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Martin Osborne

Martin Osborne

New Malden,Surrey

Summary

MSc Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Highly motivated and results driven professional with over 15 years shipping and forwarding experience of sales, marketing, product, procurement and operations covering: business strategy, supplier and customer relationships, negotiating contracts, and driving cost-effective management of multimodal logistics.

Analytical in my approach towards strategic planning, purchasing and continuous improvement in a collaborative group and country team matrix environment. Maintaining compliance with industry regulations. Focused on achieving high standards of operational efficiency and driving business objectives.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Global Freight & Logistics Manager

Safran
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
06.2025 - Current
  • Change Management: Collins divestiture to Safran.
  • £25m Catagory Spend. Warehousing, air/ocean freight, and UK/European transport.
  • Guarantee supply and quality; shape category strategies.
  • Lead tenders, analysis, negotiation strategies, procurement readiness, and excellence.
  • Lock in strong contracts, and elevate supplier performance.
  • Innovate through supplier collaboration.

Global Logistics Procurement Manager

Pentagon Freight Services (Contract)
London., England
03.2024 - 02.2025
  • Business Process Transformation prior to JAS acquisition.
  • Develop and implement global supply chain strategies (multimodal)
  • P&L: Optimise performance and reduce costs. Analytical reporting.
  • Supplier relationship management. Procurement.
  • Customer tender solutions and RFQ's -Oil and Gas, Renewables and Mining.
  • Project Management. Digital solutions, performance and compliance.
  • Marketing: Market Reports and Product offering - Communications for Internal/External digital platform.

Global Logistics Development Manager

Finlays
London, England
11.2020 - 12.2023

£70 million turnover (Beverages). Ocean, Air, Transport and Warehousing.

  • Global Ocean/Multmodal Procurement. Supply Chain Value stream analysis. Cost savings through improved multimodal processes and supplier negotiations. Strategic and tactical performance.
  • Marketing Reports and Communications - Internal/External Monthly.
  • Customer business development.
  • Monthly/Quarterly KPI Reviews with global stakeholders internal/external. Continuous Improvement initiatives. Contracting compliance: MSA, SLA, SOP and RFQ's.
  • Country site visits: Kenya and USA to review multimodal operations.
  • New business initiatives, project and change management.

UK Gateway Operations Manager

DHL Global Forwarding
London, United Kingdom
02.2016 - 10.2020
  • LCL Operations, Warehousing and Customs processes, Led operations team in daily tasks, optimising workflow and increasing efficiency by 20%.

Global Customer Relationship Manager

DHL Global Forwarding
Paris, France
03.2014 - 02.2016
  • Schneider Electric (Technology) Paris & Singapore. Global accountability for relationship management, P&L and performance. Euro 52m Airfreight/10,000 TEU Ocean customer.
  • Product and Value Added Service customer workshops with Product & Marketing.
  • Transactional escalations and strategic thinking to optimise supply chain performance.
  • Supplier procurement and service delivery against tender, budget and KPI targets.
  • Monthly/ quarterly country visits/reviews/workshops with regional heads and exec committee to improve performance/align strategy to provide productivity savings and deliver on initiatives.
  • · Weekly demand planning/forecasting. Increase value added services to meet targets.
  • · Direct and support DHL Regional and Country management teams in EMEA, America’s and Asia Pacific to achieve established goals and strategic business plans.
  • · Project management. Understand customer buying cycles, customer/supplier relationships at all management levels.

Ocean Freight LCL Product Head

DHL Global Forwarding
London, United Kingdom
01.2010 - 03.2014
  • Management and development of the UK Ocean LCL Product and services worldwide
  • P&L, Budget and Marketing Plans. Customer/Supplier relationships/ Procurement/KPI's.
  • Product development, sales training, marketing promotions/campaigns/communication.
  • Customer visits with sales, product specialisation. Marketing and Pricing Sales Guides.

Sales Development Manager

DHL Global Forwarding
London, United Kingdom
11.2007 - 12.2009
  • Hunter role/ Key Account management. Consulting SCM with £25m sales pipeline. Retail, technology and manufacturing. Awarded 1st place Ocean and 2nd Airfreight national sales.

Analyst/Staff Writer- Asia

Containerisation International
London
01.2007 - 10.2007
  • Global International Trade Business Publication
  • Research, Writing news and features on Asia
  • Intergovernmental bodies and policy reviews
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Shippers, Forwarders, Carriers, Port and Rail Authorities

Business Development Manager-EMEA

Bax Global
London
05.2005 - 12.2006
  • Consultative Hunter role/Ocean support for UK sales.
  • Won the Dyson account Euros 2m

MA International Relations

London Metropolitan University
London
09.2004 - 05.2005
  • International trade and politics

General Sales, Global Account and Trade Management

Mediterranean Shipping Company
Ipswich, Suffolk
06.1998 - 07.2004

Education

Business Strategy and Financial Performance

INSEAD
France
2024

Certificate - PRINCE2 Project Management

QA
London, ENG
2023

Organisational Leadership

Cranfield University
Cranfield, CBF
2021

Master of Science - Purchasing & Supply Chain Management

London Metropolitan University
London, ENG
2010

Master of Arts - International Relations

London Metropolitan University
London, ENG
2005

Skills

  • Process development
  • People development
  • Team empowerment
  • Agile methodologies
  • Operational evolution
  • Business development
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Performance tracking and evaluation
  • Business plans
  • Product Marketing
  • Relationship development
  • Client contract negotiations
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Project management

Affiliations

  • Vice chair surface policy group. BIFA (British International Freight Association).
  • Committee Member British Coffee Association
  • Member of the UK Tea Association

Timeline

Global Freight & Logistics Manager

Safran
06.2025 - Current

Global Logistics Procurement Manager

Pentagon Freight Services (Contract)
03.2024 - 02.2025

Global Logistics Development Manager

Finlays
11.2020 - 12.2023

UK Gateway Operations Manager

DHL Global Forwarding
02.2016 - 10.2020

Global Customer Relationship Manager

DHL Global Forwarding
03.2014 - 02.2016

Ocean Freight LCL Product Head

DHL Global Forwarding
01.2010 - 03.2014

Sales Development Manager

DHL Global Forwarding
11.2007 - 12.2009

Analyst/Staff Writer- Asia

Containerisation International
01.2007 - 10.2007

Business Development Manager-EMEA

Bax Global
05.2005 - 12.2006

MA International Relations

London Metropolitan University
09.2004 - 05.2005

General Sales, Global Account and Trade Management

Mediterranean Shipping Company
06.1998 - 07.2004

Business Strategy and Financial Performance

INSEAD

Certificate - PRINCE2 Project Management

QA

Organisational Leadership

Cranfield University

Master of Science - Purchasing & Supply Chain Management

London Metropolitan University

Master of Arts - International Relations

London Metropolitan University
Martin Osborne