OVERVIEW

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European Operational Efficiency Audits - NTC Wismettac Europe                                                      Commenced  11th November - Concluded 8th December 2024 

Operational reviews Greater London, Milan, Frankfurt and Paris - incorporating warehousing, distribution, H&S, software/hardware efficiency plus legislative compliance.

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Interim Supply Chain Manager - Compleat Food Group (Ebbw Vale)                                                  Commenced 20th June - Extended to 27th September 2024

Review and interim management during recruitment process. Circa £800,000 p.a. distribution cost saving identified.  Warehousing/Stock Control shift alignment in support of production team initiated.  Initiated a robust and fully functioning team Inbound warehouse operation.  Initiated enhanced despatch governance. Planning/Materials - reviewed process with the view to establishing capacity/demand planning and "in time" raw material replenishment 

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Transport Consultancy/Multi Site & Nation Audit – NTC Wismettac Europe                                   Commenced 27th November – Concluded 1st December 2023 

Following earlier success with Wismettac Harro Foods - Transport/Distribution Audit – incorporating Comptoirs Des 3 Caps SAS, Orly, France and SSP Konsumgutter Trade and Consult GmbH, Dietzenbach, Germany

 

Distribution Consultancy & Project Management – Altro Limited                                                     Commenced 21st August  – Concluding 21st November 2023 

A threefold project with clear objectives.  Define UK network, required service and select new 3PL.  Find, facilitate and deliver £400,000 pa savings within UK distribution network – on target to achieve savings in excess of £500,000 pa.  Define and plot Worldwide Distribution Network identifying all opportunities – encompassing review (Dassau, Germany). 

 

Logistics/Supply Chain Project Management – Tructyre Fleet Management Limited                 Commenced 20th March  – Concluded 8th June 2023 

Multiple supplier supply chain review & restructure – moving business to a “direct delivery model” from multiple RDCs providing significant operational and financial benefits.

                                                                                                                                                             

Transport Consultancy/Project Management - Wismettac Harro Foods                                         Commenced 17th October – Concluded 17th February 2023 

Transport/Distribution review & restructure – incorporating both operational improvement and legislative compliance attainment/best practice standards

 

​Short Term Product Flow/Warehouse Consultant - Dairy Partners                                                  Commenced 3rd October 2022 - 15th October 2022 

Site product flow analysis and recommended WMS conventions

 

Project Manager  - Vibrant Foods Limited                                                                                               Commenced 19th May 2022 –30 September 2022

Transitioning business from existing to new 3PL – scheduled move but incorporating changing & developed business practices, three brand/operational businesses consolidated to one NDC and incorporating new tailored WMS project. In excess of 16 project workstreams

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Logistics Consultancy – South Eastern Distillery/Spirits Wholesaler (effective NDA)                Commenced 31st January 2022 – 11th  March 2022

Supply chain, material flow review and recommendations

                                                                                                       

Project Manager – Grupo Bimbo/New York Bakery                                                                             Commenced 30th August 2021 – 21st November 2021

Transitioning business from existing to new 3PL – scheduled project morphing to crisis management and back following the unexpected closure/collapse of EV Cargo.

  

National Distribution Centre Consultant/Project Manager – Agrial/Florette                             Commenced 3rd June 2021 – 27th August 2021

Assisting with National Distribution Centre recovery and restructure.

 

Logistics/Warehousing Consultant/Project Manager – Princes                                                      Commenced 23rd July 2019 – Concluded 28th February 2020

Providing logistics/warehouse design (3 new warehouses and a modification to a 4th) for a major development project and expansion within (Drinks/Juice Division) – overall project value/budget circa £50m. – personal budget of 1.1 million.

 

Interim Warehouse Consultant & Manager – Quorn Foods                                                            Commenced December 2018 – Concluded 10 May 2019

Resolved negative, unruly and inefficient warehouse workforce whilst coaching team and addressing recovery of SAP (WMS) system that was fundamentally “broken”, misused and requiring “root and branch” reprogramming - this was achieved under our specific direction.

 

Supply Chain Project Consultant & Manager - Cerealto                                                                  Commenced 13th August 2018 – Concluded 9th November 2018

Outsourcing tender (RFI, RFP, RFQ etc) for supply chain “to market” proposal obo for a major rice cake/biscuit manufacturer – facilitating savings of £300,000/annum

 

Supply Chain Manager  – Kanes Foods                                                                                                 Commenced October 2017 – Concluded 24thJuly 2018

For a major supplier of fresh prepared products – Restructure of supply chain/logistics function including mentoring and coaching whilst reducing headcount from 171 to 130 whilst moving to 24/7 service offering (facilitating savings of £600,000+/annum). Outsourcing of transport to preferred supplier (£500,000/annum minimum saving with enhanced services potential facilitating further savings).  Investigation, specification and preparation for implementation of WMS.

 

Interim Transport Consultant/Manager – Hitchen Foods                                                             Commenced 2nd January 2017 – Concluded 31st August 2017

Wholesale people, operational, financial and administrative review and solution for a Hitchen Foods/Bakkavor.  Departmental headcount reduction of 10%, £58,000/annum fuel savings, OTIF increased from 78% to 98.7%, new fleet and systems procurement, testing and operational introduction. Troublesome legislative compliance resolved and total financial savings in excess of £250,000/annum.

 

Previous Example Contracts – 2010 to 2016

Greencore – major site and team recovery and restructure – Failing “food to go” delivery station. (Savings of £470,000/annum)

“Set up & fit out” of Amazons first “midlands delivery station” (Bilston) – 0 to 5,000 daily deliveries in 14 days.

Restructure of chilled despatch in both terms of layout and operation (Dairy Crest) – increasing from 5,000 to 7,000 daily stillages in 3 months. Absence reduced from over 13% to under 3% in same period.   

Supply Chain Project Manager, A worldwide multi million (GBP) systems operational roll out (Kerry Foods) – personal budget in excess of £1m.

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