36 Rose Grove Phone: 01226 296439 / 07540424501
Wombwell Email martinsimpson981@btinternet.com
South Yorkshire
S73 8ND

Martin Simpson
PERSONAL STATEMENT

Energetic, driven Fuels Transport Manager with a proven track record of global success developed through a highly successful 22 year armed forces career. Providing high-level strategic planning and operational control to build consistently improved business performance. An excellent communicator enhanced by a dynamic self-starter approach is seeking a new Challenging profession that will prove to be both a personal and professional challenge. A strong pro-active leader, empowering staff to take ownership, providing coaching, training and mentoring to build cohesive teams working together to achieve individual targets and company objectives. Results oriented and customer focused, with excellent Customer focus relationship skills.

CAREER HISTORY

Sep 2017 – Present – Symingtons
Transport Planner

• Ensure completion of the daily schedule ensuring sufficient levels of communication to Symington’s 3pl hauliers and backhaul customers. Schedule to then be communicated to all internal parties
• Ensure completion of shunter plan
• Provide drivers with all required information at the start of their shift including details of collections and deliveries, booking times and references. Where possible drivers should also be provided with contacts details of destinations and volume of pallets they are delivering
• At the beginning of a drivers shift ensure they are provided with all the necessary tools and information to ensure they are able to complete the job throughout their shift. This includes providing them with a phone, unit tasks/defect book, tacho roll and daily check sheets.
• Ensure drivers complete their daily checks and report any defects.
• Ensure resolution of defects and communicate trailer/units issues including VOR
• Management of trailers – Ensure awareness of where trailers are including whether they are full or empty
• Ensure escalation of delays in tipping/loading vehicles to ensure trailer availability
• Checks the service board and ensure this is kept up to date
• Manage the bookings for servicing and MOT of trailers and units
• Maintain up to date records of services/mot/defects
• Monitor trailer cleaning audits and communicate progress daily
• Be the central point of contact for all drivers to communicate delivery/collection issues and work with production and warehousing site to resolve issues
• Be the central point of contact for production and warehousing sites to communicate transport issues to. Identify where the issues are and implements both shorts and long term fixes to resolve the issues in the future
• Complete Collection and Delivery on time spreadsheet. Ensure late/non collections and failed/late deliveries are communicated every two hours
• Complete a daily handover document for the next shift, highlighting any issues that have occurred and any outstanding tasks that need completing
• To protect the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others at all times.
• To take an active role in continuously developing your skills and knowledge through self-development activities and/or through attending Company organised training and development opportunities.
• To respond to ad hoc requests and/or take an active role in specific projects as directed by your line manager.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as may from time to time be required by the Company.

June 2016 – Sep 2017 – Groupe Samat
UK & European Transport Planner

• Day to day Planning of a Fleet of 62 C+E Vehicles + located over 5 Depots throughout the UK, for UK & International Deliveries
• Day to Day scheduling of allocated Drivers, Tractors, Tankers, Chassis Bodies and Demountable Tanks ensuring effective ROI.
• Oversee Driver Holiday and Sickness making sure all jobs can be covered.
• Efficient Fuel savings through plan management.
• Control of Costs through time management of allocated Driving Staff
• Investigation of Driver Incidents at first stage and if required to escalate have a full and factual report to present to The Transport Manager.
• Maintain a good working relationship with Key Accounts and building solid relationships as to maintain a “Good Customer Service’’
• Ensure all equipment is maintained to the required standard through booking Services & MOT’s
• Compile Weekly consolidation of Vehicle revenue for P&L for UK Sub Depot to be sent to Groupe Head office
• Maintaining, creating and updating spreadsheets and databases for KPI reports, putting together performance reports / Gross margin reports for directors
• Monthly Review of –
– “Owned Accounts’’ summarising areas for expansion, concern and new opportunities to explore.
– Driver and Tractor utilisation – what was it and how can it improve
– Personal and Team Goals
• Nominated Transport Manager on Company O Licence
• Deputise for The Transport Manager
March 2015 – June 2016 – Rhys Davies Logistics
Transport Manager

• Managing the day to day transport operation, Fleet of 16 Vehicle’s & 17 Drivers in 2 locations
• Communicating with sub-contractors and controlling drivers, administrators and planners. Giving drivers a full debrief, including tacho analysis.
• Effective planning and utilisation of drivers and sub-contract haulage for deliveries out of the site..
• Interfacing with the site’s customers, and dealing with sub contract partners.
• Liaising with the warehouse operations team, to ensure customer service levels are maintained.
• Maintaining, creating and updating spreadsheets and databases for KPI reports, putting together performance reports / Gross margin reports for directors
• Responsible for all of the dispatching, routing, and tracking of delivery vehicles.
• Ensuring company compliance of all transport policies, legislation and procedures to do with tachograph & wtd
• Managing, monitoring and developing a team of drivers and line managers.
• Being the first point of contact for all drivers, Arranging for the induction and training off all new staff.
Mar 2014 – March 2015 – Kuehne & Nagel
Transport Line Manager

• Day to day leadership of a Fleet of 24 Vehicles & 48 Drivers over 4 rotating shift patterns covering 22 different routes with a combined total of 400+ deliveries per day
• Planning resources to ensure that all routes & deliveries are covered, the rota’s for the next set period are fully prepared including agency bookings, overtime and holidays to agreed levels if required
• Flexing/reallocating resources/activity based upon analysis of real time information to ensure that the shift completes all agreed tasks on time and in excess of minimum key performance indicators and quality standards
• Comply with all relevant legislation covering the fleet, ensuring all vehicles are maintained in line with legal requirements, drivers are managed to work within the drivers hours and working time regulations
• Ensure all Health and Safety obligations are met providing a legal and safe working environment for all employees that consistently exceed quality standards required.
• Ensure full compliance in accordance with food handling procedures (HACCP) and the CMI accreditation
• Develop operational improvements through an effective trained/flexible workforce focused on delivering service improvements, accurate resource levels and cost reductions.
Control shift costs in line with budgets and propose initiatives that will support cost reductions
• Recruit and ensure all Drivers are trained
• Ensure all Driver and union facing issues are dealt with in a professional and timely manner
May 2012 – Mar 2014 – Industrial Chemicals
Transport Operations Supervisor

• Ensure scheduling is accurate and cost effective and meets the needs of the business. Ensure service levels are met; reporting deadlines are adhered to.
• Effective fleet management across 2 Distribution sites, 20 Articulated units & 12 Rigid 26 Tonne vehicles
• Liaising with Site Production Staff to plan, prioritize and filling of customer orders for scheduled delivery
• Booking in of delivery’s with respective customers
• Maintenance scheduling of Vehicles, Booking of Vehicles for servicing,
• Inspecting Vehicle load safety & ensuring correct working practices are followed & adhered to
• Maintain / Schedule servicing, repairs for onsite MHE & vans
• Ensure that road transport and ‘O’ Licence requirements are adhered to, ensure that company regulations are complied with, monitor and control of driver’s hours and tachograph infringements, monitor the Defect and Damage Procedure to the legal standards.
• Working with project Manager in planning and implementation of scheduling and reporting tools to forecast and report current and future packed delivery requirements that resulted in company cost savings through efficiency.

Sep 2008 – April 2012 – Supreme Global Services Fuels (Afghanistan)
Transport Manager Fuels

• Responsible for overseeing 3 regional out based fuel depots including staff of 3 Transport Managers, 6 Transport supervisors & 60 Fuel operatives
• Movement and Management control of Supremes own Vehicles and Locally contracted Fuel trucks covering the distribution for approximately 250 million liters per month from 3 major Regional Distribution Centre’s across the south, south west and western Afghanistan.
• Manage the on-going fuels transport business ensuring efficient supply of fuel in a timely manner to the respective RDC’s & supported Out stations
• Refinement of local supply operations and evaluation of sourcing and supply opportunities, negotiating rates and contracts with transporters and service providers that could provide a more cost effective supply solution for the business.
• Planning and Execution of Distribution plans to supply strategic fuel supplies to NATO members across Southern & Western Afghanistan in support of vital UK & US Military Operations over an area of approximately 215,000 sq. km.

1985 – Aug 2008 – British Army
Petroleum Operator – Warrant Officer Class II
• Managed and developed the careers of 119 personnel, providing pre-deployment training for operations and ensuring that each individual served their military service to the greatest effect.
• Advanced planning and organisation of petroleum operations in static and mobile field locations, Transport and storage of Petroleum Oils and Lubricants.
• Receive, inspect, store and issue bulk and packed stocks of fuel, oil and lubricants and to set up, operate and maintain flexible tankage and pipeline systems; operate pumps, bulk tankage, bulk transport loading and discharge
• Carry out routine maintenance of petroleum equipment and machinery including engines and pumps, prevention and control of petroleum fires and fully practised in the use of firefighting equipment.
• A comprehensive knowledge and broad experience with all the activities related to Petroleum Operator particularly fire and safety regulations, static electricity, bulk refuelling of vehicles and aircraft.
• Fully conversant with all forms of fault finding on petroleum associated equipment, long-distance pipelines and multi-product pumping with relevant flow diagrams, documentation and Transport scheduling.
• Supervisory responsibilities including effective control of military and civilian staff, stock control, large scale pumping operations and inspection paperwork.
• Instructing on correct and safe procedures for tanker operations to Storage Facilities, ADR & other Petroleum Operator Courses in the School of petroleum
• Formal Instructing & training of Army officers on Petroleum Officers course
• Formal training of inspectors in inspection methods, applying ISO 9001 & 14001 auditing principles
• Army WOII responsible for the running and overseeing both Analytical testing Laboratory equipment and team, both in operational and peace time roles of Bulk and Tanker testing.
• Manage the Analytical quality surveillance and testing of all ground and aviation fuels.
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EDUCATION & TRAINING

2014 – Driver CPC 35 Hours
2014 – IOSH
2013 – Combined National & International CPC
2012 – Counter balance & Tele-Handler Fork Truck
2012 – ILM Level 3 – Supreme Fuels Afghanistan
2007 – NVQ Level 2 Driving Heavy Goods Vehicles
2006 – Heavy goods vehicle Class 1 C+E
2000 – Educational Proficiency Certificate A
1996 – Educational Proficiency Certificate
1996 – Advanced SNCO Petroleum Operators
1992 – Senior Fuels Analysis Technician (CLA)
1986 – 1989 Various Fuel trade training related course
1985 – 7 ‘CSE’ Levels Including Maths & English

I.T. SKILLS
MS Office (Access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Safetrac, Masternaught, Microlise, Webtrak, Fleet master, Tachomaster, and other various transport management systems

References available on request