James Howarth

Experience

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  Nat West

  Sept 1998 - Sept 2000

  Service Recovery Officer
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  Scottish & Newcastle Brewery

  Nov 2000 - Nov 2002

  Third Party Planner

  Nov 2000 Nov 2002 Scottish & Newcastle - 3rd Party Planner - SAP R3 Super User - Customer Service Recovery Officer

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  Kuehne + Nagel

  Nov 2002 - now

  • Effective management of £8.5million stock holding covering over 4000 products, incorporating chill, freezer and ambient chambers and managing full quarterly seasonal, menu and volume driven warehouse relay changes. • Management and production of inventory, service, resource and productivity KPI’s. • Production & communication of monthly departmental financial commentary.• Direct management / development of all team members through performance potential review’s, mentoring and guidance in each of their respected areas.• Management of all associated legal and procedural food regulations and requirements through continuous reviewing of training material and work instructions. • Full team compliance to site health and safety regulations. Show less Contract Recovery Manager (Diageo Contract – Derby)• Through hands on, immediate involvement and successful management of the operational team, the recovery of the contract was ensued taking it out of breach in time for peak fiscal year end.• Delivering full financial year end stock take within customer’s requirements.• Delivery of the revised stock and admin team structure and full recruitment of.• Installation of contractual KPI reporting suite, and enhancing existing contractual agreements. Show less March 2011 – April 2012: Stock and Admin Manager KN Drinks Logistics covering the southern RDC & Southwest transit points. My role incorporated the management of a team of 4 direct reports and 20 clerks including: • Effective management of £4.5million stock holding covering over 900 products.• Direct management / development of all team members through in house performance reviews, mentoring and guidance in each of their respected areas.• Management of all associated HMRC legal and procedural requirements.• Full stock management through system understanding of SAP, LES and continuous input in systems development.• Regular site visits to managed transit points ensuring continued business compliance and stock management, liaising and implementing stock loss and product management initiatives across the region.• Full team compliance to site health and safety regulations. Show less

  • Inventory Manager

    Apr 2012 - now

  • Contract Recovery Manager (Secondment)

    Jun 2015 - Oct 2015

  • Stock & Admin Manager

    Feb 2008 - Apr 2012

  • Warehouse Operations Manager

    Apr 2010 - May 2011

  • Stock & Admin First Line Manager

    Nov 2002 - Jan 2008