Adam Spence

Experience

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  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.

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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