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Short History

David has recently retired from Asda where he was the Distribution Director for 15 years. He has an in-depth knowledge of all areas of distribution and the role that this plays in successful supply chains.

He has spent a total of 28 years in both distribution operations and a number of senior management positions, he also spent 10 years in retail and has a very strong background in food, clothing and non-food retail.
Relevant Qualifications/ Articles/Projects

Part of the team who moved Asda to centralised Distribution,

  • Head of distribution conversion to Wal-Mart systems and infrastructure.
Headed 3year network re-configuration reducing operating cost by 10% per annum and capital investment by £240m over 5 years.
Areas of Experience

Particularly skilled in distribution network design and re-configurations to optimise service to the customer at the lowest possible cost. Also within distribution operations, both warehouse and transport, change management, team building, and project delivery.

Previous Clients/ Sectors

Sectors

Retail

FMCG

Pharmaceutical

Clients

Sainsbury's

Somerfield

Morrisons

Heinz

Christian Salvesen

ScS

T M Lewins

Palmer and Harvey

Migros

When to call

When you are undertaking major change or redesign of your network.

When the customer feels the service they are receiving needs improvement. If you want to improve productivity and reduce your costs.

If you want a no nonsense straightforward approach with simple and easily understood solutions.

Personal Business Statement

I have always had three key principals in my business career. The customer is number one always, secondly selection of the best quality individuals for the team, including growing your own talent, and finally driving the most efficient cost effective solution.

About me

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my wife and my children Andrew and Victoria.

My pastimes include running, horseracing, rugby and gardening.
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