Supply Chain Director
Hamad Medical Corporation
Total years of experience :28 years, 11 Months
Project managed the procurement contracts totalling QAR 250m for 999 Emergency Response vehicles and major incident response vehicles from specification to delivery for Hamad Medical Corporation
Successfully delivered the ‘London 2012 Olympic Period Operating Plan’ Project for City Link Ltd on time and within budget. Project to create plan to maintain operations for the business carrying out circa 700K deliveries in London and affected areas during the London 2012 Olympic period
Delivered £1m p.a. savings through rationalisation of the National Home Delivery Warehouse MHE fleet and operators for DSGi
Managed 12 month ‘EU Warehousing Standardisation’ project for DSGi covering the Nordics, Italy, Spain, Greece and the Czech Republic saving circa 10% on operational costs
formulation and delivery of the 2012 project for 14 parcel delivery operations in London and other affected areas
Metzger Service & Selection Ltd - Interim GM, Transport Operations at City Link Ltd: responsible for national trunking operation from central and regional hubs into depot network throughout peak period 2011. First point of contact for several major PLC customers
Northgate PLC - Interim General Manager managing a vehicle hire operation with a fleet of 1, 400 mixed commercial vehicles, over three depots with two commercial workshops
Provider of transport/distribution project management and consultancy services to SME and blue chip transport and distribution operations
Managed all aspects of the UK and Ireland home delivery transport operations, for a national fleet of circa 600 vehicles over 13 sites
Controlled budgets in excess of £10m per annum with 16 direct reporting staff, contractually responsible for 140 franchised owner-drivers
Provided support to national network of Area Distribution Managers, giving guidance on best practice, cost efficiencies and ensuring consistency throughout the home delivery network
Managed the specification and procurement process of the UK fleet of home delivery vehicles and materials handling equipment, including set up of maintenance and servicing contracts
Maintained through audit process the Company’s Operators Licences for the UK & Ireland ensuring full compliance with relevant transport legislation
Development and implementation of a range of KPIs for the home delivery operation, ensuring optimal utilisation, tight cost control and promoting continual improvement
Strategic development of policies and procedures, ensuring standardisation of operations over the home delivery network
Achievements:
Delivered savings of £1m pa in the National Home Delivery Warehouse through rationalisation of the fleet and operators
Accomplished £1m pa reduction in costs by conversion of 140 owner-drivers to DSGi Franchisees
Instigated and project managed the purchase and installation of fuel systems at 13 distribution centres generating savings of £250k per annum. Introduced centralised fuel reporting and purchasing
Modernised the site based reporting and information systems via the introduction of web based reporting which resulted in improved efficiency, visibility and accountability
Project managed specification and purchase of the MHE fleet for the UK & EU operations; including the development of an intelligent load sensing clamp system for the fork lift truck fleet
Managed all aspects of the UK and Ireland store replenishment function.
Controlled an operating budget of £10m
Managed the back haul operation with a revenue in excess of £1m per annum
Managed the company’s 3PL open book contract, controlling costs and service levels
Maintained & analysed the transport reporting systems covering KPI’s, cost and operating statistics
Achievements:
Introduced Paragon Route Scheduling for contract vehicles resulting in a saving of £100k per annum
Trialled and specified double deck trailers for the outbound operation resulting in a saving of £180k p.a.
Introduced ‘direct to store’ deliveries increasing stock availability and overall customer service levels
Project managed the implementation of a vehicle telematics system enabling the open book invoice to be generated from accurate live vehicle data, eliminating manual input errors and improving stock security and customer service
Project managing all major events \[peak period/high delivery volume dates\] to ensure excellent customer and cost efficient operation
courses: Certificate of Professional Competence, Transport Management - National (CPC)
standard degree equivalent 2nd Class Certificate Mine