Andrew Ainscough
New Brighton,Wirral
Summary
An enthusiastic and dedicated senior professional Contract manager with extensive experience in the driving forward of projects through effective partner, channel and client account management. Highly proficient in the area of managed outsourced contract delivery, with the proven ability to identify client requirements and offer suitable solutions. Utilises excellent communication skills to build beneficial relationships, adopting a confident approach to stakeholder management. A confident and commercially astute manager with excellent staff leadership skills with the ability to achieve and exceed targets throughout all areas of accountability.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Contract Manager
XPO Logistics
01.2009 - Current
- Main duties in line with previous role within XPO Logistics with the following additional responsibilities.
- Providing additional cover for the Management teams within the Northwest region including the contract sites and the regional depot.
- Essity Hygiene Products
Contract Manager
XPO Logistics
01.1997 - Current
- Main focus of the role to manage the Essity account, which are worth in excess of 3 Million per Anum, in line with levels set, which involved organising deliveries to DC’s within the UK and also to various distributor’s.
- Managing deliveries through the use of our own vehicles and external hauliers in a pressured and fast moving environment.
- Accountable for setting up the contract from scratch inputting effective processes, running of contract on a daily basis and maintaining strong working relationships with the customer.
- Providing a main point of contact for the customer utilising personal skills to build up a relationship of trust over the years enabling the effective running of the contracts.
- Overseeing the delivery of all elements within required health and safety standards exceeding stringent standards where possible.
- Responsible for the performance of the contract through constant monitoring, producing KPI`S, managing subcontracting staff with full budgetary control.
- Playing a key role in management meetings setting and agreeing budgets and working with legal specialists.
- Providing leadership and direction for a team of staff sharing personal knowledge enabling constant performance improvements.
- Management of Subcontractors to ensure sensitive and timed deliveries are adhered too and managing the costs involved.
- Utilising personal knowledge to make effective route planning decisions.
- Management of drivers.
- Control of the working time directive.
- Vehicle servicing plans.
- Tacograph analysis.
- Discipline and time management.
- Load planning.
- Health Safety Management.
- Essity Hygiene Products
Contract Manager
Norbert Dentressangle
01.1997 - 01.2009
- Main focus of the role to manage the professional execution of the Shell account for this organisation in line with levels set.
- Accountable for setting up the contract from scratch inputting effective processes, running of contract on a daily basis and maintaining strong working relationships with the customer.
- Providing a main point of contact for the customer utilising personal skills to build up a relationship of trust over the years enabling the effective running of the contract.
- Overseeing the delivery of all elements within required health and safety standards exceeding stringent standards where possible.
- Responsible for the performance of the contract through constant monitoring, producing KPI`S, managing subcontracting staff with full budgetary control.
- Playing a key role in management meetings setting and agreeing budgets and working with legal specialists.
- Providing leadership and direction for a team of staff sharing personal knowledge enabling constant performance improvements.
- Utilising personal knowledge to make effective route planning decisions.
- Shell Lubricants
Transport Manager
Blok 'N' Mesh
01.1994 - 01.1997
- Responsible for the co-ordination of materials to fulfil customer orders in line with company standards.
- Supervising the loading/unloading and distribution of products to areas across the UK ensuring optimum use of resources available.
- Stock control management.
General Foreman
RV Thomas
01.1985 - 01.1994
- Initially recruited as a Labourer achieving promotion to Foreman responsible for supervising a national contract to exemplary levels of service.
Education
Class 1 - HGV Licence -
A’Levels - Including English and Mathematics
Mosslands
Wallasey, England 09.1981 - 01/1984
Certificate of Professional Competence - Health and Safety
IOSH
Skills
- Word
- Excel
- SAP
- TMS
Key It Skills
- Word
- Excel
- Internet
- AS400
- Outlook
- SAP
Other
Driver; full clean licence
References
Available on request
Hobbies and Interests
- Football
- Walking
- Golf
- Fitness Training
Education And Qualifications
- Certificate of Professional Competence (International)
- IOSH - Certificate in Health and Safety
- Class 1 - HGV Licence (1989)
- 6 O’Levels - Including English and Mathematics (1984)
Personal Information
Health Status: Excellent; non-smoker
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Contract Manager
XPO Logistics
01.2009 - Current
Contract Manager
XPO Logistics
01.1997 - Current
Contract Manager
Norbert Dentressangle
01.1997 - 01.2009
Transport Manager
Blok 'N' Mesh
01.1994 - 01.1997
General Foreman
RV Thomas
01.1985 - 01.1994
A’Levels - Including English and Mathematics
Mosslands
09.1981 - 01/1984
Class 1 - HGV Licence -
Certificate of Professional Competence - Health and Safety
IOSH