George Inglis
Glenrothes,Fife
Summary
Expert in high-volume materials management and strategic change implementation, with a proven track record in business process analysis and lean manufacturing planning. Skilled in supply chain operations and inventory control, leveraging Sun Sigma methodologies for process improvement. Strong leadership in team development and empowerment, integrating commercial goals with technology strategies. Focused on enhancing operational efficiency through innovative stock control systems and supplier relationship management.
Overview
46
46
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Stores Supervisor
Regenersis / CTDI
Glenrothes, Fife
2009.01 - 2026.02
- Oversaw Goods-In operations across four onsite and three offsite warehouses.
- Developed standard operating procedures and training for Material Services team.
- Created written, pictorial, and video SOPs to support learning initiatives.
- Analysed processes to implement cost-effective improvements.
- Managed Perpetual Cycle Counting for up to 10 customers, achieving over 98% accuracy.
- Built Excel spreadsheets to improve data entry efficiency into CTDI and customer systems.
- Conducted stock checks in UK, Czech Republic, Netherlands, and Poland, preventing inventory losses of 2-5%.
- Reduced stock check duration from three weeks to one day through streamlined solutions.
- Conducted regular stock audits for accurate inventory management.
- Managed and trained staff for better customer service.
- Improved store efficiency by implementing inventory control systems.
- Handled customer complaints effectively, improving brand reputation.
- Stored items securely to minimise risk of loss and damage.
IT Support & Repair / DIY Handyman
Self Employed – Gforce Solutions
Glenrothes, Fife
2008.01 - 2009.01
- Executed general maintenance tasks, including plumbing repairs and electrical troubleshooting.
- Repaired doors and windows to bolster security measures across property.
- Cleaned gutters regularly to mitigate potential water damage risks.
- Installed new light fixtures to improve overall lighting conditions.
- Replaced broken tiles in bathrooms and kitchens to enhance aesthetics.
- Delivered prompt handyman services, boosting tenant satisfaction significantly.
- Trained users on Windows systems to improve computer literacy among clients.
Operational Manager
Sun Microsystems, Linlithgow
Glenrothes, Fife
2007.01 - 2008.01
- Managed complex facility operations, including Receiving, Inspection, Stocking, Kitting, Building, Packing, and Shipping.
- Planned inventory management across Europe, Asia, and China to support global spare parts.
- Executed annual physical inventory at Scotland site, achieving 100% accuracy for four consecutive years.
- Re-engineered business processes using web control documentation to enhance performance and reduce costs.
- Enhanced data quality of Sun identified components for UK ground support.
- Delivered departmental training on business operations and health and safety practices.
- Controlled budget effectively to reduce costs through strategic financial management.
- Coordinated logistics operations for timely product delivery while managing third-party off-site storage.
Inventory Operations Supervisor
Sun Microsystems
Linlithgow, West Lothian
2001.01 - 2007.01
- Managed a complex facility encompassing Receiving, Inspection, Stocking, Kitting, Building, Packing, and Shipping for a high-quality customer service operation.
- Planned and managed inventory across Europe, Asia, and China while supporting global spares.
- Executed annual physical inventory for Scotland site, achieving 100% accuracy over four years.
- Re-engineered business processes with web control documentation, significantly enhancing performance and reducing operational costs.
- Improved data quality of all Sun-identified components through UK ground support.
- Delivered departmental training in business operations and health & safety.
- Controlled costs through effective budget planning and management of variable and fixed expenses.
- Oversaw third-party off-site storage management and associated cost control.
Stand-in Inventory Operational Sup
Sun Microsystems
Linlithgow, West Lothian
2000.01 - 2001.01
- Management of a complex facility covering Receiving, Inspection, Stocking, Kitting, Building, Packing and Shipping for a demanding, technical, quality driven, customer service operation.
- Planning and management of inventory covering Europe, Asia and China along with global support spares.
- Planned and executed the annual physical inventory for the Scotland site. Achieved 100% in the last 4 years.
- Re-engineered business processes through to web control documentation whilst delivering significant improvements in performance, increased efficiency and reduction in operating costs using sigma methodologies.
- UK ground support on improving data quality information of all Sun identified components and products.
- Managed & delivered departmental training of business operation and health & safety.
- Responsible for Cost control/reduction (Budget planning and control, variable and fixed cost management)
- Management of Third Party off site storage and cost control.
- Responsible for data collection and reporting the effects of waste management and disposal to support the Scottish Environment Protection Agency(SEPA)
- Responsible for delivering self and team performance appraisals. Individual operator goals and progression
Stores Controller
Stores Controller. Manpower & Sun Microsystems
Linlithgow, West Lothian
1997.01 - 2000.01
- Responsible for material transfer between Livingston & Linlithgow.
- Data entry of build & kitting requirements.
- Management of Inventory stock levels.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
Production Controller
Production Controller. Coors Ceramics Electronics Ltd
Glenrothes, Fife
1996.01 - 1997.01
- Responsible for implement the required manufacturing modules on to the new UNIX computer system.
- Generate simplistic operational daily, weekly and monthly reports.
- Define order flows on laser / profile, lapping, grinding, silk edging, brite and diamond edging manufacture using basic time in motion..
- Procuring and Scheduling of US based raw materials.
- Reduce order back load and scrap
- Monitored inventory levels, reordered stock when necessary.
- Ensured safety regulations adhered to throughout the manufacturing process.
- Liaised with suppliers for timely delivery of raw materials.
- Developed comprehensive project plans to meet delivery deadlines.
Senior Document Controller
Senior Document Controller. British Gas Transco
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
1994.01 - 1996.01
- Managed a team to data collect all of Scotland's retail & domestic gas supply to support the start up of new shippers of gas..
- Organised on site surveys with Transco engineers.
- Collected information was then transferred to British Gas Head Quarters
- Tracked all incoming and outgoing correspondence, maintaining a clear record of communications.
Technical Sales Engineer
Technical Sales Engineer. Prime Actuator Control Systems
Glenrothes, Fife
1990.01 - 1993.01
- Managed Shell UK and other European & Asian quotation and order requests.
- Produced onshore and offshore quotations from the engineering specification, drawing packages, data sheets and schematics.
- Designed Pneumatic or Hydraulic control systems to support Actuation mechanism.
- Liaised and negotiating with the customer or their representative for the order and change requests.
- Negotiated pricing agreement with supplier material for the duration of the order.
- Managed ongoing Customer specifications and delivery requirements.
- Collaborated closely with engineering team for bespoke product development.
- Resolved customer complaints swiftly, maintaining professional reputation.
Material Controller/Buyer
Material Controller/Buyer. Prime Actuator Control Systems
Glenrothes, Fife
1990.01 - 1990.01
- Designed the production of Oil Industry switching mechanisms.
- Managed Procurement and expediting of raw and assembled units.
- Negotiation of manufacturing set-up pricing and manufacture stock holding agreements.
- Identified potential suppliers, contributing to a diversified supply base.
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers to ensure best prices and terms.
- Developed relationships with key stakeholders which resulted in successful negotiation of contracts.
Senior Production & Material Controller
Senior Production & Material. Controller, Marconi Instruments,
Dalgety Bay, Fife
1983.01 - 1990.01
- Managed the production in Ministry of Defence testing equipment, Oil Refinery Station & PCB testing.
- Supervision of the Production and Stock Control departments along with internal & externals sales.
- Maintaining the management control of the material requirement planning for these business.
- Authorisation of material procurements, production scheduling, budgets and manpower resources
- Reported on all aspects on contracts and budget status under the control of the production and shop floor departments.
Production & Material Controller
Production & Material Controller. Marconi Instruments
Dalgety Bay, Fife
1981.01 - 1983.01
- Managed the production in Ministry of Defence testing equipment.
- Maintaining a documented system which adhered to procedures set up in accordance with BS5750
- Highlighting problematic cases and taking the corrective action for closure.
- Maintaining a control of material requirement planning generated by am MRP system called Protos 2000
- Generated procurement request for material and production
- Conducted regular audits to verify inventory accuracy and compliance with regulations.
- Reduced wastage through diligent monitoring of material usage.
- Updated database regularly to maintain accurate inventory information.
- Ensured smooth production flow with careful inventory management.
- Guaranteed timely production, maintaining accurate bill of materials (BOM) in ERP.
Stores Controller
Stores Controller. Marconi Space and Defence, Hillend
Dalgety Bay, Fife
1980.01 - 1981.01
- All aspects of procurement, purchasing, expediting, and delivery management.
- Co-ordinating and management of raw materials and assembly units.
- Negotiated, setup and supervised pricing, manufacturing and stock holding agreements.
- Carried out market survey for front end projects to establish product conditions and made recommendations to the Product Manager.
- Responsible for the interview, selection, training and system awareness of Graduates on sandwich courses, non certified students and temporary staff in the stores environment.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Consistently arrived at work on time and ready to start immediately.
Education
Ordinary National Certificate - Technical Engineering
Lauder Technical College
Dunfermline, Fife 1979.08 - 1981.08
Skills
- Complex, Low, medium to high-volume, hi-tech materials management
- Experienced Green Belt user of Sun Sigma process analysis and improvement methodologies
- Business process analysis, performance management, re-engineering improvement
- Delivering strategic change – planning and implementation, articulating, communicating and delivering vision, objectives, end point and action plans
- Lean manufacturing planning and control
- Change management – development and implementation of change strategies which integrate commercial goals, business processes, technology and personnel
- Team leadership, empowerment, motivation and development
- Order processing expertise
- Inventory software proficiency
- Knowledge of retail operations
- Returns handling
- Supply chain understanding
- Stock replenishment techniques
- Microsoft office suite proficiency
- Warehouse equipment handling
- Store layout planning
- Management information systems use
- Store layout optimization
- Stock control efficiency
- Materials handling expertise
- Forklift operation
- Staff supervision
- Health and Safety regulations
- Stock control
- Supplier relationship management
- Financial reporting
- Profit and loss understanding
- Staff retention techniques
- Stock control systems
- Staff mentoring
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Performance monitoring
- Record keeping accuracy
- Lifting techniques
- RFID technology usage
- Product knowledge
- Stock management
- Strategic planning
- Inventory control
- Inventory management
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Data analysis
- Database management
- Self-motivation
- Packaging and labeling
Certification
- Qualified Shipper - Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.
- Green Belt within Sun Sigma
- IOSH Working Safely & Directing Safely
- Excel Freight Management Security.
- B1 Counterbalance driver and Supervisor in Lift Truck Awareness
- Scotvec in Design Appreciation, Engineering Principles, General Studies, Manufacturing Processing. Mathematics.
- GCSE 'O' Levels (5) Higher (1)
Accomplishments
Green Belt in Sun Sigma (6 Sigma)
Requested to review a Customer identified loss of £350,000 against lost Hard Drive through the supplier DOA/Defective returns process. I identified the process flaw within the Customers process.
Supported a Stock Count within our Netherland plant were our Customer calculated a value of £250,000 is lost stock. Working with the Customer on their Stock Manager system along with the data provided by our system it was established that the Customer owned us monies.
Identified the flaw with the Beyond Economical Repair process that was resulting in lost of 15000 units the year before.
Identified the flaw in the Customer Yearly Stock Check Process that resulted in a £50,000 loss pay out the previous year.
Identified 3 individuals and trained them in the process of perpetual Cycle Counting and created the required spreadsheet to support the output of the two application that had the ability to adjust remaining daily counts not completed due to holidays, absence and unexpected closure due to weather events.
Timeline
Stores Supervisor
Regenersis / CTDI
2009.01 - 2026.02
IT Support & Repair / DIY Handyman
Self Employed – Gforce Solutions
2008.01 - 2009.01
Operational Manager
Sun Microsystems, Linlithgow
2007.01 - 2008.01
Inventory Operations Supervisor
Sun Microsystems
2001.01 - 2007.01
Stand-in Inventory Operational Sup
Sun Microsystems
2000.01 - 2001.01
Stores Controller
Stores Controller. Manpower & Sun Microsystems
1997.01 - 2000.01
Production Controller
Production Controller. Coors Ceramics Electronics Ltd
1996.01 - 1997.01
Senior Document Controller
Senior Document Controller. British Gas Transco
1994.01 - 1996.01
Technical Sales Engineer
Technical Sales Engineer. Prime Actuator Control Systems
1990.01 - 1993.01
Material Controller/Buyer
Material Controller/Buyer. Prime Actuator Control Systems
1990.01 - 1990.01
Senior Production & Material Controller
Senior Production & Material. Controller, Marconi Instruments,
1983.01 - 1990.01
Production & Material Controller
Production & Material Controller. Marconi Instruments
1981.01 - 1983.01
Stores Controller
Stores Controller. Marconi Space and Defence, Hillend
1980.01 - 1981.01
Ordinary National Certificate - Technical Engineering
Lauder Technical College
1979.08 - 1981.08