Experience

Peel Ports Group

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Deputy Port Director (Mersey)

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Overall accountability for non-containerised Operations and Engineering functions across the Ports of Liverpool, Birkenhead, Heysham (RoRo) and Manchester Ship Canal. Leader of Mersey Division (Ops and Eng), Senior Management Team - Including Operations and Trading Director, Head of Engineering and General Manager RoRo. C.275 FTE's across all sites. General Responsibilities include; Determination and delivery of the Mersey division strategic plans Talent Management across multiple disciplines, including a clear development, progression and succession planning strategy Monitoring and control of all legal and statutory requirements. Ensuring the achievement, through Visible Felt Leadership, of EHS and Quality objectives Delivery of revenue and EBITDA which often exceeds annual budgets, working with the required Business units to put in place interventions as necessary. Provision of forecasting information for the business as a whole - working in collaboration with Business Improvement functions Ensuring efficient, safe operational delivery and practices to deliver optimum customer services Providing the board with regular KPI metrics and forecasts for the division.



Cox Automotive Europe

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of Operations

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2023

  • Operational and strategic lead; facilitating contract services for the largest OEM's and auto leasing companies in the UK and Europe.• Full P&L control of business with multi million annual turnover. Management of annual budget - driving revenue and managing all expenses including customer service and product development. • Management of UK Regions and respective Operations Managers (c.280 FTE) plus Head Office support functions, including Resource Planning and Retail services.• Responsible for in house Logistics division, successfully coordinating the timely movement of vehicles (ICE & EV) utilising multiple 3rd party and internal logistics providers.• Achievements include; revision of full end-to-end business processes, rebuilding of faltering customer relationships, restructure of field operations team (reducing headcount and improving productivity), introduction of a comprehensive Management Information suite, establishment of a strong and capable team of Operations managers and successful implementation of a robust supplier management policy.

• Operations Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2018

  Operations lead for Manheim Inspection Services. Heading up both Transport dept and Field operations team.



Aggreko

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fleet and Asset Planning Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Mar 2017

  • Strategic lead of Aggreko Fleet & Asset management team based in the UAE (assisted by asset managers in Panama, Singapore and the Netherlands), ensuring International Power Project plant was managed efficiently and pre-positioned accurately in line with business forecast. Utilisation improved from 77% average to 84% during my time in office due to implementation of flexible fleet management practices and closer internal stakeholder management. • Responsible for creating and managing Aggreko Power Solutions Sales & Operations Planning process, delivering 25 to 30 major international power projects per year. This involved designing software, creating supporting processes, international stakeholder management and integration into 'business as usual' function. The S&OP process aligned the various Aggreko functions, such as engineering, fleet management, project management and supply chain to efficiently deliver complex power projects all over the world. • Control of Power Solutions division Fleet CAPEX forecast and budgeting process. Management of power generation assets value nearing $1bn and procurement budget of over $300 million per annum. • Responsible for fleet operations management for IPP's 14,000+ nodes, ensuring the dispatch & transit time to international projects are minimised and cost effective. • Budgetary control and operational management of Aggreko Group repair & refurbishment plan based on forecasted on/off hire model and equipment condition returning from projects, reducing lag times and increasing availability. • Strict budgetary controls and process implementations delivered savings of over 5 million USD in the first year S&OP going live. Savings against 300 million USD budget coming from capital deferral opportunities identified in layering opportunity data against capability by global region and asset type.



MJ Quinn

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Oct 2013

  • National lead on the Home Office estate facilities management, ensuring all material and engineering resources are managed effectively to achieve SLA’s whilst also maximising assets to exceed client expectation. • Responsible for the creation and execution of full Mechanical & Engineering maintenance programme for the Home Office estate. • Responsible for short, medium and long term operational strategy, strict budget management and growth optimisation. • Responsible for collating and analysing performance data, rectifying service delivery issues and presenting creative solutions to senior management. • Responsible for the identification and implementation of revenue generation through CAPEX works across the HO estate.



Europcar

• France
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fleet Manager (Eastern Region)

  • May 2010 - Jan 2013

  • Reporting to the Regional Director; Responsible for the efficient management of fleet across 42 locations (with 145 staff and 4 direct reports) in Europcar’s Eastern region with an average 300,000 new transactions per annum.• Overall responsibility for fleet assets (approx 7000 cars, 1400 vans), including utilisation, maintenance, taxing, distribution and disposal. • Responsible for fleet costs over £20 million per annum.• Operational fleet management of key accounts including Audi, VW and Ai.• Responsible for revenue generation of £50 million per annum through incremental sales, accurate fleet allocation and utilisation at an average 84%.• Responsible for regional HR management, including performance management and disciplinary processes.

• UK Fleet logistics controller

  • Apr 2006 - Apr 2010

  • Reporting to Logistics Manager; Responsible for all ‘in life’ fleet logistics. Co-ordinating transport of new vehicles from manufacturer, distribution of existing units across the network and repatriation of foreign vehicles to the continent.• Management of key logistics suppliers. Developing relationships with key accounts to ensure that the supply chain is running effectively.• Analysis of fleet forecasts vs. utilisation to determine accurate allocation of fleet.• Efficient management of logistics budget spend, using KPI’s and in-house business objects reporting



Royal Navy

• United Kingdom
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Fleet Logistics Coordinator

  • Apr 2004 - May 2006

  • Reporting to Fleet Logistics Controller; lead a dedicated team responsible for prioritising, planning, organising and implementing distribution of mission critical equipment to British military units around the world, utilising Sea/Air freight.• Key negotiator with foreign customs and third party logistics providers, often in a high pressure environment.• Lead advisor to admiralty staff on most efficient and cost effective means of delivery.• Effective management of freight forwarders, managing performance and maintaining communication links through the supply chain.

• Various

  • Jan 1998 - May 2006

  An exemplary 8-year career within the Royal Navy (including NATO and Tri-Service postings), with a wide range of vocations ranging from Supply Chain (Logistics Accountant), on entry to the service, Maritime Operations Officer whilst seconded to NATO (Naples) and a 4 year career as a Mine Clearance Diver.After final sea posting was then drafted to Joint Service HQ and appointed as Deputy Fleet Logistics Controller.;