Nicholas Harrington Email & Phone Number

Lichfield, GB

Willenhall, West Midlands, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Kingston, ON

• The CEO is responsible for all facets of running the organization. From budgeting/forecasting to event planning and management, the CEO is responsible for everything. The CEO reports to an elected President who.
• Developed and implemented Efficiency and Sustainability plan for the association delivering labor efficiencies to the tune of ~30%, and introducing new revenue streams to offset unpredictable membership dues.
• Automated various administrative tasks allowing the CEO to actively engage membership and spend more time doing business rather than administration.
• Increased event participation by membership by 15%.
• Increased total membership by 10% annually.

Ontario, Canada

Kingston, ON

• Position scope was to provide overall strategic guidance for all initiatives, reduce costs and reengineer supply chain and procurement processes to ensure company profitability. An essential part of the strategy was.
• 15% labor reduction was identified by conducting a comprehensive labor market review and optimizing labor costs of operations and support staff.
• 25% reduction in goods and services delivered by way of strategic vendor/supplier selection and negotiation.

Kingston, Ontario

Managed a nation wide network of vendors/suppliers, provided strategic direction, participated in client facing relationship building, and managed a team of Vendor Relations specialists. Primary focus: Reduce costs, eliminate inefficiencies, drive profit optimization.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• 52 direct reports. Responsible for all distribution services procurement, inventory management and event management for several sites in Canada including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Ottawa and Montreal. Also.
• Reduced managed services costs by over $1MM (almost 20%) over the contract term (3 years) by introducing a competitive bidding structure and strategic supplier selection process.
• Increased staff productivity by 55% by introducing/upgrading technology and optimizing staff. Reduced all national G&A costs by 27%
• Reduced Nortel spend on consumable items by over $500,000 (25%) per year by finding alternative sourcing partners and utilizing a recycling network. This not only reduced costs, but also reduced Nortel’s environmental.
• Increased inventory management efficiency by 80% by restructuring the supply chain and introducing a just in time model.
• Led a significant overhaul of the enterprise in-house logistics information system which included new hardware, and an upgraded SQL server; resulting in a more efficient tool and a better customer experience. This was.