Experienced Fleet, Operations, Financial Manager

Mark Taylor

Villa **/*, Street *, Mushrif, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Tel: 009**-**-***-****

E mail: oglc83@r.postjobfree.com

Nationality: British

Current location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Profile

• An experienced Manager with broad and extensive business knowledge gained in the construction, manufacturing, finance and ready mix concrete sectors

• A business process expert with good IT insight and project development

• An astute Mechanical Engineer with a proven track record as a Fleet Manager

• Passionate about achieving results and improvements in business effectiveness by combining analytical and data handling expertise with an eye for detail

• Adopts a collaborative management style providing firm inspirational leadership, acting as a mentor to others and encouraging individual and team involvement and development

• Develops creative and innovative solutions to problems and system design

• Seeking a new challenge as a General Manager, Fleet Manager, Operations Manager, Scaffolding or any other management position, in any business sector or location

Selected Achievements

• Managed within a major ready mix concrete operation, contributing to the achievement of high growth from 25 km3 to 400 km3 per month over an eight-year period (2002-2008)

• Developed an impressive list of business management and analytical systems enabling strategic and operational modelling, resulting in profitability improvements. These include financial, sales, marketing, and enterprise applications

• Assisted materially in Documenting and compilng a submission to the Dubai Government, winning the annual Quality Award for business excellence. I also received the Stevie International Award for the most innovative and efficient IT department

• Developed an effective Asset Utilisation Model aligning vehicle assets to product demand, leading to increased truck mixer utilisation of 89% and adoption of a modelling tool for strategic development of the business including location and number of batching plants

Career History

2002 – 2010 Operations Manager/ Director Unibeton Ready Mix

• Supported business growth by improving customer service and effective customer relationship management, including the introduction of timed deliveries and increased transparency to enhance the reputation of the company

• Built a strong relationship with the developers of the Palm project in Dubai at an early stage, exploring environmentally friendly supply options before establishing a large ready mix plant on site

• Maintained close liaison with customers, promoting supply chain strength, price and quality advantages and advising options for delivery including pumps

• Developed a cutting-edge Fleet Management System for operation and maintenance of 320 truck mixers and 80 pumps, improving vehicle performance and cost efficiency

• Successfully supplied complex deliveries including a record-breaking 16 km3 continuous pour for the Landmark Tower in Abu Dhabi and 20 km3 in 30 hours for the Spiral Tower in Dubai

• Designed a world-class vehicle tracking system that measures productivity and documented optimising processes for monitoring, analysing and identifying opportunities for improvement

• Identified innovative and creative solutions to operational issues including a truck-based display enabling quality approval by the client on site thereby avoiding taking large samples

• Created the unique MARS marketing and research system that monitors projects in the potential market and evaluates ongoing market share performance in a defined sector

• Created a customer portal so clients could order material on site and track delivery progress

• Developed a business intelligence model that predicted a downturn in volumes, drawing on excellent data presentation and analysis skills

• Resolved problems with formwork / Scaffolding collapse by developing a design and pressure model for placement of thixotropic self-compacting concrete

• Promoted to Operations Director in 2008 in recognition of contribution to business success

1999 – 2001 Financial & Administration Manager FinaSol

• Managed the accounting function for this banking organisation supporting communities in South Africa and reporting to the USA International Development Fund

• Supported the development of business strategy and created a financial model for analysing the “what if” scenario for franchise banking

1995 – 1999 Certified Financial Planner ABSA Bank

• Advised high net worth clients on financial exposure and planning, winning the Liberty Life Broker Award for selling most investments in 1997

1980 – 1995 General Manager Intake Quarries

• Promoted to General Manager of the 1 Million tpa quarry after starting scheduling deliveries followed by a successful period in sales operating primarily in the road construction market

Education and Training

FILPA – Certified Financial Planner - 1997

B. Compt. (Accounting science degree – 1995)

Dip. Mech. Eng. (Diploma mechanical engineering) – 1992

B. Ag. Mgt. (Agricultural Management degree – 1978)

Fleet Planning Maintenance & Management – IIR – 2006

Leadership & Team Building – 2007

Languages – English, Afrikaans and Zulu

References

Available upon request

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