Freight Control Towers.

SCM Logo Set up Freight Control Towers for three major manufacturers.

  • Set up freight management, audit & expediting services from the same service centre.

  • Implemented customs and tax using deferment measures to improve cash flow.

  • Introduced inventory visibility & reporting.

  • Freight audit – reducing freight costs by 10-15%.

  • Bulk product audit – reduced billing errors by 7%

  • Container flow management – reduced demurrage and increased stock availability by c3 days.

Benchmarking and Cost to Serve Modelling.

SCM Logo Benchmarking and Cost to Serve modelling completed for major fmcg and 3pls. Comparing ‘apples with apples’ is about ensuring the baseline and reference points are fully understood and relevant before starting the journey to improved performance.

  • Introduced benchmarking to a number of retail and fmcg operations, covering all aspects from productivity, accuracy and timeliness to staff turnover.
  • Completed ‘cost to serve’ modelling using Process Mapping and IE methods.
  • Combined efforts reduced costs through efficiency improvements, reduced shrinkage and lower staff turnover and absence.

Business Restructure & Reorganisation.

Coaching & Mentoring  Managed the merger of commercial teams and processes for a Global Freight and Parcels Carrier.
  • Managed the commercial merger of TNT Express Europe, TNT Skypak and XP Express Parcels.
  • Increased Gross Profit by 2% through ongoing review of commercial pricing and sales policy and implementing focused schemes and programmes.
  • Improved revenue quality by implementing commercial training for field sales teams.
  • Conducted competitor activity, route and market analysis in order to determine price and margin expectations.