Alun Powell is an ambitious and motivated logistics professional with over 15 years of experience in warehouse and operations management roles. He has a proven track record of leading teams, meeting targets, and developing staff. His most recent role was as a duty shift manager at Clipper Logistics where he directed activities and motivated teams to deliver service levels. Prior to that he held positions as a warehouse manager, team leader, and senior warehouse operative at Matthew Clark Beverages.

1. 34 Melcombe Avenue
Strensall
York
YO32 5BA
E-mail
lomupowell@yahoo.co.uk
07988001179
01904 492844
Alun Powell
Profile An ambitious and motivated person with a proven track record of working
autonomously and within a team within the logistics industry
Driven to setting and achieving goals/targets within budgets and committed to
providing and motivating others to provide quality and service.
Continually learning to improve myself developing the competencies needed for
current & future roles
Employment
History
September 2016
Promoted to duty shift manager initially in a secondment role until January 2017
Expected to maximise the performance of two shift managers by directing the
activities of the contract while also providing effective leadership, motivation,
training and development of the team; delivering agreed service levels and
operational performance while keeping a close relationship with the customer to
maintain all duties are performed within budgetary constraints.
February 2014
Clipper logistics – Contract Supervisor
To supervise 120 staff in their daily duties while developing the management
team of three team leaders and three champion operatives in succession
planning to develop their skills
Liaising with shift manager and contract manager to ensure workload is
completed in the correct manner in a time sensitive environment
Working to customers KPI’s to ensure correct systems of work are used
March 2009 to February 2014
Matthew Clark
Promoted to the warehouse manager in November 2013
Responsible for two team leaders and senior warehouseman also twenty full
time staff in all delegation and appraisals while working to shift KPI’S to ensure
all orders are picked and checked and loaded to ensure vehicle utilisation is as
efficient as possible while ensuring a safe working environment for the delivery
crews
Promoted to Team Leader role with extra responsibilities in 2010
Liasing with the transport controllers to ensure vehicles maintain their time
windows of deliveries
Ensure vehicles are safely loaded to comply with relevant legislation and to
ensure axle weights are not overloaded
Ensure all the vehicle fleet are well maintained working with Ryder to ensure all
servicing and MOT’s are within VOSA standards
Ensure all tachograph data is downloaded to the FTA for analysis
Ensure all activities comply with the relevant H&S and fire regulations
Ensure that all equipment is operated in safe effective manner
Ensure all staff has regular performance reviews to which their achievements
are measured.
Ensure all staff is trained to the correct standards.
Taking part in monthly meetings to explain the cost spend of each department.

2. December 2008
Matthew Clark
Senior Warehouse Operative
Reporting to the team leader responsible for ensuring that each shift is
completed efficiently and effectively
Ensure operatives are working to their best ability
Ensure the stock controller is informed of breakages or stock variances
Ensure all paperwork is completed in a legible fashion
Ensure that the standards of housekeeping are maintained across the site.
October 2008 to December 2008
Drake Industrial Agency temporary contract based at Matthew Clark
Senior Warehouse Operative
January 2008 to October 2008
Rocom Telecommunications
Warehouse Operative
Pick and pack orders for a wide range of clients in the public and private sector
with a high level of accuracy
Performing perpetual stock takes everyday to maintain stock accuracy and
minimising non-stock occurrences.
October 2007 to January 2008
Brook Street agency based at Game Station Warehouse
Picking and packing orders for customers with accuracy.
June 2007 to October 2007
Travelling in New Zealand
November 2006 to June 2007
Monks and Crane Industrial Group, Tadcaster
Operations Manager based at the Coors Brewery
As the sole member of staff in charge of the stores
Purchase order placement in line with company procedure
Expediting overdue orders on a weekly basis
Invoice reconciliation
Inventory control to maintain stock levels and identify obsolete items
Booking orders in/out to confirm receipt
Weekly checking of stock levels/locations
Picking and packing orders/transfers
Housekeeping of the warehouse
Daily/weekly production meetings
August 2006 to November 2006
Manpower Recruitment Agency, York
Various Temporary roles
April 2004 to May 2006
Returned to position of Supervisor at St Merryn
April 2003 to April 2004
Year out to travel

3. Professional
Development
Key Skills
1999-2006
St Merryn Meat Ltd, Merthyr Tydfil
2002 -2006
Promotion to Joint Manager of the Intakes department.
Developing a new team to deal with the first exporting of beef to Europe
following the BSE crisis.
The creation and development of an operative training system
Verifying the accuracy of external orders to wholesalers
Regular stock-takes to maintain correct stock life rotation & accuracy of over
1000 pallet locations
2002
Promotion to Supervisor
Extra responsibility of H.R duties such as interviewing prospective operatives
while also dealing with investigations.
2001 - 2002
Promotion to Team Leader
Increase responsibilities to include training of over 40 staff
1999 – 2001
Intake Operative
Fork lifting truck movement of stock
Loading & unloading trailers
Creating orders electronically
Receiving and logging stock
Issuing and returning stock to production
Preparing staff rotas.
City & guilds NVQ Level 2 in Warehousing
OCR Level 2 certificate in Warehousing & Storage
IOSH Safe Working certificate & IOSH Management safety certificate
Reach Truck License
Counter Balance Forklift Truck License 1500kg
Class 1 & 2 vehicle Shunting License
ECDL Level 1 & 2
Foundation Level in Food Hygiene certificate
Chubb Fire Extinguisher Course
• Verbal communication
• Commercial awareness
• Flexibility and drive to adapt to situations quickly
• Negotiating and persuading skills
• Time management and decisive decision making
Interests
I have a passionate interest in most sports particularly rugby; Running and
playing squash.
References

4. Available on request