Experience

Polar Speed, a UPS Company

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Warehouse Operations Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Present



Caligor Coghlan

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• U.K. & U.S. Operations Manager / H&S Officer

  • May 2014 - Apr 2018

  • Manage resources and capacity to maintain an efficient and effective operations schedule, ensuring timely receipts, inspection, and consignment of customer orders. • Maintain Caligor annual operations budget, warehouse, transportation, and personnel budgetary goals. • Act as the H&S Officer, writing H&S SOP’s, train staff, ensure overall compliance, and undertake risk assessments where required. • Manage, motivate, train and continually develop the teams, as well as appraise team members and carry out annual performance reviews. • Manage the collection of data and report Key Performance Indicators to the Caligor Board. • Process Map workflow to identify efficiencies and reduce overall operating margin. • Introduced 5S (sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain) and promote a mindset of continuous improvement within the teams. • Propose new design layouts and assist in the introduction and implementation of a new warehouse, ensuring efficient and effective use of warehouse space to enhance operations and plan future capacity requirements. • Write new operational SOP’s, as well as review existing operational SOP’s. Cascade updates to teams and cross functional partners in a continuous effort to optimize efficiencies. • Resolve order discrepancies, supply issues, investigations, incidents and CAPA’s. • Establish and maintain high performing, stable, complaint, and cost-effective relationship with 3rd party suppliers. • Responsible for annual service cost negotiations, implementing QTA’s and SLA’s with vendors. • Seek out profitable opportunities to maximize the facility productivity and capacity utilization. • Responsible for secondary repackaging & labelling activities. • Responsible for all GMP compliant inventory control procedures, thereby ensuring the maximum safeguard of the company’s physical inventory. • Conduct self-inspections and assist in hosting regulatory and home office inspections, as well as client audits. Show less



Polar Speed, a UPS Company

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Warehouse Operations Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Responsible for the night sortation team, which manages sortation, and vehicle network, ensuring scheduled targets are met.• Responsible for the pick and pack team, which manages inbounds receipts, storage, and customer orders.• Oversee and develop a high performing team through effective communication, mentorship, and professional development.• Manage the security and overall site maintenance of all Polar Speed warehouse facilities. • Identify any system improvements and make recommendations for change, in an effort to ensure optimal warehouse operation efficiencies and data integrity.• Implement procedures to reduce warehouse facilities waste costs, ensuring the facilities are managed through a consciousness of environmental responsibility and cost effectiveness.• Identified and implemented cost reductions within the warehouse staff and facility, resulting in an overhead savings of £60,000.00 per year.• Assist the General Supply Chain Manager in the annual warehouse budget proposal.• Build effective relationships with work colleagues and drive key decision making.• Produce a robust plan for the Flu Season picking, packing and trunking. Show less

• Warehouse Manager

  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  • Manage warehouse resources effectively in an effort to meet demand and overall workload.• Manage the time & attendance of the staff within the Polar Speed company protocols.• Motivate and coach the Polar Speed Warehouse Team to operational success.• Oversee stock control and weekly inventory count.• Assist in the continuous improvement of processes and procedures within the warehouse staff and facilities.• Ensure the highest level of hygiene is maintained throughout the warehouse, in accordance with GDP regulations.• Manage effectively the day to day operations of the warehouse team; as well as motivate, train and continually focus on the professional development the warehouse staff.• Responsible for maintaining and re-ordering general consumables.• Plan, coordinate, and monitor the receipt, storage, and dispatch of goods.• Ensure orders are processed efficiently and in accordance with GDP quality standards.• Review ways to aid warehouse efficiencies, add value, and reduce costs through continuous improvement initiatives.• Create, maintain, and distribute Polar Speed warehouse Key Performance Indicators, in an effort to monitor staff performance. Show less

• Warehouse Supervisor

  • Mar 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Continue to successfully manage the roles and responsibilities of the Warehouse Team Leader job description.• Monitor the temperature compliance of the overall warehouse facilities, partnering with the Quality Department when temperatures went out of required specifications.• Supervise the processing of customer returns.• Monitor the staff performance and carry out team briefings.• Assist in the continuous improvement of warehouse processes and procedures.• Supervise the accurate completion of all shipments, with regards to picking and packing, as well as dispatching paperwork. Show less

• Warehouse Team Leader

  • Apr 2004 - Mar 2007

  • Continue to successfully manage the roles and responsibilities of the Warehouse Operative job description.• Assume the roles and responsibilities of the Warehouse Supervisor job description when required.• Lead seasonal projects and team initiatives (i.e. Flu Season pick, pack and trunking).