Mike Appleton Email & Phone Number

Auckland, Nz

New Zealand

My responsibilities include:- Utilising SCS' and my own supply chain and management skills to deliver Professional Services to customers with the aim of improving the productivity, effectiveness, and costs of supply chains.- Managing the sales / business development functions of SCS, focused on growing the 3PL, 4PL, Freight, Systems and Professional Services divisions.- Managing the onboarding team and the onboarding process of new customers into our facilities from scoping through to steady state.

Auckland, New Zealand

As General Manager, I am responsible for managing WFF's day to day logistics and transport operations, as well as developing and implementing our long term strategic plans. I take responsibility for managing a diverse team of 50 team members, that deliver temperature controlled logistics and transport solutions within NZ.

Auckland, New Zealand

In my role as Operations Manager I am responsible for managing the day to day tactical and long term strategic operations of our 3PL warehouses (chilled/frozen/ambient), cross dock functions, and freight operations.

Auckland, New Zealand

Accelerate Logistics was set up in Jan 2018 to help kiwi SME's manage and improve their supply chains, warehouses and inventory functions. These areas of business can be complex and confusing, Accelerate Logistics is here to help and allow Business Owners to focus on growing their businesses. In my role as a consultant, my goal is to help all of our customers to improve their supply chain operations through: - Warehouse layout and design- Implementation of best practise processes and policy- Training - Implementation of WMS, TMS and Inventory Management Systems - Data Analysis and cost review and reduction- Structuring teams to create efficiency and effectiveness- Implementing and managing KPI's and KFI's- Network design and improvementAs a director of Accelerate Logistics I am involved with not only helping improve customers supply chains, warehouses and inventory functions, but also in all aspects of running a business, from finding customers to managing the finances.

Auckland, New Zealand

As a Supply Chain Consultant my role was to help my customers to review and improve supply chain operations and associated activities across their business. I would dive deep into the details of the business and create a Future Road Map and help customers achieve our outlined goals. While managing the consulting department, my team and I looked into all aspects of the supply chain and got into the details of the business to help create effective improvements with long term benefits, examples include: - Reduce cost (10-25% reductions)- Increase productivity and efficiency (increased picks per hour, streamline processes)- Unlocking additional profit.- Creating Functional Requirement Documents, mapping/ planning and managing implementation of ERP, financial, inventory and WMS systems.- Manage customers supply chain functions

Managing the day to day and long term strategic 3PL operations across 3 warehouses (approx. 25,000 pallets across 100 customers) and 120 staff.

Auckland

Managing large, complex 3pl apparel operation

Auckland