Supply Chain Director

• May 2021 - Present

Responsible for the global strategic and operational management of the end to end Supply Chain including Materials Planning & S&OP, Inbound and Outbound Logistics, Import/Export Management & Compliance, Warehousing, Transportation, Spares & Accessories and Procurement. Responsible for the global strategic and operational management of the end to end Supply Chain including Materials Planning & S&OP, Inbound and Outbound Logistics, Import/Export Management & Compliance, Warehousing, Transportation, Spares & Accessories and Procurement.

Vice President Global Supply Chain Operations * Distribution Operations

• Jan 2016 - 2021

Responsible for global Distribution and Supply Chain strategy, management of spend and cost down initiatives and sales of $1.2 Billion across Europe, US and Canada, including all back office Distribution Planning and Supply Chain operations to deliver high levels of customer service to global Resellers at optimum cost and inventory levels. Key Achievements:* achieved annual ‘sales in’ revenue of 109% ($1.2 Billion) into global Distribution Partners (25 Distributors managing a network of 24,000 authorised or open channel Resellers) * extended Europe Direct Ship ex-factory process to US to deliver $4.3M of annual cost savings* led a Canada RFP and renegotiated Distribution contracts delivering $1M of annual cost savings* implemented Integrated Business Planning within Distribution function through the Oliver Wight organisation to optimise business performance across the enterprise (OTIF increased by 7% in Distribution) * sourced, designed and deployed a 2 Tier Distribution planning system (AIMMS) to create a global centre of Distribution Planning Excellence improving forecast accuracy by 27% and reducing obsolescence by 0.5% * standardised key business metrics across all geographies to optimise inventory and distribution costs in support of high fill rates (98%+ same day shipment for orders received before cut-off) to maintain customer backlog at less than 0.5 weeks of sales Show less

General Manager, Global Distribution Operations & Supply Chain

• Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

Accountable for defining Distribution & Supply Chain strategy and implementing strategic Business Transformation initiatives as well as managing the end to end global Distribution and Supply Chain Operations of Xerox Channel Partner Organisation (revenue $3.1 Billion and $265M Supply Chain spend). Key Achievements:* developed a 5 year supply chain plan to deliver Distribution productivity of 11% ($29M) through network redesign and restructuring * created a global S&OP team to establish the principles of Planning Excellence* initiated the business case for implementing Integrated Business Planning through Oliver Wight* championed an extension to the Direct Ship process as the only fulfilment process for certain categories of products ($2.6M cost savings in 2014 and $3M in 2015) to reduce stock working capital* led and managed a US Distribution RFP and negotiated new Distribution contracts that resulted in US supply chain cost savings of $5.7M p.a. Show less

Global Supply Chain Integration Manager

• Oct 2008 - Dec 2012

Responsible for driving value chain productivity project improvements and Business Transformation initiatives across the global equipment supply chain, ensuring that corporate strategic direction is aligned to local country Business Unit needs and that key business processes are streamlined and optimised wherever possible to reduce duplication and costs.Key Achievements:* launched and deployed projects with potential for global replication achieving cost savings of $11.9M over 4 years (e.g. Global S&OP and Direct Ship)* instigated and deployed Direct Ship process within Xerox Europe ($0.8M cost savings in 2011 and $1.1M in 2012) and extended to Russia, India, Brazil and Mexico ($3M cost savings in 2012)* led Global S&OP initiative to link the 12 months rolling forecast to the demand signal on suppliers (cost savings of $3M achieved in 2011, $4M in 2012 and $5M in 2013 through reduced obsolescence and inventory financing)* accelerated initiatives on design for Supply Chain and Portfolio simplification to support Direct Ship Show less

European Distributor Manager

• Oct 2006 - Sep 2008

European Supply Chain Operations Manager * Distribution Operations

• Sep 2005 - Oct 2006

Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

• Nov 2003 - Sep 2005

Worldwide Procurement & Logistics Director

• Apr 2000 - Oct 2003

Global Procurement & Supply Chain Manager

• Aug 1997 - Apr 2000

Divisional Materials Manager

• Aug 1996 - Jul 1997