Simon Griffiths

Nuneaton, CV** *PQ (looking for a permanent position & willing to relocate)

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PROFILE

An enthusiastic, highly respected, loyal, experienced and dedicated General, Site, Operations, Warehouse ( + fully automated), Logistics professional, seeking a new challenge within a fast paced supply chain environment. Having gained experience within, contract managed 3PL, Contract packing, X Dock Operations, Government, Life Science, Engineering, Automotive manufacturing, Food, E-Commerce, Bonded products, FMCG and Finance. With over twenty years of senior management experience. I am looking to further enhance my personal development and collaboration within a stable and successful organisation. To progress my own career, whilst acting as an advocate of continuous improvement and process implementation. Inspires and champions employee engagement, empowerment, motivation, pushing boundaries and not afraid to challenge the norm.

TECHNICAL SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS

Advanced Diploma in Purchasing & Supply Chain (CIPS level 5). IOSH Managing safety, Higher National Diploma in mechanical engineering (HND). Management Diploma (ILM level 3). Internal Audit Certificate (DHL), Food Hygiene Certificate (level 3), Wine diploma (Cape Wine Academy), Microsoft office programs, (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, VISIO). ERP/WMS - Delta, Unison, Oracle, Jira, Manhattan, SAP, JDA, Blue Yonder, Redprairie discrete/dispatcher, THINK, AS400 voice, Glovia. Graduated from secondary school with 6 GCE ‘O’ levels all A, and B grade.

CAREER HISTORY

Oct 2022 – April 2023 Site Operations Manager AMCO Ltd, Coventry

Joined the company with overall responsibility for the new warehouse implementation, and change management lead (140,000 sqft) within the Leadec manufacturing site, WMS, racking design, floor utilisation, resource planning, MHE and process control, for automotive (Radical Cars, Bentley, JLR sequencing) and multi-user.

General management responsibility for P&L, reviewing workloads and manpower to ensure targets are achieved and exceeded, MHE costs, resource planning, space management,

setting up and monitoring stock integrity, receiving, pick & despatch reports, setting up and monitoring charge reports, monthly invoicing, costings for business units, ensuring health and safety regulations adherence and compliance, implementing of new contracts and charging agreements, process confirmations, 5s, Action Turbos, KPI’s, Business Improvement Matrix (BIM), implementation of a robust training program for new starters.

Jul 2022 – Sep 2022 Project Manager Guardian Warehousing Ltd, Birmingham (Contract)

Joined the company on an open ended contract (PAYE) to support the warehouse with the implementation and solution design for Vibrant Foods circ £5.1m per year of package food products for Supermarket chains, Tesco, ASDA, M&S, Ocado, Morrisons and independents. Contract ramp out for inbound (20 loads), Picking (22,000 cases), despatch (25 loads) daily.

Overall implementation and change management project responsibility for:

Full management for the transfer of legacy stock from Eddie Stobard Logistics circ 30,000 pallets:

Warehouse design, racking, data points/administration areas, staging, marshalling and despatch/marshalling.

Profile mapping and master data interpretation for specific bulk and case pick locations, and replenishment.

Creation and implementation of all operational SOP’s for Inbound, Goods in, Receiving, Putaway, Full pallet pick, Case pick, System directed putaway, Pick walks, Marshalling, Despatch, Cycle counting, QA investigations procedures and escalation, Administrative functionality.

Nov 2020 – Apr 2022 Fulfilment Manager – Multi Site (Contract) UK Health Security Agency (Grade 7) – National Testing Programme Supply and Logistics (Profile recently featured in the UKHSA – Supply Chain Logistics National News Letter)

Recruited by the now Director initially to assist in the coordination of all site stakeholder activities including but not limited to, inbound stock (LFD/PPE), putaway, pick/pack activities with the contracted 3PL (Wincanton) reporting on time in full inbounds, trailer fill from suppliers, inventory integrity, and outbound demand risks.

Later project managed the transferal of overspill stock from Wincanton Doncaster to Wincanton Hams Hall (5000 pallets). Apr 2021 Opened a new Iron Mountain site in Heywood where I oversaw the transfer of all UK PCR obsolete/expired stock from multiple (x11) PCR kitting sites (DHL, Kuehne+Nagel, Clipper Logistics and Uniserve) simultaneously, (26,000 pallet capacity).

July 2021 Opened the White Hart Triangle Iron Mountain site in Thamesmead (14,000 pallet capacity).

Oct 2021 Promoted to Fulfilment Manager with General management responsibilities (Home Channel & OLT Channel) and opened the new Whistl (Paragon) 3pl site (900,000 sqft,) in Lutterworth with two direct reports, with total responsibility for managing capacity planning (inbound, storage, outbound) and fulfilment of LFD & PCR test kits to service demand for Home Channel supply stream whilst managing non DC sites (x 3 – listed above) and having shared responsibility for the OLT channel demand (Care Homes – parcel deliveries) at DHL Brackmills site (Northampton)

Reporting OTIF and taking pro-active action to mitigate risk in supply (non-shipments, short ships)

Stock fill reporting, integrity (reporting to the National Audit Office) and demand planning (inbound/outbound)

Expert knowledge within the LFD/PPE environment and the go to person for information sharing

Weekly Ops update with 3PL’s and UKHSA commercial, site stock forecast, issues, resolutions, risks, capacity plan

Daily meetings to plan inbound/outbound requirements with 3PL and additional information re disposition stock process

Advising on best practice, cost effective storage and transport solutions, SLA adherence and stakeholder management to all testing sites within area of responsibility

Overall responsibility for reporting with full traceability of all non active stock regularly to The National Audit Office (NAO) showing status for potential disposition awaiting sign off by the Cabinet Office (aprox £260mil)

2021 OTIF to 99.7% through successful relationships management with 3pl partners circ 7.5 mill test kits p/day.

2021 annual spend within responsibility of circ £53mil in storage and transport cost through multi-site operations.

Jun 2020 – Nov 2020 Hub Senior Manager DPD UK (Contract)

As a crucial member of the management team I oversee the smooth running of the Oldbury (3rd largest in Europe) sortation hub operation. My main key responsibilities are managing a large group of agency and permanent staff driving the delivery of a world beating service (full e-commerce) to customers whilst achieving challenging objectives around Cost, Health & Safety, Security, Productivity and Transport.

Managing P&L through effective planning, ability to unload (400+ vehicles per night) and load/unload 230 vehicles simultaneously, sorting over 480,000 parcels per afternoon/night

Improving the overall support to the Operation whilst concentrating on new and innovative ways of working.

Key responsibilities on productivity, and service levels above 99%.

Mar 2020 – Jun 2020 Site Manager Clipper Logistics Group PLC, Daventry DIRFT (Contract).

Joined company on a contract basis to set up and manage PPE requirement activities (inbound, storage, picking, distribution, retail & e-commerce) on behalf of the NHS (sub contracted from Unipart Logistics). Maintaining critical stock levels and distribution to NHS and private facilities fighting the Covid 19 pandemic.

Overall budgetary responsibility to set up and manage the Daventry 2 warehouse 396,000 sqft, (floor storage) with shared management duties for the Daventry 1 operations and setting up the E-Commerce NHS (PPE) Hub.

Attending daily progress meetings/Skype with senior NHS supply chain stakeholders, army logistics corps senior staff, and Clipper senior management, reporting on potential inbound/outbound, space management, inventory integrity.

Overall responsibility for all site personnel welfare, H&S and staff training and development.

Managing inbound diary and reporting on non-conformance of circ 38 loads / 988 pallets per day.

Reporting new items to be added to the NHS catalogue from international sources for QC sign off and distribution.

Jul 2019 – Feb 2020 Stores, Warehouse & Logistics Manager Carter Retail Equipment, Birmingham (Employment terminated due plant closure and manufacturing out sourced from Turkey).

Manufacture of retail refrigeration equipment (5000 units pa) to national supermarket groups, Tesco, Sainsbury, Morrisons, ASDA, Home Bargains, Target/HEB (US), Coles (Australia).

Overall responsibility for all Stores activities, picking, kitting, seamless movement to specific line laydown points, goods in, receipt, storage (3800 SKU’s, parts, glass, sheet metal, imported doors & frames}, stock consolidation, inventory control, pick speed, parts shortage identification and investigation (8D).

Responsible for all despatch functions, snagging (site reports), spares orders, programme of works orders (parts & cases).

Warehouse management, movement of cases through production to final storage area internal/external.

Calling off of completed/incomplete cases using haulier partners from external storage facilities considering manufacturing and delivery schedule (external storage/transport cost £180,000 pa).

Managing all company logistic functions to and from site, export, import of parts from suppliers, maintaining budgeted non chargeable costs (£10,000 pm).

Attending twice daily manufacturing meetings reporting on all critical part shortages to line, case transfers from external storage facility or delays to the completion area of the site.

Chairing a weekly parts meeting with senior management to discuss recently received customer orders, short term build plan, and current/potential parts shortages effecting delay to build plan (Seiban/BOM), and non OTIF.

Completion of the daily parts shortage report and distribution to the Carter management team.

2019 reduced Stores operating costs by 45% through consolidation of pick locations, obsolete stock disposal, shortage backfill procedures and reporting, multiskilling of operatives, process improvements, and engagement with production.

Oct 2015 – June 2019 Site Manager DHL Supply Chain (reduced JLR production forced redundancy).

Joined DHL Life Science, Banbury (Site manager of Cherwell 1), Site Manager Coventry (Bonded, Multi User, X Dock Operations, PIPP/EPRR). Temperature controlled ambient, refrigerated and frozen medical products, medical device storage, Pick/pack & distribution, change management practitioner.

March 2017 moved to DHL 1st Tier Automotive logistics at Stirling Park feeding JLR Solihull and Jaguar Castle Bromwich plants

Completed the following internal courses: CSCS (Certified Supply Chain Specialist) and CSCM (Certified Supplied Chain Manager) and H & S risk management, Internal auditor qualified (GDP/GMP).

Full responsibility of P&L for both Closed book and Open book contracts within life science sites

Total responsibility for line side KPI’s, misfits, line stops, part shortages, scrap & quality reviews (Automotive)

Fast paced (pick to track side < 4 hours) sequence picking, kitting, delivery to line (Automotive)

Warehouse Operations management, staff management (up to 140 personnel), and the go to person for issue resolutions

Development of project plans to achieve cost effective contracts (closed/open book)

Implementation and training out of OMS (Operations Management System), and CI projects (Gemba, Kaizan,5s, DMAIC, 5y’s), PD’s, process confirmations, process mapping. 1 to 1’s, Informal conversations, resource / productivity reviews.

Account management (open and closed book), budgetary control and profit sharing, KPI’s, (through put, goods in, goods out, total stock holding, inventory accuracy, pick rates, shipping costs, queries, customer complaints.

Discipline investigations and actions (dismissal responsibility), grievance management, Union negotiations / consultations, time management, absence management, productivity, manpower resource planning to meet OTIF deliveries

Quality management system site ownership, Internal / external audit (qualified), CAPA, 8D’s, GMP, and GDP trained, ISO 90001 (QMS) & 45001 (H&S), Risk Assessments, SLAM alerts, Safety Conversations, safe working initiatives and practices

Implementation and tracking of the site improvement plan through CI initiatives and profit share, performance management, and engagement.

2016 achieved service levels for the Corpak contract (Life Science DHL) up from 86.9% to 99.7% through process / communication improvement, and reporting.

Jan 2018 – Jul 2018 Seconded Launch Team (go live), Aston Martin Lagonda (Gaydon),

Jul 2018 – May 2019 Seconded to the Operational Recovery Team at Delphi After Market (Fradley Park), KFC (Rugby), Plastic Omnium (Hams Hall), 3M hubbing operation and managing the site closure (Daventry) and full stock movement to DHL (Rugby).

Nov 2013 ~ Apr 2015 Contract / Operations Manager The Yearsley Group, Birmingham (company restructure forced termination)

Leading the Aldi frozen food operation within a fully automated temperature controlled distribution warehouse (42,000 pallet spaces, 400,000 sqft), maintaining 100% customer service level in distributing 45,000 cases daily (800 pallets), picking and shipping food products to Aldi depots country wide.

Managing a 24/7 operation, 4 shift managers, 12 team leaders, 12 admin staff, and 280 warehouse operatives (pickers, checkers, replenishment personnel, loaders, hygiene operatives etc), mentoring and training.

Daily management of distribution forecasts and manpower scheduling, updating the transport diary insuring trailer availability, inventory investigations, incorrect stock locations, short orders, best before, and damaged stock issues.

Attending weekly review meetings at Aldi HQ in Atherstone to review performance, reporting on stock position, and agreeing outbound activities (short/medium term)

2014 cut operating costs from 35p to 22p per case (Yearsley), through picking / replenishment optimisation and the improvement of pickers contracts.

Oct 2003 ~ Jul 2013 Supply Chain Manager / Specialist Thermo Fisher Scientific (UK)

Joined company as a picker / packer and QA associate. Cold shipment specialist, using specific cold / controlled ambient

pack out instructions, temperature controlled transport and distribution procedures for clinical drugs, adhering to

dangerous goods / controlled drugs, and import / export regulations.

Later managed the supply chain department.

Direct management of the warehouse staff at the Crawley site (19,000 pallet spaces) responsible for the booking in of non clinical material (controlled temperature shippers, caps, bottles, foil, film, etc), and locating into available warehouse space, as well as 3PL storage and call off, QA approval, ensuring GMP / GCP standards, and SOP’s are followed.

Inventory control achieving the highest possible stock turns, just in time (JIT), reporting on potential stock outs, initiating cycle count / lost stock investigations when required.

Working closely with the project management group for new clinical study set up’s, country / client / protocol specific distribution forecasts with the view of achieving on time in full (OTIF) deliveries at all times.

GMP Logistics management maximising cost effective transport requirements / freight charges and bulk temperature controlled global movements, also minimising courier waiting and loading times through outbound shipment segregation.

Reporting on late / incomplete deliveries, and distribution, supplier quality assurance reporting, temperature excursion variances, deviations, and investigations, root cause analysis, and completing corrective action reports where required.

2010 estimated a total saving of over £200,000 in capital expenditure (Fisher) through supply chain lean initiatives.

Improved stock availability from 92% to 98% throughout the proceeding four year period.

Improved on time in full (OTIF) distribution from 92% to 99.7% throughout a rolling 36 month period.

2010 achieved Freight cost savings of £38,000 from £200,050 budget through logistics planning and despatch

Pre 2003

Dec 1989 ~ Oct 2003 Financial Services Industry UK and South Africa

Jan 1985 ~ Dec 1986 Corporal, Technical Services Corps, South African army (National service)

Later seconded to the special reconnaissance division and saw active service as a sniper in the Angolan war

Sep 1981 ~Dec 1989 Workshop Manager Case International Ltd (South Africa)

Joined as an Earth moving equipment mechanic apprentice, later promoted to design, application engineer (Hydraulics)

Promoted to workshop manager, overseeing 18 mechanics and electricians.

Jul 1979 ~ Sep1981 Tool Maker Technician – Quaified, Hellermann Deutsch (UK)

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