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Wynyard, Stockton-On-Tees, United Kingdom

Responsible for the development, continuous improvement and inspiring the full acceptance of the global S&OP process for the Titanium Dioxide and Additives businesses, covering sales of $1,800m and inventory value of $450m. Covers all planning functions, including demand, supply and inventory. Proposed and project managed the implementation of SAP IBP (Integrated Business Planning) advanced planning system across the company. Continually working on further automation and minimisation of non-value adding tasks and processes.Centralised and standardised disparate planning functions and processes. Impacted sites described the performance after the first year of the new structure as ‘a quantum leap compared to the past’.Introduced many supply chain good practices, including a cross-functional slow-moving and obsolete stock management process and the introduction of MRP across all production sites. Delivered a 40% finished goods stock reduction in first two years.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

- Global responsibility for logistics of industrial paint products covering $130m of spend, leading a team focussed on service improvement and cost reduction.- Carried out a network review of North American warehousing generating multi-million dollar cost reduction and continued the progressive cost reduction of the European logistics network.- Review and improvement of the export control compliance processes.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

- Selected to participate in internal continuous improvement training programmes, equivalent to Six Sigma.- Led the continuous improvement activities of the company’s Indian and South African supply chain processes and logistics networks.- Held planning responsibility for extending the company’s footprint in Russia.- Overall responsibility for the business unit's supply chain in Africa.- Continued responsibility for the EMEA’s logistics operations. 3 consecutive years of reductions in cost per unit shipped.- Influencing policy and decision-making in the wider company’s global supply chain strategy.- Active participation in cross-company continuous improvement processes, through use of various tools and methodologies.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

- Delivering the Supply Chain and Logistics strategy for the EMEA region.- Reduced total finished goods inventory by 40% through the introduction of various supply chain concepts such as product classification, differentiated service levels, min/max stock levels and improved planning processes, improving OTIF from 87% to 92.5% at the same time.- Reduced slow-moving and obsolete stock from 10.1% to 4.5% of stock through a structured process of analysis, cross-functional meetings and proactive sales initiatives.- Introduced a global S&OP process delivering outstanding availability during a period of constrained supply and significant new product introduction. Proposed the use of advanced planning tools which were subsequently adopted business-wide.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Responsible for total annual logistics spend of €30m across EMEA.Reduced the number of warehouses from 78 to 44 over a two year period by analysis of logistical requirements, challenging local management and redefining supply routes.Enagaged in activities to reduce total logistics spend through renegotiation or tendering of logistics contracts, reduction of non-value adding activity and warehouse benchmarking processes.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Responsible for all Supply Chain functions in the UK. Part of a highly effective, global, Supply Chain Management team responding to the changing demands of both customers and SIG Combibloc.Developed new forecasting and raw material planning processes integrating with SAP. Results included significantly improving forecast accuracy, the reduction of raw material inventory by 48% and reduction of finished goods inventory by 53%, simultaneously improving material availability on both accounts.Developed and implemented collaboration systems with the most profitable customers in the UK. Achieved close to 100% availability from the start and reduced total supply chain stock by 73%.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Developed the regional Demand Planning process using i2 software from implementation to maturity within the company’s S&OP framework. Reduced high level forecast error from 20% to 8% within 6 months.Designed and implemented the company’s collaborative planning, forecast and replenishment process to provide superior service through the integration of material requirements from customers’ production plans.

Peterlee, United Kingdom

Held operational responsibility for a zip production facility with 130 employees, meeting ISO 9002 and BSI quality standards and setting and achieving key performance, production and financial targets.Coordinated continuous improvement teams, establishing, coaching and mentoring a team of trainers in a multi-shift production unit in Lean manufacturing principles and behaviours.