Operations/ Supply Chain Director

Ref: 215393

United Kingdom

£120,000 | £750 per day

• Permanent / Contract
• Strategic Supply Chain Management
• Leadership In Logistics
• Immediately Available

About the candidate

The candidate is a skilled Operations/Supply Chain Director with 20+ years of extensive experience fostering growth and managing complex systems in industries such as food, non-food, and clothing within substantial market players across the UK and Europe. Demonstrating a strategic approach, they have a proven record in integrating and optimising supply chain operations, ensuring efficiency and robust market performance.

What makes them great?

• Secured substantial cost savings and operational efficiencies, including a notable £16 million reduction in operational costs over nine months through strategic overhauls of systems and processes.
• Increase in top-line sales by £3.4 million in the first year from strategic channel enhancements and robust marketing strategies.
• Efficiently completed a major warehouse start-up in Germany, achieving 99.6% order fulfil which directly contributed to achieving significant contract value.
• Effectively implemented technologically advanced warehousing and logistical systems, significantly boosting operation throughput and accuracy.
• Extensive automation implementation and integration experience, having worked with most of the automation houses across Europe.

Areas of expertise

• Business integration and development of supply chains in the UK and Europe.
• Change management through transformational strategies.
• Implementation of Lean (Six Sigma) and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Design and start-up of global warehouses.
• Comprehensive experience in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting with financial responsibilities exceeding £800 million.
• Strategic development in S&OP and IBP.
• Advanced expertise in WMS and ERP systems including SAP, Oracle, and others.