Stuart Macdonald

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Ex - Chief of Staff, More than 30 years in Senior Global Supply Chain Management & IT roles
Stuart Macdonald's Location
Kilmarnock, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
About Stuart Macdonald

I am an energetic, self-driven and enthusiastic management professional and hold a Degree in Computing Science and materials management qualification.I have more than 30 years of global managerial experience across business strategy, materials management, planning and IT systems roles with skills and experience gained working across a variety of fast pace leading blue chip companies.I have been the overall business lead for sizeable transformational, integration and divestiture programs, with more recent roles leveraging skills and experience in formation of strategic plans, influencing change at all levels, including deployment of a robust business cadence to drive continuous performance improvement.

Stuart Macdonald's Current Company Details

Ex - Chief of Staff, More than 30 years in Senior Global Supply Chain Management & IT roles
Stuart Macdonald Work Experience Details
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Chief Of Staff - Engineering & Product Lifecycle
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise Dec 2021 - Nov 2023
    Erskine, Scotland, United Kingdom
    o Offering strategic guidance and support to the EPL Director to drive a continuous improvement mindset across a global staff team, focusing primarily on programs to increase overall operational efficiencies and internal customer service levels.o Apply financial rigor and acumen across all EPL initiatives ensuring operation budgets attained.o Development a yearly EPL Business Plan, implementing a robust weekly and monthly business cadence and associated metrics to ensure delivery of business plan.o Managing resourcing plans, aligned to affordability, with staff managers.o Create & provide executive level communications and general employee communications material.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Emea Geo Client Manager
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise Nov 2019 - Dec 2021
    Erskine, Scotland, United Kingdom
    o Managing the business relationship between the EMEA GEO Supply Chain managers and the Engineering and Quality organisation.o Offering and providing guidance for peer staff members representing the APJ, NA & LA regions on strategic plans to enhance efficiency of operational support across other supply chain organisations.o Provide MoC support from MADO activities which require GEO engagement.o Ensuring cadence and formal business reviews conducted with global GEO SC management.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Global Storage Client Manager
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise Mar 2014 - Oct 2019
    Erskine, Scotland, United Kingdom
    o Managing the strategic business partnership between Global Shared Delivery Supply Chain (GSD SC) and the Storage BU organisation including regular engagement at VP and Director level individuals across supply chain manufacturing, R&D, Field Quality, TCE & Quality and Pointnext organizations.o Recognised as a trusted advisor, representing the breadth of GSD SC, supporting the Storage BU client and driving necessary programs or actions which provides tangible customer value by deploying business solutions and continuous improvement mind set.o Provide strategic Storage business updates to the GSD SC regional teams offering guidance, coaching and direction which drives alignment, standardization and improvement of support services.o Prepare, lead and facilitate comprehensive formal business reviews with the Storage BU.o Collaborate with other Pointnext organisations - CPSM, CSC to deliver operational process improvements and best practice adoption which provides more efficient and lower cost solutions for GSD SC.o Build a Storage client focussed virtual community across the GSD SC organisation, with solid customer aligned communications and desire for high levels of service.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Global Networking & Security Client Manager
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise Sep 2010 - Mar 2014
    Erskine, Scotland, United Kingdom
    o Managing Strategic business partnership between HP’s Network organisation, Network Support Services, ESP (TippingPoint, ArcSight) and the service provided by HP’s Global Parts Supply Chain organisation. (circa 2,700 heads within GPSC)o Identifying, leveraging and deployment of recognised best practice activity across the APJ, EMEA and AME three regional GPSC teams.o Managing and facilitating the regional teams to provide quarterly business performance reviews with the internal clients (HP Networking, TippingPoint, Network Support Services)o Offering leadership and guidance into regional and global functional GPSC teams to achieve high level of customer satisfaction from services providedo Business lead for both integration and eventual divestiture of HP’s HALO video conferencing solution to the Polycom.o Selected as business lead for GPSC organisation on the integration of 3COMs logistical hardware services and support into the regional and global infrastructure and operational model.o Project Sponsor for integration team responsible of ArcSight utilising GPSC services.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Emea Essn Gpsc Business Operations Manager
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise Nov 2007 - Aug 2010
    Erskine, Scotland, United Kingdom
    o Leadership for the operational performance of all ESSN replacement hardware support services across the entire EMEA region.o Management of ~ $130M of inventory located within network.o Controlling ~ £300M of gross operational spend.o Motivate and develop team of 53 staff located across EMEA region.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Global Iss Gpsc Business Operations Manager
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise May 2005 - Nov 2007
    Erskine, Scotland, United Kingdom
    o Leadership for the operational performance of all ISS replacement hardware support services on a worldwide basis, including engineering analysis.o Management of ~ $60M of inventory located within each regional network.o Controlling ~ £160M of gross operational spend.o Development and training of 15 staff, primarily located in Boston, Shanghai & Erskine.
  • Compaq Computer Corporation
    Emea Pca Service Manager
    Compaq Computer Corporation Sep 1999 - Apr 2005
    Erskine, Scotland, United Kingdom
    o Planning and scheduling all PCA repair through local repair facility.o Forecasting, demand planning and stocking of PCA products within EMEA network.o Transitioned Digital Services business from Nijmegen facility.o Manage 18 staff, primarily located at Riverside facility.
  • Sanmina-Sci Technology India Private Limited
    Materials Manager
    Sanmina-Sci Technology India Private Limited Jul 1998 - Aug 1999
    Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom
    o Manage warehousing, material planning & development of people, systems across all Business Units.o Ensuring material flow and quality of all parts scheduled on the manufacturing production lines.o Responsible for site inventory ~ $30Mo Management and development of 15 staff located at Irvine facility.
  • Viasystems
    Planning Manager
    Viasystems Jun 1997 - Jul 1998
    Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom
    Master Scheduling, Production Plan Optimisation, Customer Prioritisation
  • Digital Equipment Corporation (Usa)
    Operations Planning Manager
    Digital Equipment Corporation (Usa) Mar 1995 - May 1997
    Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Conner Peripheral Uk Ltd
    Planning & Systems Manager
    Conner Peripheral Uk Ltd Aug 1994 - Dec 1994
    Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Compaq Computer Corporation
    Materials Control Manager
    Compaq Computer Corporation 1991 - 1994
    Erskine, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Compaq Computer Corporation
    Datacenter Manager
    Compaq Computer Corporation 1989 - 1991
    Erskine, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Compaq Computer Corporation
    System Analyst
    Compaq Computer Corporation 1987 - 1989
    Erskine, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Hewlett Packard (Hp)
    Technical Support Engineer
    Hewlett Packard (Hp) 1986 - 1987
    Pinewood, England, United Kingdom

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