Marc Burroughs

Experience

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  Tesco PLC

  Jun 1990 - Nov 1993

  Shop floor Assistant

  • Transport Clerk • Receiving/checking Deliveries• Stock taking/monitoring stock levels• Checkouts• Customer services

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  Join Londis

  Nov 1993 - Apr 2008

  Promoted to Transport Supervisor at the Londis RDC. Responsible for London, the S.East and East of England, route planning, customer liaison and the day to day management of 45 class 1 and 2 drivers and 4 office staff. Responsibilities and achievements include: • Accreditation of National CPC• Daily route planning, allocation of routes and overseeing loading and yard shunting operations•Tachgraph analysis, infringement management and administration to ensure legal compliance.• Initial resolution of customer enquires and complaints • KPI and budgetary reporting, with direct responsibility for on time deliveries, vehicle utilisation and mileage and absence management • Driver H&S and PPE •Accident Investigation, store assessments, performance management, conducting investigations and disciplinary hearings.• Set up outbase operations for company expansion in the North of England• Decommissioning transport operations, supporting new start up outbase and DC's. Show less

  • Transport Supervisor

    Oct 1997 - Apr 2008

  • Transport Clerk

    Nov 1993 - Oct 1997
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  Musgrave Retail Partners

  Apr 2008 - Sept 2015

  Continuing to procure logistic agreements with Musgrave suppliers. Account management of supplier base, liaising with 3PL’s and consolidators, internally product supply and operational teams. Responsible for KPI reporting for directors weekly, all financial areas, period invoicing and annual rate negotiations. A field based role working from multiple locations responsible for four distribution centres in terms of reverse logistics.Responsibilities and achievements include:• New revenue through commercial agreements with suppliers• Account management and retention through regular reviews • Implementing tighter financial controls and processes to secure revenue sooner. Show less Promoted to head up the Inbound Logistics team responsible for all backhaul, Inter depot operations and the acquisition of new business. Responsibilities and achievements include:• Driving a 20% year on year revenue & profit growth.• Increasing Supply Chain revenue using reverse logistics by 1.6 million over a four year period.• Team P.D.R’s and Career development recruiting team members. • Developing routes to market with new suppliers • Implementing/developing system processes to cut admin time and increase accuracy.• Working with multi supplier 3PL’s on groupage for crossdock. Show less Promoted to Inbound Logistics Manager working in a team of four overseeing all backhaul operations for Musgrave over four distribution centres and actively looking to work with as many suppliers as possible.Responsibilities and achievements include:• Implementing new long term processes to support change, gaining buy in from key stakeholders.• Project management and start-up of a chilled cross dock operation the central D.C.• Working cross functionally on business initiatives to drive margin through route to market changes. • Monitoring the utilization of fleet for internal stock movements to ensure cost effectiveness. Show less

  • Supply Chain Manager - Inbound

    Mar 2011 - Sept 2015

  • Inbound Logistics Manager (Head)

    Sept 2009 - Mar 2011

  • Inbound Logistics Manager

    Apr 2008 - Sept 2009
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  BOOKER RETAIL PARTNERS (GB) LIMITED

  Sept 2015 - now

  - Heading up the warehouse simplification team 2 reports. - Responsible for Warehouse management system maintenance, business reporting, system development and UAT testing.- Project managing DC relocation project from Andover to Booker Didcot.- Continuous improvement for warehouse operations across 9 DC's Booker/Booker Retail Partners.- Gained qualification in level one Industrial engineering with Scott Grant.- Project managing work measurement study for warehouse operations across BRP and Booker Distribution.- Working with system developers to improve warehouse operations through process change. - Designing builds to simplify operations and create greater levels of productivity insight.- Working with trade unions to ensure a collaborative approach to the accuracy system timings and performance levels expected of our colleagues. Show less At the commencement of the first Covid outbreak seconded to bolster the Thamesmead Distribution Centre Management Team. Reporting into the GM and working alongside the Warehouse and Transport Manager. Duties and achievements include:•Training support colleagues in loading processes to manage a 40% uplift in volume.•Assuming responsibility for the Stock and Admin function across 3 shifts, 20 colleagues. Skills assessment, development, people management.•Working with Stock and Admin manager to improve stock integrity, cycle counts and investigations. • Disciplinary investigations & appeals. Show less

  • Warehouse Efficiency Manager

    Sept 2020 - now

  • Operations Support Manager (Secondment)

    Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Simplification Manager Transport Operations (Secondment)

    Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Supply Chain Manager - Inbound

    Sept 2015 - Aug 2019