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Ask the expert: Building resilience in supply chains
Simon Dixon, CEO of Hatmill, looks at how to adapt supply chains and warehouse operations to build resilience in the wake of Covid and Brexit.
Matt Larkin
My logistics and supply chain experience is from a range of sectors and industries, including e-commerce, fashion, retail and manufacturing. I have significant experience in delivering complex projects and tangible business benefits for clients.
Passion for delivering complex projects and tangible business benefits for clients
My logistics and supply chain experience is from a range of sectors and industries, including e-commerce, fashion, retail and manufacturing. I have significant experience delivering complex projects and tangible business benefits for clients.
Some of my career highlights to date are:
- Managing the global freight movements for a major entertainment company, identifying and delivering annual savings of over €1m in freight costs
- Identifying and managing the implementation of process improvements resulting in over £150k annual savings
- Carrying out an end-to-end supply chain review for a major UK retailer, identifying around £4m of saving opportunity
- Supporting a warehouse operation turnaround project where outbound volumes where increased by 70% through process improvements
- Running the tender process to select an automated guided vehicle solution for an FMCG production facility
- Completing a strategic commercial review of a luxury fashion brand’s their logistics spend, mitigating a 2% carrier rate rise (on £18m spend)
My logistics and supply chain experience is from a range of sectors and industries, including e-commerce, fashion, retail and manufacturing.
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