Adam Spence

Adam Spence

Graduate Trainee/Section Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    National Production Planning Lead

  • Education

    • King Edward VI High School

      1985 - 1990
    • Sheffield Hallam University

      1990 - 1994
      BA (Hons) Business Studies Human Resources Management and Services
  • Experience

    • Wincanton

      Aug 1994 - Aug 1997
      Graduate Trainee/Section Manager

      Graduate Trainee and Section Manager at the Doncaster RDC for Tesco, covering Chill, Ambient and Frozen.

    • GIST

      Aug 1997 - Aug 2002
      Shift Operations Manager

      • Shift Manager responsible for the successful running of a shift within the Westfield Regional Distribution Centre for Marks and Spencer. Additional responsibility for the Transport Operation in addition to my warehouse management role from 1997 to 1999, when the transport operation was TUPE’d to another contractor

    • Exel

      Aug 2002 - Apr 2006
      Senior Operations Manager

      Reporting to the site General Manager, held full operational responsibility for a large general merchandise warehouse operating on behalf of Marks and Spencer at Westfield, Cumbernauld with a £12M operational budget. Employing 460 staff and raising to 600 for the peak Christmas period.• Regional Distribution Centre picking for 41 stores across Scotland and Northern England.• Developed an effective team of 4 Shift Operation Managers, 12 Section Managers, and 25 Team Leaders as direct reports that were driven on results.• Responsible for achieving high KPIs set by a demanding customer and continually improving operation. Show less

    • Forth Ports Limited

      Apr 2006 - Sept 2012
      Operations Manager

      Responsible for the day to day running of all operational areas of the Port of Grangemouth, including Scotland’s largest container Port, handling up to 150,000 container units per year, conventional break-bulk cargo and 300,000 square feet of warehousing within the Port Estate. This includes a wide variety of warehousing activities, from traditional Port transit sheds to dedicated regional distribution centre contractsResponsible for the performance and management of 2 Shift Managers, 7 Supervisors and 80 Port Operators and Administration staff as direct reports Show less

    • Royal Mail

      Feb 2013 - now

      General Manager for Delivery in the FK and PH postcodes General Manager for Delivery in Fife

      • National Production Planning Lead

        Apr 2021 - now
      • Regional Production Planning Manager - North Region

        Aug 2017 - Apr 2021
      • Optimisation Manager, East of Scotland and Northern Ireland

        Jan 2015 - Aug 2017
      • Delivery Sector Manger - FK/PH Postcode

        Jun 2014 - Jan 2015
      • Delivery Sector Manager - Fife

        Nov 2013 - Jun 2014
      • Lead Delivery Planning Manager - East of Scotland

        Jul 2013 - Nov 2013
      • Delivery Operations Manager

        Feb 2013 - Jul 2013
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • BA (Hons) Business Studies

      Sheffield Hallam University