Roy Blythe has over 20 years of experience in logistics, warehousing, transportation and security. He currently works as a Project Manager at Wincanton/Argos in Corby, where he has reduced stock loss from over 1 million to 350,000. Previous roles include warehouse work, transportation, event coordination, security dog handling for the British forces in Germany, and HGV driving. He aims to build his career through self-motivation, organization and helping others work smarter.

1. Roy Blythe
34 Skegness Walk
Corby
Northampton shire
NN18 9BD
Mobile Phone: 07877208837
Home Phone 01536 460864
Secondary Phone: 01536 273764 (Work)
E-mail: roy.blythe@argos.co.uk
OBJECTIVE
My aim is to build a career, I have the self-motivation, passion, and skills to organize a work force to
work well.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Stock Office June 2007 - present
Wincanton / Argos | Corby
Project Managed A-Stock
The DC had over -1,000,000 Stock loss in one year
I was tasked to see if I could find ways to prevent stock loss,
I put process’s in place to get all three A-stock shifts working together
New SOP’s Were written,
Any loop holes I found were Closed
The stock loss has gone down to -350,000
A-Stock is now one of our Better Departments
Project Manage Goods in
I have now been asked to look at Goods in to see if I can do the same, it is a challenge I am looking
forward to it helps broaden my skills I still learn new things every day, and I am able to pass these
skills on, I am also going to keep control of A-stock,
I enjoy helping others to work smarter.. helping to build a better and smarter business
Warehouseman
April 2007 - June 2007
Wincanton / Argos | Corby
Warehouse Man Working on the pick face picking
Trained as a super user.
Store liaisons officer
June 2007 - January 2007
Wincanton / Argos | Corby
Deal with any problems stores might have To do with missing delivery’s / items, (673) stores
Events person June 2003 - February 2006
KCS Group | Corby Northamptonshire
Team Leader
Organize the team to put together, build and run motorcycle events for Honda,
Organize the team at the end of the show to dismantle and pack every thing away, on the return to base
organize the team to unload, clean, put away all the equipment used,
Drive look after the Show truck, build and set it up at all the Events,
Organize the crew / Team when they arrive to set up around the show truck to look and be the best at
show.
Warehouseman February 2003 - June 2003
Coolchain | Tynham Kent
Transportation and Cold Storage
Work as a warehouse person loading trucks, using an electric pallet truck,
Loading the correct Load on to the correct trailer, as per the load list,
Departing the correct load as per SOP’s.

2. Driver HGV 1 May 1999 - February 2003
Fastcool services | Sheerness Kent
Transportation and Storage
HGV 1 driver transporting chilled and frozen goods around the UK and Europe
Armed security dog handler June 1992 - May 1999
British forces Germany | Wulfen Germany
Government and Public Sector
Head Of Security
Guard room Commander
Ensure the efficient running of the Guard Room,
Build the shift plan daily, holiday rota’s
Ensure the security section are briefed and up to date on their daily duties,
Chief Dog Handler
Working for the British forces in Germany as an Armed Security Dog Handler, 24 hr shifts patrolling
military camps, to protect the service men, equipment,
I qualified as a chief dog handler, it was my task to:-
Run the security section, comprising of 60 Personnel and 33 dogs,
Plan the shift pattern and control the workers hours, holidays booked correctly.
Ensure the smooth running of the business, I had to ensure the work force understand the duties for the
day and were correctly dressed for the task,
The dogs had to be well maintained
Food to be ordered on time,
Vet inspections to be organized, so the dogs could also be worked,
Driver HGV 1 April 1985 - June 1992
Scheer transport OHG | Dortmund Germany
Transportation and Storage
HGV 1 driver transporting goods from Germany to southern Ireland and the UK
British forces |January 1973 - April 1985
SOLDIER
Started as a junior soldier, age 16.
Qualified as a top grade warehouse man,
Changed trades to driver,
Worked three years as a transport planner,
I ran the transport office organized the drivers to their jobs and planned the deliveries for the next day,
I had to ensure the correct vehicle was used for the correct job,
Ensure every vehicle was serviced every three months or every 3,000 miles which ever came first,
Ensure all the vehicle documents were up to date,
Gained qualifications as a hgv1 diving instructor,
Qualified as a physical training instructor, as a pt instructor i had to plan 40 minute lessons, train 35-40
people at a time ensure that all were kept motivated and Fit,
Qualified as a Weapons instructor
Qualified as a Drill instructor
I am happy to teach or instruct any of the work force,
EDUCATION
Secondary School or equivalent,
0 0 - 12 1972
Secondary modern |
SKILLS

3. HGV 1 Driver
Expert
Security
Expert
Dog trainer/handler
Expert
LANGUAGES
German My Mother is German I have spoken German From the Time I was able to talk..
I have not had to write German for 12 years but j can soon pick that up again, spell checker also helps
REFERENCES
Available on Request