David McFadyen
Transport Manager
Glasgow
07984 849976

Immediately available, International CPC qualified manager with experience gained within a fast paced, regulated transport and warehousing environment. Experienced Transport Manager, able to demonstrate the ability to lead and develop a fleet of 260+ across various sites. After an internal restructure I’m now looking for my next opportunity to share my knowledge and experience whilst developing professionally.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Transport Manager
AAH Pharmaceuticals
2010-08 – 2018-03
Aug 2010 – March2018 Based at Polmadie Area of Glasgow in one of the largest Pharmaceutical Distribution companies in UK. Transport Manager
• International CPC Holder.
• Currently Operator Licence holder for Glasgow depot and Sangers AAH Belfast depot.(16 HGV’s and 122 vans)
• Managing Lloyds Home Delivery for Scotland and Northern Ireland (143 staff and 123 Vehicles)
• Managing Budgets for both AAH and Lloyds Home delivery.
• Managing Service planners with contractors for HGV and Vans.
• Ensuring MHRA and GDP compliance is met.
• Introducing of the new Creedo cool logistic system.
• Employing staff, disciplining and training for the branch.
• Fuel purchasing on weekly bases.
• Successfully Implemented full reschedule as project lead (October 2017)
• Successfully implemented TUPE transfer for Glasgow, Aberdeen and Gateshead depots, 27 staff in total. (June 2017)
• Reduced costs within Lloyds Home Delivery by £170k within a 6 month period.
• Managing staff to meet all weekly and Monthly KPI targets for on time delivery and on time departures.
• Managing HGV drivers with any deviations on hours or tachograph reports.
• Licence checks on all drivers every 6 months also make sure updated files are with Driver monitor.
• HGV Driver Qualification Cards checks.
• Ensure outbases in Edinburgh, Dundee and Inverness are compliant.
Transport Supervisor
• Interim Transport Manager August 2013- February 2014
• Successfully implemented programme and deliveries for Commonwealth Games 2014.
• Managing Budgets for transport department.
• Ensuring compliance is kept with MHRA and GDP.
• Employing staff, disciplining and training.
• Organising the vehicles on Daily bases for 69 van drivers and 13 HGV drivers ( 7Class 1 and 6 class 2)
• Making sure all vehicles stay road worthy with organising Services and MOT’s also PMI’s for HGV’s.
• Organising calibration and servicing on regular bases for fridges within the vehicles.
• Managing the staff holidays for drivers and despatch staff in total 92 staff.
• Managing the despatch area for the morning and afternoon deliveries. Loading the vehicles with the drivers on average 6500 boxes a day.
• Purchasing fuel on weekly bases for the depot.
• HGV Shunter.
• BSC level 2 in Health & Safety.
• SESS trained as Racking inspector.

Security Supervisor
Ibrox Stadium
2009-02 – 2010-12
Feb 2009 – Dec 2010 Working late evening shifts within Arta nightclub, a busy establishment within Glasgow City Centre’s Merchant City, which has a capacity of 1,620 people.
Security Supervisor
• Managing staff rota’s to ensure appropriate levels of security on-shift, taking into consideration for planned events.
• Door supervising to ensure venue never exceeds capacity.
• Requires negotiating with customers to ensure objections are overcome with minimal commotion.

Security Steward
Ibrox Stadium
2005-06 – 2010-12
in Glasgow on a full-time, permanent contract. Also work shifts during evenings at O2 Academy, ABC O2 and Glasgow Barrowlands for music events.
Security Steward
• Covering main reception desk outwith the main receptionists day-time hours. Involves meeting and greeting, answering the telephone and supporting delivery personnel.
• Operating CCTV within main control room. Ensuring all areas of the ground are monitored and any irregularities are investigated, reported and logged.
• Responsible for cash handling and ensuring monies contained onsite are banked on daily basis

Quality Marshall
KBB – Cumbernauld
2008-04 – 2008-06
Based in Cumbernauld, Scotland’s leading manufacturer of kitchens and bedroom furniture.
Marshall
• Stock controlling to ensure customer orders are prepared and delivered according to the schedule.
• Quality checking materials prior to despatch.
• Required good product knowledge and an understanding of the geographical distribution areas to ensure vehicles were loaded according to logistics.

Contracts Co-Ordinator
William Wilson Ltd
2007-01 – 2008-04
• Overseeing the Contracts Department, managing the daily workload of 3 staff.
• Managing all stock coming in and out of the warehouse, ensuring computerised stock lists were consistent with actual stock levels through regular manual checks.
• Investigating any discrepancies in stock levels.
• Ensuring materials were collated and ready for loading and delivery within required timescales.
• Managing employee issues, such as monitoring attendance, timekeeping and performance taking remedial action when required.
• Required excellent planning and organising.

Contracts Manager
William Wilson Ltd – Cumbernauld
2001-07 – 2008-04
One of the largest suppliers of plumbing, heating and bathroom products in the UK. During my 7 years employment with William Wilson I performed in three different roles.

External Sales Representative
William Wilson Ltd
2006-03 – 2007-01
• Sourcing potential new customers and selling benefits of our products.
• Providing quotes to customers in order to get the best price for the customer whilst keeping the company competitive.
• Managing relationships with existing customers, organising periodic meetings to ensure they are happy with the service being provided, promoting future business. This involved long distance travelling all over Scotland to our customer bases.
• Increased sales portfolio from £750K to £1.9M within a period of 11months.
• Supporting our three trade branches, showroom and also our distribution depot within Glasgow during periods of understaffing.
• Required excellent product knowledge and on-the-job problem solving for any issues that arose.

Warehouse & Transport Manager
William Wilson Ltd
2001-07 – 2006-03
• Warehouse duties involved:
• Managing the workload of 53 staff
• Organising materials to be built prior to planned deliveries to our customers
• Distributing large volume orders daily to customers throughout the whole of Scotland mainland and isles (Hebrides, Shetland and Orkney) for 1 major Government scheme.
• Controlling all goods coming in and out of the warehouse ensuring records were kept up to date and accurate.
• Buying stock up to a value of £50K
• Designated Health & Safety officer, therefore responsible for ensuring regular checks on work environment and materials.
• Forklift driver trained.
• Transport Duties involved:
• Ensuring vehicles are booked in for services or repairs (11 x 7.5 tonne trucks, 5 x LWB vans)
• Maintaining travel records for all vehicles and employees
• Manually checked drivers Tacographs and kept records for working hours
• General duties involved:
• Managing shift patterns to ensure there were appropriate resource levels during busy and quiet periods within the warehouse.
• Supervising employee’s to ensure the business requirements were met, whilst handling any issues such as misconduct and lateness ensuring correct procedures were followed.
• Managing office staff making sure the correct procedures where being carried out with customer care and that all records are kept in order.

Sales advisor
Mexx Ltd – Glasgow
1998-02 – 2001-07
c/o Debenhams Glasgow Feb 1998 – Jul 2001 Mexx Ltd is a fashion retailer for men’s, ladies and children’s designer wear. This role was based in the Mexx concession within Debenhams, Glasgow.
Sales advisor
• Stock controls to ensure the necessary size ranges were available for customers.
• Face-to-face customer service, providing advice on the products and styles available.
• Cash handling via the tills.
• Merchandising the floor to ensure maximum visual impact to influence sales
• Also sent to John Lewis Department Stores to merchandise their ladies department of Mexx clothing.

EDUCATION

English & Maths
Cleveden Secondary School – Glasgow
1991-08 – 1997-07