Greater Leicester Area
Strategic transformation leader with 30+ years’ experience delivering large-scale, high‑complexity change across global supply chains. I specialize in turning complex operational, IT, digital, and organizational challenges into sustainable, high‑performing realities. With more than 7,600 programmes delivered globally, I’ve built a career grounded in precision, execution, and the development of high‑performing teams. Today, I help organizations navigate the intersection of technology, people and operational delivery — shaping Digitalisation roadmaps, steering P&L-positive transformation, and influencing C‑suite decisions on strategy, innovation, sustainability and customer experience. My work extends across Europe, APAC and the Americas, with deep experience in Retail, FMCG, JIT, Home Delivery and Automotive. Whether leading integration programmes, driving global partnerships, or accelerating project delivery cycles, I focus on clarity, momentum and measurable value creation I’m passionate about building capability-rich teams, championing a culture of continuous improvement, and ensuring that complex change lands smoothly for colleagues and customers. Specialisms: • Programme & Portfolio Leadership (7,600+ programmes) • Digitalisation & Next‑Gen Supply Chain • IT Strategy, WMS/ERP, BI Platforms • Business Turnaround & Transformation • High‑Performance Team Leadership • C‑Suite Stakeholder Influence • Sustainability & Innovation Thought Leadership
Taken over the responsibility for IT in the Tradeteam division of DHL Supply Chain UK&I
Key Achievement(s) Developed & delivered a concept of shared service for central IT project management into the wider Supply Chain business from concept to a level of maturity. Focused around the pillars of Project Management, Implementation, Configurations, Technical project management & centralised testing & training
Key Achievement(s) Revised & re-developed IT BD sales collateral & created training programme for UKIN BD colleagues. Supported & assisted through peer review & management some of the latest project deployments in the AIL BU – JLR & Lear & Leoni Created & manage the Connexions compliance programme for the sub region for IT sector Responsibilities Responsible for IT BD, Innovation & Business Intelligence across all BU’s throughout the sub region of UKIN Small budget responsibility as single member in team Responsible for strategy for UKIN IT Business Intelligence Strategy, creation, defining, building & deployment with senior stakeholder Sub-regional lead for EMEA ITBD LB – cross region leadership board for ITBD
• 12 month assignment for major DIY plc. on large scale programme management / recovery of ailing projects shrouded in failure & cost over runs budget of approx. £20.2m: o Took projects (SAP, WMS & Oracle) through halting, re-plan, re-submission to group plc. board for additional funding, and then onto deployment over multi year plans o Delivered upgrade version of RCC WMS solution with a faultless record and no business impact o Delivered re-location & re-implementation of contingency WMS into new RDC location with no impact to business, delivered on time & on budget o Delivered numerous RCC deployments on time & on budget o Taking RDC solution through workshop requirements validation, design, build, testing & deployment o Management of programme risk & issue plans with centralized reporting into corporate PMO function o Working with & management of major 3rd party vendors to time, cost & quality plans for off shore development of technology platform & integrated SIT & UAT activities • 3 month assignment for major plc on pre-acquisition due diligence & programme management for potential European acquisition of circa £25m: o Programme managed 3 x projects ranging from brand acquisition, new product launch, e-retail / fulfillment system design, implementation and operations. o Managed a tax-restructuring project for major high street plc to relocate major elements of supply chain & design elements to Asia to better ensure usage of tax allowances. • Ongoing assignment to provided advice & guidance on the complete of 5 year strategic plan for diverse training and e-learning business: o To provide advice & consultancy on 5 year £30m exit plan for institutional / trade sale. o Asses incumbent staff with view for growth & suitability. • 2-month interim assignment for major food plc. in relation to inbound & outbound production issues & central despatch challenges: o Evaluate recent system implementation and develop a plan for re-configuration
•Engaged to develop the business on rapid expansion plans, to double the profitability in 3 years •Responsible for overall business of day to day activities of operations, sales & marketing, OH&S, People & Culture, business development and solutions design, with full P&L responsibility of circa $100m turnover, showing $18.9m EBIT •Developed 3 year strategy and gain group board support and sign off to this plan •Took in additional responsibility for Group IT and associated budget as CIO for the Group. Having developed a 3 – 5 year IT strategy for the whole group •Had 11 direct reports who in turn had 850 personnel reporting through them. •Developed and deployed the marketing program for the Costa Logistics business and engaged this through speeches and interviews with industry press and national press to raise awareness of the business. •Drove the acquisition strategy for the logistics business and set the pace •Developed with sales and business development strategy for the logistics business with the GM Business Development and secured a sales pipeline of circa $25m from zero in 4 months, with a sales conversion rate of 23.4% and a sales cycle time of 45 days to contract •Delivered through the management of the implementation team a full WMS (Manhattan) system upgrade to include the deployment of billing module and also the SCI analytics module (first in southern hemisphere) •Delivered a record profit year in 2008/2009 financial year of $18.2m EBIT, with the business on track to deliver another record profit year of $18.5m EBIT. •New business won and existing is delivering circa 21% EBIT (Net) •Sat on group synergies board, took responsibility for 5 x sectors of savings to be delivered across the group. Final result for FY10 equated to $8.3m savings starting from zero •Developed and enhanced OH&S, People First and Safety programs in logistics division