Ian Whalley An enthusiastic, people-oriented purchase and supply professional, with huge experience in multi-site operations, multi-ethnic workforces and creating supplier partnerships. Now works in training and interim consultancy. Skilled in coaching, mentoring, and developing teams, and providing support for individuals to identify and achieve personal and professional goals. Professional Associations Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply Member of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management Career history Government / Home Office HM Prison Service Developed and trained team to win prestigious Kelly's Award. Created framework for development of internal supply operations and contract management. Developed an outsource programme for secure product delivery. Devised and developed flexible strategies for total food logistics solutions. Developed potential for secure retail canteen operations. Achieved cost reductions through strategic planning and development, and supplier partnerships. £50m pa budget. Leisure industry Rank Group plc Responsible for diverse supply across a wide range of products and services including foodservice, retail and fleet. Change management leader for upgrade of distribution operations and inventory management. Initiated successful packaging waste control programme. Petrochemical sector Working as 'honest broker' between disparate parties, managed and controlled the inventory and delivery to desert site of several hundred tonnes of drilling equipment. Retail NAAFI / NISA CBC Ltd Trading director, purchase and supply management for multi national retail operation in UK and overseas. Key role in developing successful supplier and inventory rationalisation and outsourcing programme. Foodservice NAAFI / MoD / USN Responsible for vendor management and purchase and supply of high volume foodstuffs to UK and multi- national military units across the world through air, sea and land supply chains. Opened, operated and developed supply routes and sources in international outstations sometimes hostile to external involvement. Food manufacturing Interim Manager sourcing product and developing contract operations for leading manufacturers of food ingredients and foodservice supplies. Also provided corporate health checks across all areas of spend and advising on opportunities for cost reduction and service improvement.
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