Hull, United Kingdom
COO Chief of Operations at Simple Factory Group
Logistics and Supply Chain
Education
Royal Mail 2004 — 2005
Bullying, Harrassment, Diversity, Man Management, Pass
Computor Associates 1999 — 1999
Ingres SQL, 1
University of Oxford 1997 — 1998
Inaugural NVQ 5 Diploma, Business Management, 1
Ashridge Business School 1994 — 1994
Directors Management Course
Lincoln College UK 1992 — 1992
Insitute of Materials Management, Certificate in Front Line Management
British Junior Chamber 1984 — 1985
Management Training, President
Tommy Norton School of achieving success by being a good guy 1969 — 1977
Nice Guys can win
College of St Joseph ,Blackpool 1969 — 1975
Kevin Byrne School of Focus and Motivation 1971 — 1974
How to lead and be a TEAM player at the same time
Ted Schools School of Team Play 1969 — 1970
A TEAM is bigger than the sum of the individuals
Experience
Simple Factory Group October 2006 - Present
Royal Mail August 2003 - October 2006
Simple Factory Group February 2006 - September 2006
Mullard Furniture Industries ( MFI :)) May 2002 - August 2003
Airwair International Ltd - Dr Martens June 2001 - May 2002
Texon International October 1999 - June 2001
Stylo Barratt April 1999 - October 1999
Premoda Group January 1996 - April 1999
Peter Black Footwear & Accessories Ltd October 1989 - January 1996
Premier Footwear Limited October 1978 - October 1989
Skills
Budgets, Product Management, Operations Management, Inventory Management, Team Building, Customer Service, Presentations, Pricing, Corporate Social..., Warehousing, Negotiation, Sales Management, Inventory Control, Supply Chain..., Manufacturing, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Cross-functional Team..., Procurement, Mentoring, Outsourcing, Strategic Planning, Continuous Improvement, Logistics, Site Relocation, Change Management, Team Leadership, Cost Management, Global Sourcing, Leadership, Man Management, SWOT analysis, Supply Chain, Contract Negotiation, Key Account Management, ERP, Lean Manufacturing, Product Development, Account Management, Microsoft Office, Business Strategy, Customer Retention, Merchandising, Purchasing, New Business Development, Forecasting, Business Planning, Production Planning, Sourcing