Stuart Perry

In this role I Assumed responsibility for Transport and Distribution in UK, managing £5m budget. I oversaw the Transport Manager at Gravesend and Wakefield sites, ensuring operational efficiency. I Also directed Moove's UK third-party logistics operations to enhance service delivery.

• Managed inbound and outbound distribution processes to optimise flow.
• Ensured compliance with transport safety regulations to mitigate risks.
• Focused on delivering service excellence, prioritising on-time and in-full performance.
• Developed systems that improved operational efficiencies across transport functions.
• Defined and implemented processes in Transport and Distribution to standardise practices.

Reporting to the General Manufacturing Manager, I was responsible for the management of warehouse operations in this lubricants manufacturer and distributor.

In this role I engaged with an initial team of 30 to bring efficiencies through training, process and mentoring. I was instrumental in implementing the manufacturing apprentice programme, successfully recruiting and mentoring two apprentices from GSCE to degree level.

In this time I was seconded to the project team delivering an ERP implementation that saw the delivery of a homogenised system (SAP4HANA) across multiple sites throughout Europe.

My focus was Warehousing, Manufacturing and Quality.I engaged with internal and external stakeholders to deliver a reliable, sustainable and replicable solution that brought efficiencies in process and people.

• Managing resource to budget, delivering improvements in resource and cost savings
• Ensuring a safe working environment in accordance with SSHE policies and procedures
• Managing manual handling equipment contract and maintenance
• Managing inventory and finished stock counts for year-end financial accounting
• Management reporting through KPI
• Team development – Succession planning
• Facilitator for the Moove attitudes, delivering training to multiple employees from all departments in over 30 sessions.
• Change management using lean principles
• UK's leading Lubricants manufacturer and distributor.

Reporting to the Operations Director, I am responsible for the management of warehouse operations at a multi-process 180,000 sq. ft. facility.

Focusing on delivery, my remit was to manage budgets whilst ensuring the highest service levels are maintained.

• Ensuring all materials are delivered internally (just-in-time) for onward manufacturing processes
• Managing fleet and third-party logistics to ensure final mile global delivery schedules are adhered to
• Managing inventory and stock valuation for year-end financial accounting
• Responsibility for a team of 35 staff across shifts
• Developing and maintaining a robust customer complaint management system
• Management reporting to board level through KPI
• Implementation of new continental shift pattern, including staff consultation
• Responsibility for internal grievance and conflict resolution
• Health and Safety assessment and auditing
• Maintaining management systems (ISO certification and training).
• Continuous improvement through Six Sigma

Reporting to the Head of Planning, I was responsible for managing the warehouse and logistics administration and planning teams whilst working with the software development teams to improve and implement the ERP solution.

Other responsibilities included:

• Working closely with printing, finishing and enclosing departments to ensure materials were distributed to customer and internal SLAs
• KPI reporting on all warehouse activities
• Strategic planning
• Managing administrative staff through a supervisory structure
• Writing development briefs for continuous improvement of the ERP system

Reporting to the Operations Director, I was responsible for the initial set-up and continuous improvement of the stock administration, freight, logistics and fulfilment departments within a new 180,000 sq. ft. facility.

I was also instrumental in implementing the 5Cs programme across the departments.

Other responsibilities included:

• All 3PL programmes across the site
• Logistics supplier relationships across the group
• Stock planning and replenishment
• Freight and logistics estimating
• Web-based fulfilment set-up and development

• Reporting directly to the CEO, I managed the client services team.
• In addition, I interacted on a regular basis with clients, the sales team and other site managers to facilitate workflow across sites and plan resources throughout the group.
• In 2006 I also took on the role of Quality Manager to gain ISO:9001 certification.