Stephen Powell Email & Phone Number

Bristol Airport, Bristol

Street, Somerset

• Picking and replenishing stock using digital hand-held scanners.• Packing next day items sold via e-commerce. • Palletising used boxes for return to stores.

Cheddar, Somerset

• Managing a team of six internal staff and one external engineer, providing Logistical Support to all outside engineers and coordinating site visits to any Housing Groups or end users who are experiencing product (High End Bathroom Fittings) faults/failures.• Arranging dispatch of products (via Post/Courier or Shippers) to engineers and sites in order for repairs/installations to be carried out.• Providing reports to senior management in respect of costs incurred (both material and in terms of engineer time/charges) in rectifying various complaints/faults.

Glasgow (But Home Based)

• Selling Transport Solutions to Local Government Departments, Development Agencies and other Organizations in the South West.• Advising on ‘Green Issues’ and ‘Carbon Footprints’ in respect of Company Travel Plans and Requirements.• Promoting ‘Salary Sacrifice’ schemes to key decision makers in order that companies can offer staff cheaper travel by providing tax efficient benefits.

Leigh, Manchetser

• Selling full load and groupage services throughout the north west/east to targeted FT Top 100 Multinationals • Assisting in the preparation and presentation of highly detailed tenders and RFQ’s..

Burnham On Sea, Somerset

• Formed own “Niche” company providing Consultancy and Recruitment Services to companies based in The South West.• ‘Headhunting’ of Logistics personnel at all levels to fit customer brief• Initial interviewing of candidates prior to short-listing, giving advice on CV, personal presentation and interview skills.

Avonmouth

• Headhunted with a brief to turn around a not so successful Branch office operating daily trailer (mostly express) services throughout Europe, as well as Global Air Freight and Deep Sea Services to/from USA and The Far East.• Responsible for all aspects of the Regional Office Activities, Managing a staff of 15• Reported to The regional Director and MD with responsibility for the financial performance of the various traffic lines operated by the company. Monitored profitability on traffic lanes and took action when appropriate to ensure that optimum profit was achieved• By working smart and taking ownership of the Branch P&L Accounts, I increased the turnover of the Branch from £2.3M to £3M during my time with the company before leaving to start my own business.

Rainham And Basildon, Essex

• Through continues monitoring of trailer pay-weights, load efficiencies, KPI’s and profits per trailer/consignment I was tasked with ensuring the profitable running of all overland services and charged with the responsibility to cease non profitable lines.• Made substantial savings by optimizing available freight and reducing the number of trailer departures to those destinations that did not give a sufficient return on investment.• Traveled throughout Europe in order to set policy and agree Sales Tariffs and Inter-Company rates and charges between Schenker offices and other appointed Agents/Partners.• Responsible for ensuring that all Partner Agreements were up to date and uniform and that all agreed Tariffs and any “Special rate Agreements” were able to be “Auto-Invoiced”

London City Airport & Hemel Hempstead

• Responsible for the Recruitment, Mentoring and Sales Management (Through Targets and set KPI’s) of twenty five outside Sales Executives, selling Express Parcel Services (Nightly flights from both London City Airport and Coventry Airport in to Paris CDG)• Increased nightly parcel consignment numbers from a few hundred to 15,000 in 12 months• Increased nightly revenue from a few hundred pounds to £75,000 in 12 months

Rainham, Essex

• Managed staff of fifteen (Twelve Operational and Three Sales) handling all Overland trailer business to and from Italy, providing bespoke transport solutions for the UK and Italian motor industry, The Post Office and a number of UK fashion, fabric and accessory importers.• Worked throughout Italy, troubleshooting and establishing new transport routes.

London

• Managed a department of nine, heading all commercial sales activity for the company, running trailer services to and from London, Birmingham and Manchester to major European destinations.• Travelled extensively throughout Europe establishing joint operational partnerships and new trailer routes between the UK and strategically chosen operational/sales sites.