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Interim manager

Work Experience

PROFILE
Multi-faceted in Production and Commercial fields with experience in delivering profitable customer/business solutions in national or global markets. Well developed leadership and team skills, able to adapt successfully to new and changing situations. Extensive experience and knowledge of process management and modern business techniques. Coaching/training and facilitation skills that enable their successful application. Commercially focused, lateral thinking and results orientated.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Oct - 2002 To Date
Set up my own Company
specialising in process management through interim management, consultancy coaching and.
Main roles to date in that time have been
· Interim General Manager for cooked poultry business with the need to make immediate significant savings. Achieved £20k per week improvements in 4 months from commencement.
· Management Coaching in operational improvements with a major UK logistics business. Worked on specific project identifying £250k p.a. improvements.
· Yield Improvement project for UK retail sea-food company identifying £2,200 per week improvements.
· Commercial project for UK food company identifying market opportunities.

Sun Valley Foods/Cargill Plc 1987 - 2002

Commercial Manager – Chicken Business Unit –Hereford 2000-2002
· Achieved a 35% increase in retail sales level in first year.
· Added value of £500K year on year through improved meat planning/utilisation.
· Increased profitability of business by £600,000 per year in second year through sales into manufacturing customers.
· Conducted an in-depth assessment of import opportunities for chicken in China. Built relationships with major Chinese chicken company and agreed business plan.
· Responsibilities included retail marketing, meat planning and co-ordination between business units and meat trading in UK and global markets.

Manufacturing Sales Acc Mgr - Turkey Products – Abergavenny, Wales 1999-2000
· Added £1m per annum profitability to business.
· Created new customer base for raw turkey meat in manufacturing sector.
· Generated opportunities for additional related turkey products and add on sales to new customer base.

Factory Operations Manager – Abergavenny, Wales (Slaughter/de-boning/retail packing) 1997- 1999
· Achieved £750K savings through downsizing and re-structuring.
· Implemented cost reduction programme in the face of unfavourable market.

Complex Manager Cargill Turkeys – Arkansas USA 1995-1997
· Achieved $1M improvement in Complex profitability. Industry benchmark reported the Plant as leader in the USA in its category. Introduced leading edge people management practices.
· Responsible for Wholebird Processing Plant, Breeding Farms, Contract Growers, Feedmill and Hatchery.

General Manager – Abergavenny Plant, Wales 1994- 1995
· Doubled the throughput of the Plant by managing a 12 month project which integrated the production from an acquired business.

Commercial Manager – Turkey Products – Hereford 1992-1994
· Member of team that introduced first fresh turkey meat range into UK retail, moving away from low value traded products to added value resulting in significant profit improvement.

Factory Manager/General Manager - Hereford/Abergavenny 1987-1992
· Commenced with Sun Valley as Operations Manager of Turkey production in Hereford.
· Turned the business from loss making situation to £2m profit within an 18 month period.
· Member of project team designing and building green-field site plant in Abergavenny Wales. Plant commissioned in 1990 to time and budget without disruption to customers.

Ross Youngs (Imperial Foods Group) 1985 – 1987

Operations Manager – Grimsby
· Responsible for Pizza, frozen battered/breaded fish and prawn packing operations. Implemented move of production from plant closure to two Grimsby Plants achieving overall savings targets of £250K per week.

Unilever/Batchelors Foods, Various Locations 1974 – 1985

Meat Plant Manager - 1985 - Ashford Kent, prior to move to Ross Youngs.
Site Planning Manager 1983 - Introduced new planning procedures to cope with increased complexity through plant changes. Managed computerised logistics system and new warehouse commissioning.
Dry Mix Plant Manager - 1981 - (soups, ready meals, catering packs). Responsible for maintaining productivity and customer service through period of major plant re-structuring and modernisation.
Assistant Personnel Manager - 1979 - Implemented Management development, safety and people management programmes.
Production Manager - 1976 - Sheffield Plant responsible for canned and dehydrated vegetable products.
Management Trainee – 1974 to 1976 - Sheffield

Education

Salford University
BSc (Hons) Biology 2:2 (Zoology/Botany Combined) BSc Hons in Biology

Kirkham Grammar School
3 ‘A’ Levels – Biology, Physics, Chemistry
7 ‘O’ Levels – English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, French and Music

FURTHER TRAINING
Training courses within last 15 years
· Business Strategy Course for Senior Executives – 10 days, Minneapolis.
· Progressive Employee Management Workshops – locations in USA
· Cargill Health and Safety Management systems and Risk Management in UK and USA
· Cargill Quality Management Systems in UK and USA
Various training courses earlier in career including business and general management courses at London School of Economics and Bradford Business School.

Skills

Process and production management. Experience in lean manufacturing and total quality management. (Currently acting as consultant in these areas.)

Languages

English

Other

Currently carry out training and coaching in key skills such as lean manufacturing.

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