of a.
• Development of supplier & customer databases ensuring greater flexibility in reporting and control
• Through detailed analysis of customer base and reasons for churn, developed a “retention tool” which enabled quick analysis of customers and profitability to feed into decisions regarding offering retention incentives.

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Role involved post contract management of £50m renewals and large capital schemes in the north west. This included tendering and claims management and negotiation of variations. Key Achievements
• Negotiation of 20% saving over the life of the contract (£3m per annum)
• Supported the insourcing of maintenance activities from main contractor

Master Of Science - Ms, Logistics And Supply Chain Management

Bsc(Hons), Finance And Accounting With Professional Experience (First Class)

A Level

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