Nigel Briant

Experience

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  ALLIED CARPETS AND FLOORINGS LIMITED

  Sept 1983 - Feb 2002

  Range Planner, Stock Analyst, Supply Planner

  • Analysed margin of smooth flooring products, analysing sales, stock turns by store and reporting to Regional Managers and Directors• Liaised with suppliers from all over Europe/USA• Created rug/store range plans using Excel for 250 stores• Produced various weekly board report for Directors using Excel• Managed and trained two assistant administrators• Management of central stock using own forecasts and programs • Reduced stock levels whilst maintaining min 95% service level• Company turnover in excess of £450 million• My supplier turnover in excess of approx £80 million Show less

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  Asiatic Carpets Ltd

  Feb 2002 - May 2003

  Stock Analyst

  • Setting up of formal Stock Control System from Warehouse control through to Management Reporting• Assisted Managing Director with Stock Control information• Assisted Sales/Logistics Director with Sales Information• Supported and advised Senior Sales Team on Product information and analysis

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  Tag Industrial

  Jun 2003 - May 2004

  Stock Controller

  • Increased the accuracy of Stock from 34% to 98% • Produced new individual processing controls within each production area• Supervised team of 4 in Goods Inward and formalised booking in procedures• Co-ordinated month end audits of all stocks in all departments• Helped all production managers with stock/production control • Senior management “Royal Tour” to review all company’s returns, excess stocks and warehouse issues

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  Claremont & May

  Jun 2004 - Jun 2008

  Stock Controller/Analyst

  • Forecast Sales and Stock using Excel • Production modelling using Excel and Works order programs• Overseeing Production and Goods Inward Staff• Forecast Raw Material requirements for suppliers both short and long term taking into account lead times, seasonal trends • Forecast and Advise MD on Festive and Seasonal promotions• Present Monthly Sales and Stock analysis in PowerPoint

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  Gabriel-Chemie UK

  Jun 2008 - Jun 2009

  Logistics Manager

  • Part of GC Senior Management team T/Over £6m• The company Operates HACCP’s ISO 9001:2000 & 14001:2004• Supplier Forecasting and ALL Stock Purchase Ordering • Schedule All Production around JIT Stock deliveries• Oversee Goods Inward and all company Stocks i.e. Audits, MSDS/TDS sheets, Storage, damage ... • Analyse Stock Levels, Stock Turns, Consignment Stocks, reporting to MD, and Austrian HQ.

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  Coty

  Jun 2009 - Sept 2024

  I was recognised for my superb leadership skills in supply and people management and promoted to this position, with accountability for all aspects of category supply management across the inventory function, including weekly inventory Daily Direction setting, all aspects of blocked stock in plants and distribution centres including prevention and root cause analysis, reduction of inventory risk, collaboration with multiple manufacturing functions to support effective supply management, and driving business insights and risk management through Board reporting. Highlights from this role include: • Lent significant expertise and sat on the Destruction Council, including overseeing RCAs, challenges and actions relating to the requirements that all stock for destruction was approved in a compliant manner, with a strong emphasis on process efficiency without compromising on regulatory compliance across all plants and distribution centres• Championed the application of Lean Six Sigma processes, as well as creating several other departmental processes including a Quality Assurance Log, a destruction process, a blocked stock review process, and the resolution of warehouse capacity issues• Led the company adoption and integration of a wide range of industry-leading and highly innovative technologies, including SAP, Excel and Power BI, creating and presenting a PowerBI deck including a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for use by the North America Supply Chain Management, providing a significantly helpful solution to support performance management and improvement initiatives Show less I was brought into a leading role for an industry giant and multinational American company, balancing multiple requirements in their manufacturing environment including the management of all inventory processes and stock planning totaled at $366million, driving the performance of a Junior Inventory Analyst, working closely with planners and senior management to support the supply planning process, risk management and waste reduction, and managing the control and challenge of QC and Non-Conformance Reporting. Some highlights from this role include: • Significantly improved inventory management and the control of the $80million NFG lifecycle through the design and embedding of processes including Quality Assurance Master Logs and a Blocked Stock Global Clearance • Steered value streams on Inventory reduction from $366m to $220m through Safety Stock (SS) reductions, Minimum Order Quantity and Production Alignment, as well as reducing Block Stocks from $12m to less than $2.5m through the creation of new processes and the change from a reactive to a proactive inventory management culture• Further drove best practices and consistency in approaches through the creation of a Plant E&O process pack, utilised for reporting and external audit activities across P&L accruals and destruction valued at £5million per year audited by Deloitte’s twice a year commended as having the best E&O pack in their experience Show less

  • CSM Category Supply Manager – Inventory

    Sept 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Stock & Inventory Analyst Lead – Inventory

    Jun 2009 - Sept 2023