Danielle Sowerby

Currently serving as General Manager at Veterans into Logistics. Committed to providing strategic leadership, ensuring the organisation fulfill its mission to support and empower military veterans and their families.

• Develop 12 monthly business plans and 3 - 5 year strategies to present to the board for sign off.
• Ensure the charities governance is compliant.
• Oversee financial management, working closely with the book keeper and accountants to produce monthly P&L reports, identify variances and present clear financial insights to the Board.
• Ensure adherence to procurement and governance policies, including multi-quote supplier processes and annual cost reviews to maintain best value and cost control.
• Lead fundraising, partnership development and commercial engagement with logistics companies, training providers, and industry stakeholders.
• Pitch to new partners and patrons, identify and develop leads and secure employment opportunities for HGV-trained veterans.
• Manage and support office and operational teams, holding weekly meetings, setting performance expectations, and ensuring effective cross-team collaboration.
• Handle performance management, disciplinaries, and employee relations, liaising with HR specialists (Peninsula) on complex workforce matters.
• Work alongside Veteran Leads in prison settings to support rehabilitation and transition of ex-offenders into logistics employment.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with employer partners and clients to ensure successful veteran placements and long-term engagement.
• Manage complaints and sensitive cases professionally protecting the charity’s reputation and stakeholder confidence.
• Act as the charity's ambassador, raising awareness of veteran employment initiatives within logistics sector.

• Consultant for Structural Engineers & Technicians
• Updating the database
• Calling candidates
• Creating and Advertising jobs
• Sourcing candidates
• Formatting CVS
• Contacting Clients to get jobs off them
• Interviewing Candidates
• Updating/Maintaining databases
• Mailshots Showing protentional jobs and candidates

• Liaise with the client (Senior Medical Staff e.g. Surgeon's)
• Arrange and attend regular progress meetings and prepare reports for the hospital board
• Co-ordinate training for the use of equipment with the end users  Setup design stage meetings and take minutes
• Hold regular update meetings with the client to ensure they know what will be taking place that week.
• Look into problems while trying to find solutions
• Issue and review compensation events (P21 projects)
• Provide Risk Registers

• Procurement of subcontractors.
• Taking off quantities from construction drawings.
• Liaising with site managers.
• Assisting the Senior QS with the valuation of variations to subcontract orders.
• Negotiations with subcontractors to ensure budgets are not exceeded.
• Chair pre-contract start meetings,
• Managing budget, Monitoring variations, Preparation of monthly valuations
• Produce subcontract final accounts
• Assist with producing CVR's.