Graham Ruddick CILT
Group Distribution Manager – Cogent Breeding Limited Group
Warrington
01925 266508

A natural leader & accomplished operations manager within the Logistics & Supply Chain arena. Customer Centric, a “Can Do” attitude, focused on continuous process improvement and waste reduction. Good team building & mentoring skills promoting evolution not revolution to bring about change, Multi-Site Operations, Home delivery, Primary/Secondary trunking and International movements. H & S focused .Bulk and Cross docking

WORK EXPERIENCE

Group Distribution Manager
Cogent Breeding Limited Group – Chester – 2012-07 – Present
• Responsible for all logistics for the company
• Manage a team of 16 teams locally and remotely in stores, delivery and stock control ensuring supply to agreed timelines to the farming community, independent AI technicians & International customers
• Manage domestic and international logistics operations
• Responsible for all HR tasks including staff training and development
• Developed driving policy/safety initiatives, 2016 winners of “Fleetworld” industry awards for driver safety
• Responsible for maintain DEFRA accreditation for company stores
• Liaison with Sales, Production, Vetnary teams & DEFRA
• Responsible for H & S and accident investigation
• Budget responsibility of £900K

Transport Shift Manager
TJ Morris / Home Bargains – Liverpool – 2012-04 – 2012-06
• Managing all day to day operations of a busy transport department employee/customer relations and third party providers
• Ensuring legal compliance of drivers and vehicles
• H & S including undertaking accident investigation process and site risk assessments

Interim Night Operations Manager
Boughey Distribution Ltd – Nantwich – 2011-08 – 2012-02
• Responsible for all site activity, Transport & Warehousing 100 +vehicles & 800K feet of warehousing spread over several warehouses on a 55 acre site. Circa 50 > 60 vehicle movements outbound per night.
• An open brief to review existing operations and make recommendations/execute for improvement across business.

Interim Manager
Oakwood Distribution TESCO – Westhoughton – 2010-08 – 2011-01
• Covering Tesco peak trading period, handling high value merchandise, entertainment software, DVD’s, CD’s, Books and computer games
• Managed large warehouse teams over 3 shifts (150 + operatives )
• Working with large volume automated bar code sortation, voice picking and conventional picking operations.
• Played an active role in the annual stock take preparation and execution.
• Liaising with 3rd party inbound and out bound logistic providers
• Maintaining all H&S standards and also HR disciplinary protocols as required

Warehousing & Logistics Operations Manager
Highbury Poultry – 2008-12 – 2009-03
• Reporting to MD responsible for Production, Engineering, Dispatch, Transport-Inbound/Outbound, Health & Safety, QA & Environmental
• Introduced KPI reporting across all facets of the site.
• Worked closely with departmental heads mentoring/advising departmental strategy
• Carried out Customer Account Profitability study to aid sales team
• Initiated process improvement on production, improving product quality
• Initiated change in Engineering and Warehouse shift pattern to improve cover/productivity/cost reduction
• Re -designed warehouse to improve stock holding capacity

Warehousing & Logistics Manager
Kawneer UK Limited – Runcorn – 2008-03 – 2008-10
– Interim contract
• Improved Stock Control / Accuracy by instilling accountability onto each respective shift by department
• Process improvement Booking & Receipt -Introduced a supplier booking in process, adding control to receiving thus avoiding over time to execute receiving and put-away
• Warehouse development-made use of redundant wasted space adding 12% to storage footprint of building
• Auditing business processes from receipt through to dispatch
• Maintaining H&S standards and HR disciplinary protocols as required

Contract Manager
C Butt Ltd – Manchester – 2007-10 – 2008-03
• Managing all aspects of the logistics function, Warehousing & Transport, Inter depot trunking through to “Home” delivery of high value products.
• H & S responsibility for the logistics function internally and out-based
• Budget control £3.5 million, HR functions, client liaison and customer facing.
• I moved the contract from loss making into profit within 2 months of starting the contract.
• Reduced claims for shortages and damages through improved team training and checking processes

Regional Logistics Manager
Dairy Crest Ltd – Liverpool – 2006-02 – 2007-10
– Interim Contract
• Supporting the primary logistics function on three fresh milk production sites following the acquisition of the business
• Working cross-functionally with sales, production & distribution management teams
• Overall Budget responsibility for Primary milk distribution
• Identifying and delivering cost savings on primary fleet, vehicle maintenance & resource
• Supporting local distribution management teams through initial period of business integration
• Improving of service to “Home” delivery retail rounds, longer “shelf life” of products via production planning
• Responsible for H & S within the logistics function across 3 sites

Warehouse & Transport Manager
Dairy Crest Ltd – Oldham – 2006-04 – 2007-01
– Interim Contract
• Responsible for developing the Warehouse & Distribution function to maintain the highest levels of customer service via cross functional training for operatives
• Reduced service cost via 3pl providers whilst improving lead times on “Home” delivery saving 3% on Budget
• Designed new warehouse layout +40% capacity on small pick area , within existing building envelope
• Designed logistics solution for new business venture, utilizing vendor managed stock control solution
• Designed and executed the migration process for the consolidation of the groups warehouse network reducing from 3 to 1 site centering in North Manchester with associated cost savings

Supply Chain Manager
Vernon Carus Ltd – Preston – 2003-05 – 2006-01
• Responsible for Customer Care, Factory Planning, Warehousing & 3rd Party Transport providers, Departmental Budgets, Legal Compliance, Health & Safety for Warehouse and Factory Stores, Product Supply and Stock integrity, Internal / External Customer Service, Delivery Performance
• Saved £100k against Transport & Distribution budget for last financial year set at £2.8 million
• Overhauled/Re-focused Customer Service team
• Introduced KPI dashboard reporting for all departments within the supply chain
• Successful Design & Installation of bespoke Warehouse Management System
• Put in place robust supply chains for NPD initiatives
• Managed team that reduced order book from £360k to £25k per week
• Improved Stock accuracy by 15% through improved systems
• Improved Stock turns by a factor of 4 by introducing policies for components & Finished goods

Goods Manager
H J Heinz Export & Bought – Wigan – 1999-07 – 2003-05
• Responsible for the planning, storage and dispatch of manufactured & factored goods from European & UK production Facilities, for Grocery & Infant Feeding
• NPD -New Products involving direct liaison with the Sales/Marketing team & Customers,
• Export protocols, liaison with Government bodies and HMC&E and foreign Governments.
• Ensuring that service and stock-levels are maintained, managed and measured against agreed budgets
• Reduced the Departmental Head-count by 25% full time employees
• Aligned Company-wide Forecasting Systems that facilitated the migration of Bought In Goods department to become part of UK Factory Planning
• Introduced formal process for the development of New Product introduction to market
• Establishment of Global Supply Chains to support the wider business activity

Operations Director
Churchill Stair Lifts plc – Runcorn – 1998-11 – 1999-05
• Responsible for all aspects of Planning, Purchasing, Installation, Servicing, Quality and Financial Controls relating to the provision and installation of chair-lifts and mobility aids
• Lowered the value of Inventory & Spares by 25% valued at circa -£200K
• Improved Productivity via planned maintenance program. Increasing house call by circa 1.75 per day
• Improved Call-out /Breakdown maintenance via introduction of bespoke IT System work records
• Introduced training plan for engineers resulting in time saved on diagnostics at calls improving productivity
• Introduced a New Stair Lift that offered reduced lead-time and the opportunity to re-cycle

Regional Transport & Supply Chain Manager
Avonmore Waterford Dairies – 1991-01 – 1998-11
• Responsible for Warehouse, Distribution and Transport functions including Finished Goods, Tele-sales/ Customer, Order processing, primary deliveries to depots & Multiples within a Multi-site environment for the Chilled division of the Dairy Group
• Projects – Depot rationalization, Cross docking, 24 hr deliveries to depot, Factory planning , ECR collaboration with Safeway foods & Production facility rationalization.
• Created & Managed the Customer Service Department, integrating Sales order processing and complaints handling for the milk division
• Designed driver training package that is now used as standard within the industry

Production Warehouse & Transport Manager
Greenall Whitley plc – Warrington – 1974-09 – 1991-01
• Retail Fleet Transport Operations, Managing Retail crews, Vehicle maintenance & Customer liaison
• Ensuring effective stock procedures and observing Quality Assurance & Health & Safety standards
• Responsible for all inbound & outbound Transport Logistics
• Greenfield site DC- Setting up and organization of staff and logistic movement both vehicles and stock

EDUCATION

Business & Finance
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

License in Residential & Short
City & Guilds

Management, Transport Management
Cranfield University – Edge

ILDM Logistics
Manchester University