Duncan B.

Contract Logistics BD | Consumer, Healthcare, Automotive, Defence & Aerospace | Warehouse & Transport Solutions | Driving New Business & End‑to‑End Supply Chain Solutions | Tender & Bid Response Management

Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

About

I specialise in helping businesses design and scale innovative, sustainable contract logistics and 3PL solutions across the UK and Europe. With 20+ years leading business development, commercial strategy, and customer transformation initiatives, I bring deep expertise in consumer, white goods, e‑commerce, retail, transportation, and multi‑site warehousing operations. My approach blends experience led insight with hands‑on operational understanding—allowing me to shape solutions that reduce cost, improve service, and deliver measurable value. Key strengths include: • Contract logistics strategy & solution design • 3PL contract development (multimodal, warehousing, fulfilment) • Commercial growth & customer acquisition • Sustainable logistics innovation • Bid management, high impact collateral and presentations • Stakeholder leadership up to C‑suite I’m passionate about helping organisations transform their supply chains to meet the challenges of growth, resilience, and sustainability. **Check out my Linkedin Groups and Forums established in the early 2000s these have grown in to great communities for connecting and networking with industry experts**

Experience

  • General Manager Business Development at Kuehne+Nagel
    Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Head of Sales at AWL (ALCONBURY WESTON LIMITED)
    Jun 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Sales Director whichwarehouse at whichwarehouse
    Oct 2019 - Jun 2020 · 9 mos

  • Senior General Manager Business Development at Yusen Logistics (Europe)
    Sep 2016 - Sep 2019 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    General Manager Business Development - Responsible for solutions development for 3PL asset based logistics in the UK. A specific sector focus on supporting White Goods manufacturers and wholesalers with appliance warehousing and delivery. We have developed a bespoke Appliance Network focussed on minimising appliance handling or touches, leading to Industry leading levels or delivery service and product protection. Yusen's inhouse Appliance network already represents a large range of the UK's top 25 manufacturers with Yusen handling over 20% of the UK market's white goods units each year and growing.

  • Business Development Director - whistl at Whistl
    Jul 2012 - Dec 2015 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Business Development Director - Responsible for solutions development for 3PL ecommerce, transportation and warehouse. Covering contract distribution, full load transportation, warehouse, crossdock, projects and ecommerce.