Work across 28 locations within the UK to reduce and optimise stock holdings without negatively impacting customer service and minimise stock write offs. Organise and oversee stock checking and stock audits across all nationwide depots.

Responsible for the quoting, ordering and market analysis of all branch enquiries in a timely and effective manner.

Warehouse manager in a professional hydraulics company.Ensure productivity targets are met and oversee the maintenance of warehouse and labour management systems. Involved in operating automated storage and retrieval systems, ensuring workplace health and safety requirements are met and take responsibility for the security of the building and stock.Provide a strategic role and deal with planning, coordinating, administration and general management issues, which include the day-to-day supervision of staff and overseeing work organised by team leaders. Work activities include:liaising with customers, suppliers and transport companies;planning, coordinating and monitoring the receipt, order assembly and dispatch of goods;the efficient utilisation of space and mechanical handling equipment, ensuring quality, budgetary targets and environmental objectives are met;having a clear understanding of the company’s policies and vision and how the warehouse contributes to these;coordinating the use of automated and computerised systems where utilised;responding to and dealing with customer communication by email and telephone;keeping stock control systems up to date and ensuring inventory accuracy;planning future capacity requirements;organising the recruitment and training of staff, as well as monitoring staff performance and progress;motivating, organising and encouraging teamwork within the workforce to ensure productivity targets are met or exceeded;producing regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis;maintaining standards of health and safety, hygiene and security in the work environment, for example, ensuring that stock such as chemicals and food are stored safely;overseeing the planned maintenance of vehicles, machinery and equipment.

Responsible for developing and conducting all aspects of training for Information Mangers and Information Support Officers across Defence.• Establishing a programme of briefings and mentoring to provide advice and guidance thus increasing awareness of improving attitudes towards Information Management across Defence.• Co-ordinated all aspect of training design, delivery and assessment. • Assessment and counselling of students and provision of remedial training strategies.• Arranged high level meetings with other departments, both military and civilian, proposing enhanced training within Defence environment.• Management of course applications and allocation of students to particular courses, standardising reports and procedures.• Management of a small team of instructors and responsible for provision of training materials, documentation and records.• Facility Management within the Defence Academy comprising four lecture rooms, one IT room and associated equipments.

Working in Brigade Headquarters, implementing Strategic, Operational, Tactical communication System policies and procedures. Information Assurance and Information Knowledge Management advice to various organisations. Responsible for the provision of advice and training of battlefield communications systems employed across the sphere of the Brigade.• Reliability and the ability to work and make management level decisions without supervision and effectively implement and project manage these decisions.• Effectively man-manage groups of personnel.• Excellent communication and presentation skills.• The ability to provide detail orientated problem solving solutions to both training and network problems.• Advise top level Commanders on effective exploitation of the communications systems and processes in place.

Senior Warrant Officer in charge of the day to day running of 150 men. Responsibilities included welfare, career management, financial advice, discilpline and planning