Looking after Fleet, Stores and Tools & Facilities Compliance

Northwards Ltd. Offers a variety of Haulage, Warehousing and Distribution solutions to the wide variety of industries. Specialising in freight movement throughout Europe to the far reaches of the UK.Managing a depot with a £10.2m turnover, 35 employees, 14 vehicles and daily use 30 trailers covering Northwards Trunking in Scotland and covering the member responsibilities for the United Pallet Network. Monitoring KPI's to achieve budget targets and maintain profit margins. Auditing & updating procedures to keep operations running effectively, efficiently and safely by adhering ISO standards. By having a proactive and logical thought process I create preventative measures rather than react to problems, which I encourage my staff to replicate. Using strategic and organised planning I can strengthen future development of the business and staff.

A family run business with its head office in Moray, covering the UK. Predominantly servicing the Whisky Industry with raw materials into the manufacturing process and removal of finished goods & waste products.Aberlour run a fleet of 100 vehicles, 500 trailers and 225 Staff covering all of Scotland and the North of England servicing the Scotch Whisky Industry. Assisting the Operations Manager with recruitment, staffing levels for a 24-7 operation, promoting problem solving, idea sharing and team work to guarantee tight deadlines are met. Safeguarding Operators license rules are not breached with regards to Tachograph and Maintenance. I hold Transport Managers CPC and have extensive knowledge of ADR. Supervisor of Tachograph and TASCC compliance. Using my own initiative to complete daily office tasks. Designed a transport solution for potential new clients. Project managed a new contract, to ensure a smooth transition of operations, data collection and customer reporting. Understanding HMRC customs compliance.

Planning and administration for fleet maintenance using Aberlour workshops, own mobile mechanics and subcontractors for the fleet of 150 vehicles and 600 trailers.

Planning of Non-ADR tanker and tipper movements and subcontracting 35 loads per day and looking for back loads for own fleet to increase efficiency. Looking after maintenance schedule and cleaning for 8 vehicles and 10 trailers.