James Widnall
Management Consultant at Sales Supply Chain Consulting- Claim this Profile
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Sales Supply Chain Consulting
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Management Consultant
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Jan 2021 - Present
Sales Supply Chain Consulting (SSCC) provides consulting services to sales teams that wish to leverage the power of their supply chain. If you want to improve topline sales and sales margins or have concerns about issues with how your supply chain meets customer needs, please contact me Sales Supply Chain Consulting (SSCC) provides consulting services to sales teams that wish to leverage the power of their supply chain. If you want to improve topline sales and sales margins or have concerns about issues with how your supply chain meets customer needs, please contact me
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Oxford University Press
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Process Owner SAP S4/Hana and IBP Implementation - Demand and Inventory Supply Planning
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Jun 2021 - May 2022
Designing and implementing Demand and Supply Planning business processes for SAP S4/Hana and IBP implementation Designing and implementing Demand and Supply Planning business processes for SAP S4/Hana and IBP implementation
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bp
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Channel Supply Chain Manager
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Jun 2019 - Dec 2020
Improved order completion rate from 75% to >95% to major automotive dealerships in role. Working directly with major customers (OEMs and Dealerships) and with Castrol Europe Supply Chain to ensure the smooth implementation of new opportunities and improving end to end business processes.
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Finished Product and IBP Planning Manager for Europe and Africa Region
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Jun 2016 - Jun 2019
Transformed Castrol Europe supply model from inter country to European Hubs in role as Distribution Planning Manager. 20 strong team recruited across multiple European locations to optimize service and inventory across all BP Castrol businesses from 7 plants and all third-party manufacturers. Transformed and led the Lubricants Regional Integrated Business Planning Supply Review.
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AkzoNobel
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Netherlands
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Customer Country Supply Lead and Regional Planning Manager
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Jan 2012 - May 2016
Reduced supply lead time from 4 weeks to 1 week for key Dulux products by introducing Lean Planning and Manufacturing methodology. Supporting UK Sales teams and leading Production and Material Planning Department for plants across the EMEA Northern Regional business.
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European Supply Chain Project Manager
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Jan 2005 - Jan 2012
Implemented Integrated Business Planning (S&OP) for the UK and Ireland Dulux management team as IBP Project lead. Delivered inventory reduction (>£1.5M), plan stability and process velocity metrics for the UK Dulux Retail and Trade businesses through Six Sigma Black Belt improvement projects with key suppliers.
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ICI Paints
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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European Supply Chain Project Manager
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Jun 1998 - Jun 2005
Implementing Planning systems (Manugistics) and processes to support European Supply Chain strategy (capital responsibility ca £2.8M)
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Planning, Material Services and Production Shift Manager
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Sep 1987 - Jun 1998
Implementing new ERP system and improving processes and working practices in a portfolio of early management roles in production, warehousing and planning as a graduate recruit
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Education
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Durham University
BSc (Hons) -
David Hughes School, Menai Bridge