Michael Dawson Email & Phone Number

Heston

London, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for the Commercial and Operational management of a busy Branch For Allport Cargo Services. Growing and developing the product offering to our clients along with P&L responsibilitiesRestructured team to ensure team are as lean as possible without effecting service. Reviewed and replaced current Courier Portal with a system offering a wider.

Barton Under Needwood

• May 17 – Date DHL Supply Chain LLP Programme Manager
• Primary responsibility for solutions design analysis to unlock value for the customer and in turn deliver gain share for Employer.
• Carry out due diligence in regions across the eastern hemisphere to understand the cultural complexities and local challenges when setting up supply chain solutions
• Demonstrate to the customer the value DHL bring to their business and work with them to develop and grow their supply chain solution.
• Evaluate freight spend across he regions and challenge current methods and drive deliverable cost down solutions. Aug 16 – May 2017 DHL Freight (Seconded for 9 month)Head of Customer Service and Customer Experience
• Responsible for the effective management of a busy customer service department

Daventry

• Heading up International Supply Chain operation of multi modal European freight across 16 different accounts.
• Full End to End purchase order management, vendor management and allocation management
• Centralised operational processes into one control tower reducing costs allowing more flexibility across all accounts.
• P&L accountability, Supplier management, Budget control and Health and Safety requirements for all sites where implants were present.
• Heavily involved in the interaction with customers to promote organic growth and further business development.
• Actively involved in the commercial aspect of each account coupled with solutions design and innovative interaction.

• Pharmaceutical Operations and Planning Manager
• Headed up a team consisting of two Planning Managers a Planning Supervisor and fifteen Planners. Responsible for Pan European temperature controlled distribution network reaching out as far as Russia, Turkey and the.
• Strategic re modelling of network operations to maximize cost savings and improve service offerings to the clients.
• Delivering business improvement to meet customer expectations. Maintain, improve and whenever possible exceed service levels.
• Oversee the maintenance of all SOP’s ensuring all standards required by GDP are adhered to.
• Ensure that all legal requirements in respect of the operation are fully complied with, including H&S, Employment Law and MHRA regulations.

Brackley

• Transport and Distribution Manager
• Ran busy transport and planning office to ensure the smooth running of a Livehaul and National Transport.
• Optimizing the vehicle usage within transport legislation. Ensuring planning is carried out in such a way as to give the maximum profitability at all times.
• Ensure vehicles and equipment are serviced on time and repairs are done prompt and according to legislation.
• Managing drivers ensuring they comply with the working time directive and tachograph regulations.
• Liaising with all customers to ensure they receive the best possible service.

Bullingdon

Decided to take a career change and move into the Prison Service. As a Prison Officer my role was very varied and presented many challenges on pretty much a daily basis. This gave me invaluable experience in handling a vast range of situations and personalities and helped me understand how people tick. Moved back into Logistics due to poor salaries in.

Milton Keynes

Responsible for all aspects of a European operation operating a fleet of 32 vehicles and 16 owner drivers. Delivering a quality prompt service for customers across the EU. Planning of the vehicles collections and deliveries, vehicle servicing schedules, making sure the drivers adhere to tachograph regulations. Managing costs and budgets to get the maximum.

Worldwide

A brief outline of some of the stuff done 1995 - 1997 Motivation and Management of a thirty man team. Played a key role in the planning and movement of a 5 million pound inventory from Germany to Bosnia to provide the logistics needed to support the conflict requirements. Training and development of novices on a global computer system ensuring department.