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General Manager/Logistics/Materials Manager

General Manager/Logistics/Materials Manager

Work Experience

Director/General Manager with an MBA and over fifteen years senior level experience, encompassing, full P/l accountability for the UK, and overseas manufacturing operations of a $150M US corporation, - seeks challenging Operations Management role in progressive organisation with World Class aspirations.


Extensive General /Manufacturing Management experience with full p/l responsibility.
Strong strategic and analytical abilities with direct change management experience.
Detailed knowledge of Logistics, (SAP Logistics Consultant), Procurement, Lean Manufacturing
Up to date expertise in process improvement and supply chain management
Adaptable and flexible management style with great persuasive and motivational skills


Industry Sector Experience
Aerospace, Machine Tools, Process, Oil and Gas, Electronics Equipment, Precision Sub-Contract Machining, Telecommunications, Automotive, General Manufacturing, IT.


CAREER

GKN Westland Aerospace Ltd (Avonmouth) July 2000 to Jan 2001
£25M –Supplier of composite panels to major aircraft manufacturers including Airbus, Boeing, Roll Royce.
Interim Purchasing Manager
6 month assignment –managing all procurement activities connected with the closure of plant in Avonmouth and the transfer of Airbus, Boeing, Rolls Royce, Pratt & Witney products to other GKN sites in the USA and UK. All materials programmes transferred on time to recipient sites, whilst meeting end customer delivery dates

Remploy Orthotics 2000
£7M Healthcare Business supplying NHS trusts
Interim Performance Improvement Manager
Short assignment to identify constraints to productivity improvements.-put forward a range of recommendations, action plan to B U Directors. Work well received and commended.


Fast Track Consultancy Limited 1999
£10M Business SAP Implementation Consultancy

Deputy Project Manager- for £1.3M programme for specialist automotive manufacturer. Project delivered on time and to budget.
Project Manager- for £0.5M super user and end user training programme for major metals distributor. Project delivered on time and to budget
Pre-Sales Consultant –designing and demonstrating model solutions for the media industry.


121 Consulting Limited 1998
£20M Business SAP Consultancy

Management Consultant, -studied for and qualified as a certified SAP Logistics Consultant. joined.SAP Pre-Sales team developing model solutions for various clients in Manufacturing sector.



Charford Management Consultancy 1991 –end 1997

Management Consultant –World Class Manufacturing
Established independent consultancy for the manufacturing sector. Various Projects including:


Westinghouse Signals Ltd -Electronics Equipment Manufacture
Procurement/Supply Chain –various projects based on a Partnership Sourcing approach to the Supply Chain
Procurement lead time reduced from average of 3 weeks to 2 days.
Production delays caused by Fastener stockouts eliminated.
On time deliveries increased from 55% to 83% in six months.

Production –various projects as PM aimed at improving throughput, and right first time quality.
Introduced SPC concepts, operator training.- Cut rejection rate by 70 per cent in 3 months

Manufacturing Strategy
Change from a traditional Functional, to a Product driven organisation -integrating Procurement, Materials Management and Production activities within one cell.
Cell Strategy introduced for one product, reducing response times for implementing design changes, and changes to customer schedules dramatically.

Ross Valve UK Ltd US-based market leader in manufacture of pilot operated pneumatic control valves
Market research, analysis and evaluation of market opportunities for the development of the UK Company.

Presented a comprehensive range of proposals to senior management, including, acquisition target (to expand product range and markets) reorganisation; expanded distribution network; company re-location.

Triform Limited. Automotive first tier plastic injection mould tools.

Produced Business plan to support financing for capital expenditure and re-location.

Lymington Precision Engineers –Sub-Contract Machinist to the Aerospace/Telecommunications sector
As project Manager implemented MRP11 package on time and to budget.


Bettis Actuators and Controls Ltd. 1977 – 1991

Managing Director for UK and French facility
Manufacturing Manager for UK facility
£12m market leading supplier of pneumatic/hydraulic products to the gas/oil/petrochem industries.
Full p/l responsibility.

reduced arrears from 6 months to nil

achieved significant cost savings and lead time reduction across all product ranges

Introduced new high volume (4000units/month) manufactured product for US markets.

Project managed £6M capital investment programme, introducing modern Machine Tools and
Systems.

Relocated to purpose built premises and extended 3 years later to provide capacity to manufacture the increasing volume and range of products.

more than doubled turnover of UK business (from £4m to £8.5m) in three years

assumed responsibility for and successfully turned-around loss-making French subsidiary; increased profitability and doubled turnover within 2 years

drove development of new sub-sea products for offshore markets, securing key markets and platform for growth

Ray has had a very varied career beginning in aerospace with Hawker Siddeley and Plessey, followed by a period in “machine tools”, Mollart, then a long period with Bettis Actuators, supplying products to the offshore industry. After completing his MBA and a World Class manufacturing programme he operated as an independent management consultant working on various “lean manufacturing” projects until joining an SAP consultancy. Ray’s key skills are in Line and General Management.





Education

Change Management 121 Consulting Ltd 1998
MBA Bournemouth University, Dorset Business School 1995
Diploma in World Class Manufacturing Associated Group Training Ltd. Dorset 1993
ACA Diploma in Accounting/Finance Southampton College of Technology 1977
HNC (equiv.) Production Engineering Southampton College of Technology 1974
IT Skills Novell network system administrator; Operating systems:
PC literate; SAP Certified Consultant



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