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Managing Director
Ref: 314848
Northamptonshire
£125,000
- Permanent
- Strategic Leadership
- Operational Efficiency
- Continuous Improvement
About the candidate
An entrepreneurial business, operations, logistics and supply chain leader, working at leadership and executive board level positions. With over 25 years of extensive experience delivering roadmaps and business strategies to enable development and growth against core business goals. An autonomous leader, skilled in leading global multi-channel operations for reputable and world-renowned businesses in service, manufacturing, retail, home, fashion, luxury and beauty. In addition to in-house, leadership roles have also been undertaken for large, outsourced operations, logistics and supply chain as a 3PL service provider. Leading teams ranging from 10 to 500 associates and have directed and managed nationwide, multi-site warehouses and operations.
Commercially and very analytically minded, data driven and with full budget and P&L accountability ranging from £5million to £600million.
Values include a focus on improvement, being in the moment, and strength in inclusion, believing the most productive and innovative ideas in business always come from the team that executes the work every day.
Commercially and very analytically minded, data driven and with full budget and P&L accountability ranging from £5million to £600million.
Values include a focus on improvement, being in the moment, and strength in inclusion, believing the most productive and innovative ideas in business always come from the team that executes the work every day.
What makes them great?
- Directed the stabilization of an e-commerce business, implementing new policies and procedures, leading to improved operational efficiency and commercial turnaround.
- Responsible for the restructuring of staff and teams to two business models, significantly improving engagement and productivity.
- Initiated a large recruitment campaign to address under resourced contracts, ensuring continuous and improved support provision to existing and new customer’s implementation.
- Successfully delivered a 100% service level to all customers within 4 months, improving from a 30% OTIF KPI, through direct leadership and continuous improvement plans.
- Generated additional revenue of £700k within the first year through the renegotiation of existing customers and new business acquisition.
- Saved circa £250k within logistics operations through strategic changes and managed freight rates to prevent any increase.
- Delivered nationwide supply chain and logistics operation, supporting UK sales growth to £300m within 5 years from inception.
Areas of expertise
- Proven success within senior roles: Management and implementation of global end-to-end supply chains both in customer and 3PL arenas.
- Excellent people management and staff retention skills.
- Effective communicator: Uniquely experienced within large global business as well as smaller more intimate and independent companies.