Consultants in Logistics
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New Systems Implementation

Delivering a smooth transition to a new system requires careful planning and experience. Davies & Robson systems change specialists are experienced in the project management of the critical operational elements of these implementations required for a successful go live; process mapping, resource planning, training, systems configuration requirements and trials.

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Featured System Implementation Case Studies

Manheim: Transition to a National Transport Planning Centre

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HellermannTyton: Paper-based system to a new site & WMS

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UK Homewares Supplier: WMS implementation corrections

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Sports Equipment Wholesaler: WMS Implementation

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New Systems Implementation - Interim Sample

Project and Change Manager

Steve has provided logistics and supply chain interim services for 20 years.

Clients include: Space NK, Wincanton, Stapleton's tyres, MSc logistics & supply chain management, PRINCE2

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Project and Change Manager

Name:
Steve
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
550
Ref:
3862
  • Managing the major overhaul of Red Prairie WMS for DHL for their client Selfridges which resolved multiple issues for Selfridges eComm and retail supply business.
  • Setting up Kumho Tyres National Distribution Centre and Sales Office with 3PL partner DHL. This was a multi-faceted project which included contract negotiations, site preparation, recruitment, forecasting & stock build and communications and IT.
  • Transport and warehouse change and implementation

Steve has provided logistics and supply chain interim services for 20 years.

Clients include: Space NK, Wincanton, Stapleton's tyres, MSc logistics & supply chain management, PRINCE2

Project and Implementation Manager

Paul has over 10 years experience as a specialist logistics interim project manager:

Clients include: Spicers, Smith & Nephew, Aryzta, Baxter

BA (Hons) 2:1

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Project and Implementation Manager

Name:
Paul
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
c£495
Ref:
0073
  • Management & Project Management.
  • Warehouse Management Systems (implementation, selection, configuration)
  • Supply Chain Performance Improvement (service, inventory, end-to-end cost).
  • Re-engineering & Strategy
  • Warehouse Performance Improvement (service, productivity, cost to serve).
  • Warehouse layout design
  • Site start up and relocation

Paul has over 10 years experience as a specialist logistics interim project manager:

Clients include: Spicers, Smith & Nephew, Aryzta, Baxter

BA (Hons) 2:1

PROJECT & CHANGE MANAGER AND TURNAROUND SPECIALIST

James has over 10 years experience as an implementation supply chain specialist.

Clients include: Wincanton, EAT, Sainsbury’s, Knowles, Lavendon, Centaur, Fisher Outdoor, Dunlop Aircraft Tyres

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PROJECT & CHANGE MANAGER AND TURNAROUND SPECIALIST

Name:
James
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
£625
Ref:
0874
  • Logistics Contract Turnaround – Operations & Commercials
  • Specialist in distressed £m contract turnarounds with major 3PLs
  • Site start up overall project management 
  • Operational efficiency improvements – warehouse mapping, layout and process definition 
  • WMS implementation 
  • Transport – operational and contract change 
  • Operational leadership – structured, teams and training

James has over 10 years experience as an implementation supply chain specialist.

Clients include: Wincanton, EAT, Sainsbury’s, Knowles, Lavendon, Centaur, Fisher Outdoor, Dunlop Aircraft Tyres

LOGISTICS PROJECT MANAGER AND TURNAROUND SPECIALIST

Giles has performed a number of assignments with Davies & Robson and previously enjoyed a career as a senior manager with M&S, XPO and Gist.

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LOGISTICS PROJECT MANAGER AND TURNAROUND SPECIALIST

Name:
Giles
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
£650
Ref:
1612
  • Project Management of new DCs and site relocations
  • Implementation of warehouse automation projects
  • Operational efficiency and Process improvement implementation
  • Turnaround of struggling operations
  • Large scale warehouse and transport management (1m sq ft, 150+ vehicles, 800+ personnel)

Giles has performed a number of assignments with Davies & Robson and previously enjoyed a career as a senior manager with M&S, XPO and Gist.

PROJECT AND CHANGE MANAGER

Tim has significant project management and operational experience. His career has covered a range of warehousing and transport projects as both an Analyst and Project Manager on behalf of, amongst others;

Clients include: Aldi Stores, DHL, Diageo, AstraZeneca, Dell Computers, Golden Acres Petfoods, Mole Valley Farmers and Kumho Tyres

BSc

 

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PROJECT AND CHANGE MANAGER

Name:
Tim
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
£495
Ref:
2317
  • Managing the major overhaul of Red Prairie WMS for DHL for their client Selfridges which resolved multiple issues for Selfridges eComm and retail supply business.
  • Setting up Kumho Tyres National Distribution Centre and Sales Office with 3PL partner DHL. This was a multi-faceted project which included contract negotiations, site preparation, recruitment, forecasting & stock build and communications and IT.

Tim has significant project management and operational experience. His career has covered a range of warehousing and transport projects as both an Analyst and Project Manager on behalf of, amongst others;

Clients include: Aldi Stores, DHL, Diageo, AstraZeneca, Dell Computers, Golden Acres Petfoods, Mole Valley Farmers and Kumho Tyres

BSc

 

PROGRAMME MANAGER / OPERATIONAL & COMMERCIAL LEADERSHIP

David has been an interim programme manager since 2010, and previously enjoyed success in senior management roles with DHL-Exel, Wincanton, Tibbett&Britten and Swift.

Clients include: NFT, DairyCrest, Greenergy and Silentnight Group.

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PROGRAMME MANAGER / OPERATIONAL & COMMERCIAL LEADERSHIP

Name:
David
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
£975
Ref:
2590
  • Experienced large scale 3PL Operations Director
  • Overall commercial and operational leadership for multiple contract performance improvement
  • Programme Management of complex, large scale multi stream change projects
  • Leading management teams through business, process and structure change
  • Large scale management, 700 vehicles, 550sq ft site, multisite

David has been an interim programme manager since 2010, and previously enjoyed success in senior management roles with DHL-Exel, Wincanton, Tibbett&Britten and Swift.

Clients include: NFT, DairyCrest, Greenergy and Silentnight Group.

LOGISTICS OPERATIONS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Steve has recent experience of global supply chain turnaround and has delivered the planning and implementation of a site relocation. His interim assignments follow a successful career with UPS (Alcatel/Lucent), MoD, Carlsberg-Tetley and Cert Octavian.

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LOGISTICS OPERATIONS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Name:
Steve
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
£625
Ref:
4458
  • Project Management of operational change, site and stock relocations and WMS implementations
  • Warehouse process improvement implantation
  • Transport planning system implementation
  • Operations and Cost management

Steve has recent experience of global supply chain turnaround and has delivered the planning and implementation of a site relocation. His interim assignments follow a successful career with UPS (Alcatel/Lucent), MoD, Carlsberg-Tetley and Cert Octavian.

Project and Change Manager

Mike is an interim project manager with a wide range of experience in small and large scale operational change.

Clients include: Tesco, Ghd hair, DHL Debenhams

Permanent career: Senior positions with BOC Gist

BSc (Hons) 2:1 Aston Uni, Transport and Urban Planning

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Project and Change Manager

Name:
Mike
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
£525
Ref:
3114
  • Transition from in-house to third party, outsourced logistics operations
  • Fullfillment and productivity improvements
  • Large scale site relocations
  • Systems (WMS) implementations

Mike is an interim project manager with a wide range of experience in small and large scale operational change.

Clients include: Tesco, Ghd hair, DHL Debenhams

Permanent career: Senior positions with BOC Gist

BSc (Hons) 2:1 Aston Uni, Transport and Urban Planning

LOGISTICS PROJECT AND PROGRAMME MANAGER

Jean-Pierre has over 15 years interim management experience of project managing operational logistics improvements and systems implementations.

Clients include: DHL Supply Chain, Office Depot, Poundland and Symbol Technologies

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LOGISTICS PROJECT AND PROGRAMME MANAGER

Name:
Jean-Pierre
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
£650
Ref:
2842
  • Major operational change programmes implementation (Prince2)
  • Systems specialist WMS/SAP process design and implementation
  • Business analysis and preparation SAP/ERP
  • SOP design for new sites and systems implementations
  • Operational and Supply Chain improvement and project management
  • Supply chain process redesign, improvement and implementation

Jean-Pierre has over 15 years interim management experience of project managing operational logistics improvements and systems implementations.

Clients include: DHL Supply Chain, Office Depot, Poundland and Symbol Technologies

Programme Management

An interim programme manager with 15 years experience of  assignments.

Clients include: Brakes, Costa Coffee, Wolseley, Allders Dept Stores, Panasonic, Technicolor, DHL and Exel

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Programme Management

Name:
Tim
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
£750
Ref:
3573
  • Cost reduction, change management and operational re-structuring programmes
  • Logistics and Supply Chain projects, including operational management to board level
  • Operational start up and business expansion projects and programmes

An interim programme manager with 15 years experience of  assignments.

Clients include: Brakes, Costa Coffee, Wolseley, Allders Dept Stores, Panasonic, Technicolor, DHL and Exel

Warehouse operations change project manager

Mark is a Logistics professional, operating as an interim manager since 1995 and specialising in Productivity, Cost Down and Change Management.

Clients include: M&S, Norbert Dentressangle, DHL, RHM, Homebase.

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Warehouse operations change project manager

Name:
Mark
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
£400
Ref:
0125
  • Relocation of operational sites, Geodis, Phonak, DHL (JLR), JWA, Robinson Healthcare
  • Shop floor productivity improvements, RHM (Mr. Kipling, British Bakeries), Dorma, DSDA, Regain
  • Supply Chain Cost Down projects delivering service level improvement at lower cost, DSDA, Regain,
  • Excellent stakeholder management, NDL (M&S), Homebase (Unipart), DHL (JLR)
  • Experienced customer interface management between 3PL and Retail clients, NDL (M&S), Homebase (Unipart), DHL (JLR)
  • WMS implementation at Homebase (Catalyst Command), Tyrrells (Navision) Dorma Textiles
  • WMS bespoke design and implementation at Memec Electronic components, DSDA Defence Logistics,
  • Site start up and closures for Retail and manufacturing clients, NDL (M&S), Terex Genie, Homebase, Geodis
  • Delivery of projects on time and to budget
  • Board member experience and communication skills at all levels

Mark is a Logistics professional, operating as an interim manager since 1995 and specialising in Productivity, Cost Down and Change Management.

Clients include: M&S, Norbert Dentressangle, DHL, RHM, Homebase.

PROJECT AND CHANGE MANAGER

Neil has a track record of delivering change, start ups and implementations.

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PROJECT AND CHANGE MANAGER

Name:
Neil
Availability:
Immediate
Guide Day Rate:
£445
Ref:
2739
  • New back haul business including commercial arrangements, processes, resources, planning and operations
  • The migration of a complex multi site operation warehouse and transport (800 employees) to a new client 
  • The planning and set up of the entire supply chain operations, WMS, stock planning and purchasing for a rapidly expanding SME

Neil has a track record of delivering change, start ups and implementations.

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