Nicholas Burton
Norwich NR19
nickmburton@aol.com
07824875066

Work Experience

Regional Network Optimisation, Planning & Compliance Manager
Royal Mail – Chelmsford
2012 to 2017
Warehouse Operations, Transportation compliance and Supply Management across Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire adhering to customer service, pipeline costs and working capital.
• Achieved 300K (2017) Network Optimization savings utilizing Network Optimization Analytical Data Base Tools whilst still achieving Customer Quality Targets.
• Perform Lead Role for all Major Event Network Planning e.g. Christmas Traffic, Mothers & Valentine’s Day (Flowers/Chocolate’s) via direct liaison with Major Customer Posters Production management Teams.
• Network Compliance and Planning responsibilities also included global inbound/outbound air traffic supply networks from/to Peterborough, Ipswich, Norwich and Chelmsford Mails Centres.

Senior Fleet Legal Auditor
Anglia
2010 to 2012
Responsible for the legal compliance of all Fleet Control/Record Systems & Driver Education Training
throughout the Anglia Region adhering to European and Domestic Drivers Hours Legal Compliance, RTC, Driver Training working capital KPI’s.
• Team Leader of 6 Legal Auditors covering 120 Delivery Offices plus 6 Major O Licence Sites.
• Member of Department of London Transport Emissions Reduction Group.
• Created Legal Control Systems which became National Best Practice e.g. Tachograph Non Compliance Training Control Recording System & National Best Practice Share Point Site.
• Lead Anglia RTC Investigator working with Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk & Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
• Fleet Area Communication Systems developed via the creation of Anglia Fleet News Letter Internal E Mail, Conference Calls and Cross Functional Senior Management Team Meetings.
• Achieved 100% Legal Compliance across all 120 Delivery Offices and 6 Mail Centres.
• Responsible for a Vehicle Hire Budget of £760k and Driver Training Budget £350k.
• Hire Budget Savings equated to £50k (over two years) via the retention of time expired fleet for Special Event Periods e.g. Christmas.

Area Transport and Distribution Manager
Norfolk & Suffolk – Norfolk, UK
2003 to 2010
Responsible for Distribution Supply Chain Optimization, Warehouse Operations, Transportation Compliance and Supply Management across Suffolk and Norfolk adhering to Fleet legality, customer quality of service, pipeline costs and working capital KPI’s.
• Responsible for a team of 10 Managers and 160 Drivers over to two locations.
• Responsible for an Operational Fleet/Staff Budget £5.5 million.
• Member of the Norfolk and Suffolk County Council Safe Driving Group.
• Lead role in the planning and introduction of National Vehicle Telemetry System, Transport Review & Pay & Major Change Projects, EU Driving Regulations.
• Successfully achieved £95k (2009) Savings via Duty Revisions at both Norwich and Ipswich Distribution Units i.e. driver duty base and fleet revisions; without detriment to quality.

Area Transport and Distribution Manager
Cambridgeshire & North Herts – Cambridgeshire, UK
1999 to 2003
Responsible for Distribution Supply Chain Optimization, Warehouse Operations, Transportation Legal
Compliance and Supply Management across Cambridgeshire adhering to customer quality of service, pipeline costs and working capital KPI’s.
• Responsible for a team of 9 Managers and 90 Drivers over to two locations (Cambridge and Stevenage Distribution Units).
• Responsible for Operational Fleet/Staff Budget of £4 million.
• Member of the Norfolk and Suffolk County Council Safe Driving Group.
• Lead Role for the planning and introduction of the Area Collection Box Bar Coding Project.
• Successfully achieved £58.8k (2003) Savings via Duty and Fleet Optimization Project (combining dual centre duties/vehicle capacities without detriment to quality).

Area Transport & Distribution Manager
Essex & Stansted Air Network Hub – Essex, UK
1994 to 1999
Responsible for Distribution Supply Chain Optimization, Warehouse Operations, Transportation Legal
Compliance and Supply Management across Essex and the Stansted Air Network Hub adhering to
customer quality of service, pipeline costs and working capital KPI’s.
• Responsible for a team of 12 Managers and 140 Drivers over four locations (Chelmsford, Harlow, Colchester and Stansted Air Hub).
• Responsible for Operational Fleet/Staff Budget of £6 million.
• Member of the BAA Driver Security Board & Essex County Council Safe Driving Group.
• Lead Role for the Distribution Planning of the new South East Anglia Mail Centre Project.
• Averaged savings achieved over 5 years total of £500k Savings via Duty/Fleet Optimization Project (combining dual centre duties/vehicle capacities without detriment to quality).

Mailing House Fulfillment Operations Manager
North Essex/South Suffolk – Suffolk, UK
1989 to 1994
Responsible for the customer collection, processing and distribution of all Mailing House Fulfilment Traffic for North Essex and South Suffolk adhering to customer quality of service, pipeline costs and working capital KPI’s.
• Responsible for a team of 4 Managers and 25 Network Drivers based at Chelmsford Mail Centre.
• Responsible for Legal and Operational Fleet/Staff Budget of £2.5 million.
• Directly responsible for the management of multi million pound customer collection contracts.
• Lead Role for the Planning of the new Royal Mail Streamline Hub Chelmsford.
• Successfully achieved a traffic growth rate of 65% (customer contracts) over 4 years and awarded five National Quality of Service Awards (1990 to 1994).

Education

NVQ5 in Senior Management Business Studies
Chartered Management Institute

Certificate of Professional Competence National & International in Professional Competence
Colchester College

‘O’ Level in English, Mathematics, History, Human Biology, Geography, Design
Tabor Grammar School

Skills

IT: Excel, Microsoft Systems e.g. Word, Outlook, Power Point.

Certifications/Licences

Certificate of Professional Competence: National & International
August 1990 to Present
Issuing body Royal Society of the Arts:

Additional Information

Key strengths:

• A highly successful leader with the ability to build, manage, motivate and develop cross functional teams to consistently deliver in challenging and changing environments.
• Proven track record of delivery of continuously improving operational performance and financial delivery within a competitive environment.
• Effective at building relationships, aligning objectives and delivering stretching results with cross-functional teams and Unions in both an operational and project framework.
• Accustomed to working in senior management teams in strategic, transformational and executional
settings.
• Excellent communication skills utilizing various available presentational tools and electronic communication tools (Out Look, Conference Call facilities , 121 Sessions and News Letters).

Specialist Training:

Employee Diversity & Respect at Work (4 Modules). Employee Bullying & Harassment (5 Modules).
Sexual Harassment.
Employee Attendance Training.
Needs & Analysis (8 Modules).
SOPS: Standard Operational Procedure SOPS (Network Change). Compliance Management.
Coaching for high performance: Leader or Change Agent (Project Management).
PIC (Person in charge).
Mental Health Foundation.
Influencing and Persuading (Successful Project Management).
Network Rationalization Control Data Systems Analysis (Project Management).
Union Negotiation Skills.
Health & Safety Management.
MOT Trained Transport Legal Control Systems Auditor.
RFID Systems: Radio Frequency ID Mapping.
WCM (World Class Management).
Liquid Logic System
GDPR Act.