Mark Wells
Demand & Supply Planning Lead at Nestlé Purina PetCare (UK) Limited- Claim this Profile
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Mohamed Elemary
I reported directly to Mark through a brief but pivotal period in Coty. His style, management skills, supply chain knowledge and vision were the game changer! drove the team to better results, collaboration & structure.
LinkedIn User
I’ve worked with Mark in Coty as a Supply Chain Manager for Ashford site and he was the Global Distribution Requirements Planning Director, despite the short period that I have worked with Mark I have personally learned a lot from him, the first thing that got my attention about Mark was his fantastic leadership skills. Now I’ve worked with various supply chain leaders across different companies, functions & Markets, I can confidently say that Mark is a true Supply Chain Leader with remarkable technical, coaching and development skills and talented in building strong teams.
Mohamed Elemary
I reported directly to Mark through a brief but pivotal period in Coty. His style, management skills, supply chain knowledge and vision were the game changer! drove the team to better results, collaboration & structure.
LinkedIn User
I’ve worked with Mark in Coty as a Supply Chain Manager for Ashford site and he was the Global Distribution Requirements Planning Director, despite the short period that I have worked with Mark I have personally learned a lot from him, the first thing that got my attention about Mark was his fantastic leadership skills. Now I’ve worked with various supply chain leaders across different companies, functions & Markets, I can confidently say that Mark is a true Supply Chain Leader with remarkable technical, coaching and development skills and talented in building strong teams.
Mohamed Elemary
I reported directly to Mark through a brief but pivotal period in Coty. His style, management skills, supply chain knowledge and vision were the game changer! drove the team to better results, collaboration & structure.
LinkedIn User
I’ve worked with Mark in Coty as a Supply Chain Manager for Ashford site and he was the Global Distribution Requirements Planning Director, despite the short period that I have worked with Mark I have personally learned a lot from him, the first thing that got my attention about Mark was his fantastic leadership skills. Now I’ve worked with various supply chain leaders across different companies, functions & Markets, I can confidently say that Mark is a true Supply Chain Leader with remarkable technical, coaching and development skills and talented in building strong teams.
Mohamed Elemary
I reported directly to Mark through a brief but pivotal period in Coty. His style, management skills, supply chain knowledge and vision were the game changer! drove the team to better results, collaboration & structure.
LinkedIn User
I’ve worked with Mark in Coty as a Supply Chain Manager for Ashford site and he was the Global Distribution Requirements Planning Director, despite the short period that I have worked with Mark I have personally learned a lot from him, the first thing that got my attention about Mark was his fantastic leadership skills. Now I’ve worked with various supply chain leaders across different companies, functions & Markets, I can confidently say that Mark is a true Supply Chain Leader with remarkable technical, coaching and development skills and talented in building strong teams.
Credentials
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eBusiness Academy Certificate
NestléOct, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Leading Projects
LinkedInDec, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Strategic Negotiation
LinkedInDec, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Writing a Business Case
LinkedInDec, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Nestlé Purina PetCare (UK) Limited
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United Kingdom
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Food Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Demand & Supply Planning Lead
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Jan 2021 - Present
In this role I am responsible for leadership of the Demand & Supply sub-team, creating timely and accurate 18 month demand plans within the Purina UK&I commercial operations, working closely with the European Operations Planning team to ensure consistent supply within defined Inventory parameters. Key to this role is proactive engagement and cross functional collaboration, to ensure high levels of planning accuracy, customer service and risk identification and mitigations.At Nestlé PURINA Pet Care, we're passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives. As a world leading company in pet care and nutrition, Nestlé PURINA has been helping pets live healthy, happy lives for over 85 years. We are proud to produce some of the UK’s best loved brands including FELIX®, WINALOT®, GO-CAT®, BAKERS® and BONIO
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Unilever
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Customer Development Operations Manager
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Nov 2019 - Dec 2020
In this role I enabled business growth by supporting delivery of Customer demand, sales orders and Innovations projects. Business partner to the Business Development Director, Unilever International Europe, driving improvement in operational processes, S&OP and Customer collaboration.
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Sourcing & Innovation Projects Leader
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Dec 2018 - Nov 2019
Created a network of European third party partners, owning and delivering activities and tasks to deliver new products and projects in support of Unilever International Europe growth plans
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Coty
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Netherlands
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Personal Care Product Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Supply Chain Leader (FTC)
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Jun 2018 - Dec 2018
Interim Leader of DRP (Distribution Requirements Planning) Team, responsible for Deployment of Colour Cosmetics finished goods across Coty Global network. Interim Leader of DRP (Distribution Requirements Planning) Team, responsible for Deployment of Colour Cosmetics finished goods across Coty Global network.
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FrieslandCampina
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Netherlands
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Market Supply Leader
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Jan 2017 - May 2018
Responsible for all Supply Chain activities covering Plan and Deliver functionsMember of the UK Opco Leadership team Responsible for all Supply Chain activities covering Plan and Deliver functionsMember of the UK Opco Leadership team
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Supply Chain Operations
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Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
Working with NewLink (UK) Ltd, leading and delivering operational improvement projects and supporting the next phase of the business development and growth.NewLink (UK) Ltd are a specialist Product Sourcing company operating in the Commercial Interior Building products industry, offering a fast, competitive and high quality service to our customers Working with NewLink (UK) Ltd, leading and delivering operational improvement projects and supporting the next phase of the business development and growth.NewLink (UK) Ltd are a specialist Product Sourcing company operating in the Commercial Interior Building products industry, offering a fast, competitive and high quality service to our customers
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Kimberly-Clark
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Supply Chain Leader, Western Europe
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Dec 2013 - Sep 2016
Leader of the team responsible for Logistics operations, Demand Management and Import/Export for the UK and Western European regions, with operations in 10 markets. Created and led implementation of 3 year end to end Supply Chain transformation plan covering Safety, Quality, Distribution Cost and People development based on Lean processes and principles.
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Value Stream Manager, European Supply Chain
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Apr 2013 - Nov 2013
Continuous Improvement Lead responsible for development of core Supply Chain processes, driving end to end performance improvement through functional skills development and Supply Chain KPI delivery based on Lean Capability building. Main focus areas: Lead-time, Inventory reduction, Total Delivered Cost optimization and Customer Satisfaction in support of increased Sales and improved Operating Profit.
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Multi-Functional Business Team Leader
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Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
Cross Functional business team leader responsible for delivery of financial, quality and capability improvements for Huggies Diapers category, aligning priorities and project resources with business strategies, priorities and objectives
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European Tactical Planning Leader
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Jul 2010 - Apr 2012
Accountable for leadership of Tactical Planning and European Stock Deployment Teams, 10 Direct reports, including 2 Team Leads, total team of 17 peopleLeader of S&OP Process Workstream responsible for continuous improvement of Planning processes and Value Stream optimisation Improved communications and connections with commercial teams, increasing sales opportunities and delivering cash and cost improvements
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Strategic Planning Manager
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Jan 2008 - Jun 2010
Responsible for Strategic Planning activities across European Sourcing network of 6 KC Mills and Global Third Party suppliers for the Kleenex portfolio, planning lead for new product innovations projectsImplemented S&OP seasonal planning process, achieving European customer service improvement and Mill utilisation targetsPlanning lead, Multifunctional Business Team responsible for delivering significant number of Innovation projects, driving category growth and improved operational profit results
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Unilever
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Planning Manager
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Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
Responsible for Strategic Planning activities across European Sourcing network of 23 Unilever factories and Third Party Copackers for multi category portfolio including Flora, Flora pro.activ, Becel and Hellmann’s brands
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Demand Manager
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Sep 2001 - Dec 2005
Responsible for providing operational and strategic demand forecasts across multi category portfolio including Flora, Hellmann’s, PG Tips, Lipton’s and Knorr brandsLed introduction and adoption of S&OP processes, through senior leadership sponsorship and change management programme for Sales and Marketing teams
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Senior Supply Chain Controller
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Mar 1998 - Aug 2001
Responsible for supply and demand management of multi category portfolio, key deliverables including customer service, inventory management and forecast accuracy metricsLed implementation of collaborative forecasting and customer replenishment process across Customer Supply Chain organisation including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Morrisons accounts
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Education
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1996 - 1998
Chartered Institute of Marketing - Bracknell College
CIM Advanced Certificate, B - Credit -
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Farnborough Technical College
A Level Economics, Mathematics and Government & Politics
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