Mark Stuart Woodhead

• Lead a multi-site warehouse and logistics operation across Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, overseeing distribution centres, cross-dock facilities and supporting transport operations.
• UK’s leading floorcovering distributor (£581m turnover)
• Scope
• 5 Distribution Centres & 3 Cross-Dock Sites
• 500,000+ sq ft warehouse footprint
• 260+ operational colleagues
• Full regional P&L and operational budget accountability

Key Responsibilities

• Warehouse & Transport Operations Leadership
• Implement cost-saving measures for enhanced financial performance.
• Reduced non-loads to 0.03%.
• Deliver consistent OTIF performance (99.5%) across regional network.
• Oversee circa 14,000 weekly orders across 20,000+SKUs spanning 6 categories, delivering consistent high-volume distribution performance.
• Drive change management programmes for organisational success.
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders to secure business growth.
• Improve team productivity for increased regional performance.
• Monitor health and safety measures for guaranteed compliance.
• Coordinate hiring, recruitment and training strategies
• Organise financial and operational data to help with yearly budgeting and planning.
• Investigate issues affecting group operations, prepare reports and help correct problems.
• Lead end-to-end distribution centre operations, including goods-in, storage, replenishment, picking, packing and dispatch.
• Deliver high levels of throughput, order accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Drive improvements in warehouse productivity, labour utilisation and workflow efficiency.
• Use WMS data and KPIs to optimise performance and capacity.
• Maintain high Inventory & stock control accuracy across all sites.
• Improve warehouse layout and stock flow to maximise efficiency.
• Oversee cross-dock operations, trunking and final-mile delivery coordination to support end-to-end service performance.
• Lead a safety-first culture across all warehouse operations.
• UK Health and Safety Compliance.
• Lead and develop site leaders, managers and operational teams.
• Drive engagement, accountability and performance across the region.

• Assisted in managing warehouse operations across northern network with focus on performance improvement and consistency.
• Standardised processes across multiple warehouse sites to enhance efficiency.
• Supported change management initiatives to improve on-time in-full delivery performance across network.
• Improved site stats and increased cut ratio improving orders out and customer satisfaction.

• Led overall warehouse and logistics operations, improving operational performance and accountability.
• Strengthened health & safety culture and compliance
• Improved operational discipline and leadership structure

• Managed a high-volume distribution centre, responsible for inventory, picking, dispatch and team performance.

• Oversaw warehouse operations to ensure stock accuracy and drive improvements in service delivery efficiency.
• Implemented strategic initiatives that enhanced logistics processes, resulting in streamlined operations.
• Championed team efforts to optimise inventory management, achieving significant turnaround in warehouse performance.