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Telford, Gb

Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Brownhills, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Software development and Testing team leadership and management. Resource planning and allocation, change management, test planning, management and execution. In house development, integration development and testing, collaboration with 3rd party software providers.

Brownhills, West Midlands, United Kingdom

IT Project Management (systems and infrastructure developments), Business Analysis.

Brownhills, Walsall Ws8 7Ts

Using my extensive supply chain systems and development knowledge to review, improve and replace the forecasting, inventory and replenishment systems of a highly profitable convenience retailer.Reviewing current systems and process versus best practice Managing the RFP/ ITT and implementation processes to replace key systemsSpecifying and managing the enhancement of internally developed systemsThought leadership on systems integration

Providing leadership and development to the Chilled and Directs Supply Chain team resulting in;-Improved availability whilst managing within tight waste constraintsSeamless transition between 3rd Party Chilled DistributorsIntroduced safety stock modelling - improved milk availability and reduced wasteImproved promotional ordering process for all key categoriesImproved ordering process for weather related sales

Supply Chain Improvement Programme development and managementProject ManagementDesigning and implementing supply planning systems and processes improvementsImproving and aligning KPIs to drive appropriate non silo behaviourImproving the understanding of inventory management techniques in the Inbound Supply Function Key liaison with IS team for systems developmentsSupply Chain liaison with key French customer (Houdan)Warehouse capacity and bottleneck analysisCoordination of Logistics activity for New Product Introductions

Managed the creation of brand new function and processesAggregate forecasting and management of volumes through RDCsSaved £1M in Logistics costs in first yearFurther incremental benefits through improvements in forecast and plan accuracy in following 2 yearsManaged warehouse volume smoothing process to reduce pick and deliber volatilityManagement and organisation of major seasonal and extraordinary events for the Supply Chain

Deeside Industrial Park, North Wales

Grocery impulse category managementBiscuits, Confectionary, CakesManaged a team of 3 Supply PlannersAchieved availability, stock and waste targets.Key input to the design and roll out of FLOW pick to zero ordering processImproved supplier understanding of pipeline fill for promotionsImproved supplier delivery performance through improved collaboration and promotion planning.Mapped out the promotions process cycle across all trading functions

Replenishment and forecasting systems training and coachingDatabase Administration Policy and parameter settingInventory reduction programmeManagement of supply chain reporting and administration team

Deeside Industrial Park, North Wales

Forecasting, Inventory and replenishment management of multiple product categories, maintaining high depot and store availability whilst achieving stock and waste objectivesSupported key roll outs of fresh produce and meat and poultry as Iceland's customer offer was developing.Super user of E3 TRIM forecast, inventory and replenishment system, went on to manage the system and promote best practice.Testing and roll out of new in-house Purchase Order and booking slot management system in collaboration with IT function.First experience of people management managing and coaching the Management Information Analyst.

Bsc(Econ) Business Administration, Economics, Accountancy, Business Law, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, Management Science

A Levels, Economics, Mathematics, Geography