Philip Bateman Email and Phone Number

During my time with Office Depot, I was seconded to the following Distribution Centres: - Horsham, Erith, Andover, Glasgow to help with the roll out of SAP (warehouse managed system). I then became Distribution Centre Manager at Stockport, followed by the Distribution Centre Manager at Leeds. The Leeds Distribution Centre went from strength to strength, with an increase of over 21% in productivity since 2002, and a reduction in costs of over 35% since 2000.In between, I ran the Northampton Distribution Centre for 10 months, improving the site productivity rate of 9.50 picks per FTE to 18.10 picks per FTE, and a reduction in costs by over 40%. This was achieved with a tremendous amount of teamwork, involving staff at the site in all manner of projects, treating them with respect and keeping them up to date on progress throughout the changes.OTHER ACHEIVEMENTS:Project, Warehouse best practices - Leading a team from around the business, looking at warehouse processes to identify the best practices and implement.Project WOW (ways of winning) - Three months on the WOW project, reviewing the whole supply chain, cross functional.SAP - Integration to the Leeds site (1997), including 6 months preparation of the Distribution Centre. SAP - Responsible for the group WM data, ensuring SAP is utilized consistently in each of the Distribution Centres.Specialties: COURSES ATTENDED:Supervisory and Management courses (numerous) externally and internally, Health & Safety courses, SAP management, Interview skills workshop, Disciplinary skills workshop.