Tim Wild

• Manage all purchase, logistics & warehouse operations across the GCC market.
• Full supply chain P&L responsibility incorporating freight, warehouse, logistics & distribution costs.
• Manage a team of 110 staff across 4 countries (Kuwait, KSA, UAE, Qatar)
• Consolidation & re-structure of country purchase & logistics teams, increasing work productivity & improved communication with sales team.
• Re-modelled critical path process to improve project status visibility & assist in the introduction of key KPI’s for the purchasing teams.
• Tightened inbound / outbound warehouse process & controls to dramatically improve stock count variance.
• Managing a 57% sales volume increase in over 2 years whilst reducing both head count & freight cost % against cost of sales.

Major Home Furnishings retailer in Kuwait, selling furniture, home accessories, tiles, sanitary.
Responsible for full critical path supply chain process from agreed ex-fact date through to delivery to end customer.
Re-structured warehousing process to facilitate increased Qc checks at point of inbound % outbound, leading to an improved 'Right First Time' delivery performance & supplier claims process.
Facilitated retail expansion into GCC countries through opening & management of 3rd party warehousing / D&I operations.
Management of monthly 'open to buy, forecast valuation for all buying departments.
Driving efficiencies through close stock management, ensuring warehouse stock turn is operating at it's optimum level.
Implementation of our premium Delivery process, providing a first class delivery & installation service to high invoice value customers.

Manage the forecast & purchase process for intake into 3 key worldwide distribution centres.
Maintained planned budgeted on-hand stock holdings.
Defined & implemented key process changes both internally and at factory base to facilitate major company growth.
Planned & executed the opening of a Chinese bonded warehouse, a key factor assisting the annual company growth.
On-going review of freight movement to ensure best freight cost per unit.

Responsible for controlling the supply chain / critical path process from product development through to bulk production, and delivery into customers' DC.
Defining internal processes and developing key performance indicators aimed at reducing lead time from product development to market.

Premium high street fashion retailer, responsible for full supply chain process from design sample through to delivery into UK DC.