Supply Chain Management

Shawn Holdaway

Farnborough, Hampshire.

Phone: 077**-******

Email: *****.********@***.***

Profile

A Logistics and Supply Chain professional who has lead Teams in EMEA, for I.T blue chip

organisations. Developed strategies and implemented positive change to drive improvements

in all key areas. Highly motivated and committed to producing high quality results. Extensive

experience in outsourcing and the Management of start-ups and step change performance.

Achievements

• Outsourced European Network of Same day Courier, Overnight and Freight Services.

• Outsourced European strategic Stocking Locations.

• Reduced UK Inventory value by $13M maintaining Customer LOS / LOA.

• Implemented Repair and Manufacturing Plant which increased product output by 60%

within 5 months (Flextronics Budapest)

• Project Management and performed Consultancy services to Industry Partners.

• Integrated new planning system within EAF Supply Chain (ACAL holdings PLC)

Career History

Global Planner

EAF Supply Chain (Part of ACAL Holdings) 2009 - Current

Achievements and Responsibilities

• Procurement recommendation for Global Distribution Centres and contracts

• Recommend spare parts holdings for contracts, general demand and future bids

• Repair Vendor - Supplier Management (Including price quotation matrix)

• Daily Logistics / Planning work queue management

• Manage scale downs / de-installs and burn off of excess inventory holdings

• Analyse demand forecast trends / contracted holdings / missed sales opportunities

• Lifecycle management of repairable and end of life product

• Purchase order expedition and backorder review

• Sales backorder reporting and fill recommendation

• Prioritise critical shortage items – redefine holdings as necessary to provide support

• Improve stock availability and reduce unnecessary inventory holding

• Provide report data for Management KPI’s

Global Logistics and Inventory Planner

Sun Microsystems 2003 – 2009

Achievements and responsibilities

• Developed and Managed Global Repairers of Products and suppliers

• Implemented Life Cycle strategies of Products

• Provided weekly Risk Management reporting at Director level

• Implemented Stock Management and Inventory Calculator tool

• Managed Budgets and initiated procurements of all recommended Inventory

• Increased level of service and availability from 78% to 98%

Northern Europe Logistics Country Lead

StorageTek (Storage Technology Corporation) 1998

- 2003

Achievements and responsibilities

• Managed 8 Countries across Northern Europe (as above)

• Develop a central stocking location (European Spares Centre) to feed

Inventory to all European Countries

UK Logistics Team Lead

StorageTek (Storage Technology Corporation) 1997

- 1998

Achievements and responsibilities

• Managed the UK Logistics operation and Country Warehouse locations

• Managed the Technical Services and Education Centre to provide Product

Training to Engineers and Customers

• Managed Freight, Distribution and Storage Locations

• Standardised Inventory Deployment verses contracted Customer level of

Service

• Budgets for Headcount, Operating costs, P&L, Inventory

• Outsourced the UK Strategic stock locations, same day courier and overnight

services with a cost saving of

• Management reporting at Director level

• Achieved ISO registration for UK Logistics operation.

UK Logistics Analyst

StorageTek (Storage Technology Corporation) 1996

– 1997

• Presented with a Masters Club Award for reducing inventory by $1.9m whilst

maintaining level of Service

Trainee Technician

StorageTek (Storage Technology Corporation) 1995

- 1996

Achievements and responsibilities

• Testing new and second user equipment

• Quality sign off and validation of warranty assurance

• De-manufacture of second user equipment for spares use

UK Warehouse Manager

Storage Technology Corporation 1990

– 1995

UK Logistics Co-ordinator

Storage Technology Corporation 1985

- 1990

Engineering

Aluminum Alloys Fabrications Ltd (Alifabs)

Apprentice Engineer - Fully Skilled Engineer 1981 – 1985

Additional Skills and Training

Standards of Business conduct, Cultural Awareness, Cross border compliance, Data

Protection, Outsourcing, Supplier Management.

Word & Excel. Pivot tables and V-Lookups. Powerpoint, SAP. Xellus.

Brooklands Technical College

Practical and advanced electronics stages 1 & 2

Further Education

Brooklands Technical College, Weybridge, Surrey. 1986-1988

Interest and activities

Cycling, Walking, Cooking, Football, Motor Sports particularly F1.

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