Sam Surasak Corbett
Greater London,United Kingdom
Summary
Supply Chain professional with over 9 years' experience across Technology, FMCG and Pharmaceuticals, specialising in demand planning, S&OP, procurement, inventory management and logistics.
I enjoy improving the way businesses plan. Throughout my career I've built planning processes, improved forecasting, reduced costs and worked closely with Commercial, Finance and Operations teams to make sure everyone is working towards the same plan. I like challenging existing ways of working, simplifying processes and using data to help people make better decisions.
I've worked on projects ranging from building Google's global supply chain control tower, redesigning S&OP processes, moving manufacturing across regions and introducing automation that saves teams time. I'm always looking for better ways of doing things while making sure the basics of supply chain planning are done well.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work history
Head of Logistics & Business Development
The Work Perk
2024.09 - 2026.07
- Lead logistics operations and inventory management across multiple global markets.
- Built the company's Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, introducing a monthly planning cycle bringing together Commercial, Finance and Operations to improve forecasting and financial planning.
- Manage procurement activities and strategic relationships with CEVA Logistics, DHL and GEODIS, ensuring suppliers meet both operational and commercial requirements.
- Improved internal systems by introducing workflow automation, reducing manual tasks and making day-to-day processes more efficient.
- Built a commercial pricing matrix using Excel, allowing the sales team to generate pricing for new markets instantly instead of sourcing quotations each time.
- Led projects including customer portals, marketing platforms, internal dashboards and AI workflow improvements.
- Support new client onboarding and business development.
Supply Chain Manager
Google via Aquent
2023.10 - 2024.09
- Managed demand and supply planning for Google Pixel and ecosystem products across multiple international markets.
- Managed forecasting, CPFR planning and new product launches across assigned countries.
- Led the development of a global Supply Chain Control Tower giving visibility of sell-in, sell-out, purchase orders, allocations and inventory by country, channel and region.
- Used constrained and unconstrained forecasts to identify stock risks, shortages and excess inventory before they impacted customers.
- Led a reporting project comparing multiple financial plans against actual performance across 3, 6 and 12-month timeframes, giving country and channel teams better visibility of forecast accuracy.
- Worked closely with Commercial and Operations teams to improve planning and forecasting decisions.
Global Supply Chain & Logistics Manager
Strides Private Consumer Limited
2022.10 - 2023.10
- Managed the end-to-end supply chain for pharmaceutical and cosmetic products across international markets.
- Reviewed and redesigned the S&OP process, introducing monthly forecast meetings where Commercial forecasts were reviewed alongside Demand Planning to improve forecast accuracy and stock planning.
- Worked with contract manufacturers on capacity planning and material availability, reducing lead times and identifying bottlenecks as the business expanded into new markets.
- Led the transfer of production for key US products from European manufacturing sites to the United States, reducing lead times and lowering logistics costs.
- Introduced new CMOs and logistics partners, reducing costs by 20% on one of the company's highest-selling products through supplier changes and packaging improvements.
Supply Planner
L'Oréal Luxe
2021.06 - 2022.10
- Planned monthly supply cycles for US luxury brands, working closely with Commercial teams to maintain availability.
- Led a project to change how the leadership team reviewed air freight following COVID, creating a strategy that reduced unnecessary air shipments while protecting availability of key products and supporting L'Oréal's sustainability goals.
- Managed supply risks and worked with stakeholders to put mitigation plans in place before issues affected customers.
Supply Chain Manager
Simplehuman UK Ltd
2021.03 - 2021.06
- Managed supply planning, inventory and supplier performance while maintaining product availability during a challenging supply period.
Supply Chain Planner
Vision Direct
2019.11 - 2021.03
- Improved availability of managed brands from 93% to 97%.
- Worked with Procurement, Logistics and Commercial teams to improve supplier performance and introduce alternative freight solutions.
- Maintained OTIF performance and inventory KPIs.
Demand Planner
Primrose (Meika Ltd)
2017.05 - 2019.11
- Validated short and long-term forecasts using SAP (Valogix).
- Built seasonal forecasting models using historical sales data.
- Supported the implementation of FuturMaster, ensuring planning models were tested before going live.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sports Biomedicine and Nutrition
Cardiff Metropolitan University
CardiffSkills
- S&OP
- Demand Planning
- Forecasting
- Inventory Management
- Capacity Planning
- Procurement
- Vendor Management
- CPFR
- Supply Chain Transformation
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Logistics
- Commercial Planning
- Process Improvement
- SQL
- Advanced Excel
- Stakeholder Management
- Data Analysis
Timeline
Head of Logistics & Business Development
The Work Perk
2024.09 - 2026.07
Supply Chain Manager
Google via Aquent
2023.10 - 2024.09
Global Supply Chain & Logistics Manager
Strides Private Consumer Limited
2022.10 - 2023.10
Supply Planner
L'Oréal Luxe
2021.06 - 2022.10
Supply Chain Manager
Simplehuman UK Ltd
2021.03 - 2021.06
Supply Chain Planner
Vision Direct
2019.11 - 2021.03
Demand Planner
Primrose (Meika Ltd)
2017.05 - 2019.11
Bachelor of Science - Sports Biomedicine and Nutrition
Cardiff Metropolitan University