Alan R Hylton
Supply Chain Management and Strategic Procurement Alan is an accomplished Supply Chain Management and Procurement Professional with a over fourteen years experience of senior roles within various industry sectors including: AUTOMOTIVE, PUBLIC SECTOR, CONSTRUCTION and PHARMACEUTICAL. He has extensive experience in the operational and strategic procurement of goods and services on an international scale. He has experience in global supply chain management and the development of category management strategies that deliver and is a real team player with high morals, drive and integrity. His experience enables him to effectively manage companies KPI’s from a strategic sourcing perspective and to deliver cost savings through commercial and technical negotiations to achieve the targeted bottom line results. He has proven experience in leveraging his deep insights through innovation and building on the good relationships he fosters with strategic partners. He is able to quickly gain the trust and confidence of people at all levels within an organisation through his fair and direct communication skills. Alan’s core strengths are diverse and multi-faceted but essentially he is a people’s person, can manage multi-cultural and satellite teams, stakeholder’s engagement and deliver projects on time and within budget.
PERSONAL INFORMATION • • • • • •
Address: Post Suite 421, Private Bag x1. Melrose Arch, 2076 Johannesburg South Africa Nationality: United Kingdom (UK) Citizenship: Permanent Residency Permit DOB: April 1964 T: +27 (0) 83 858 1295 E: alan.hylton.scmsp@gmail.com
EDUCATION • • • •
MBA (Masters Business Administration) Thesis ongoing Diploma - Business Management NVQ 5: International Business and Commerce Professional Consultancy
CORE COMPETENCIES • •
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Public/private sector Supply Chain Management & strategic procurement Operational and strategic procurement including administration of complex tenders, contract negotiation and management, Tail end Spend, price negotiations and cost savings initiatives. Strategic sourcing – developing new suppliers to meet company equirements Develop and implement supplier reduction program, e-sourcing and cost saving strategies Complex cross border, Projects – commodities and services Change management and
Alan has the ability to work diligently both on his own or as a key member of a team. He is able to forge strong relationships with internal and external clients in a truly collaborative approach. He has a proven track record of delivering substantial cost savings through a combination of his commercial and technical ability and experience. He possesses good negotiation skills and is capable of managing and executing large and complex projects.
Alan Hylton
value across the organisation. Alan has a true commitment and passion in his work
CAREER PATH Entrepreneur Johannesburg, SA (July 2013 – present) • • •
International Trading – ‘Tenderpreneur’. Technology based procurement interventions - e-procurement and e-Sourcing into private & SOE. Preferential Procurement Mediation Services between large and small entities.
Ernst & Young (EY) Johannesburg, SA (May 2013 – June 2014) •
Advisory & Supply Chain and Operations (SCO) and Process Improvement (PI) Manager. As part of the supply chain and operations team Alan provided his very detailed insights and experience into transformation assignments of private and public sector clients. Due to his diverse and international exposure, he covered sourcing, procurement, inbound logistics and manufacturing projects including product service and delivery. As part of the supply chain and operations team Alan contributed his very evident and detailed insights and experience identifying bottlenecks in clients procurement and supply chain operations in order to improve business performance. He developed solutions to enhance the capabilities of the Procurement function based on the maturity of the procurement process, leading practice, gap analysis and a road map to achieve greater efficiencies and therefore success.
Johnson and Johnson PTY CPT SA (Oct 2012 – Apr 2013) Commercial and Business Services Manager, Indirect Procurement. Sector: Pharmaceutical. • Alan was appointed as a contractor to explore the cost benefits of introducing a strategic Procurement function within the indirect spend of J&J - SA. He developed category management structure across numerous brands as part of his strategy to deliver value through strategic sourcing.
Nabucco International Gas Pipeline -Gm BH,Vienna Austria (Mar – Oct 2010) •
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Contracted Procurement and Supply Chain Manager - Construction Alan liaised with internal functions Technical, Legal, Commercial, Quality and Finance to develop and co-ordinate the Information To Tender documentation for sourcing the gas line-pipes. Alan developed an objective assessment, adjudication process criteria for the EUR 3.5billion project for the Vienna based consortium.
Magna Heavy Stamping, Graz, Austria (Mar 2006 – Nov 2009) Procurement Manager: Capital Equipment Sector: Automotive. Industry Sector: Automotive. • Alan managed the procurement of heavy stamping capital equipment and robots for the mass production of car body components incl. complete doors, tailgates and bonnets for major OEM’s, incl. Ford, VW, Porsche, BMW, Audi and Renault. • Alan developed business plans with partners to manage the supply of components at each build phase from prototype tools whilst series tooling was under construction.
REFERENCES are available upon request from: JOHNSON & JOHNSON, MAGNA International, Takata, and Federal Mogul
CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES Alan has sound commercial, project and time management capabilities. His has good analytical and people skills combined with the discipline required to complete tasks in a pressurised environment. Alan’s management and leadership style, knowledge, drive and experience in working with mixed cultures make him a first choice applicant when it comes to managing cross-functional teams with diverse skills and abilities. Alan has advanced organisational skills, is methodical and co-ordinates projects in a timely fashion through good motivational and leadership qualities and maximising
Federal Mogul Corp. Nurnberg, Germany (Apr 2004 – Feb 2006) • • •
Advanced Purchasing Manager - Automotive. Alan developed a business model to integrate advanced purchasing practices within all the Federal Mogul European sites. France, UK and Poland. He initiated plans to resource aged technologies / commodities to low cost country partners resulting in an average of 30% overall cost savings. Alan led the procurement strategy on behalf of the advanced technology planning team.
TAKATA-PETRI AG Frankfurt, Germany (Aug 2002- Mar 2004)
BMW / LANDROVER Solihull, UK and Munich, Germany (Sept 1995-Aug 2001) Commodity Manager Chemicals, Paint and Fuel. Industry Sector: Automotive. • Alan managed the commercial activities relating to his designated technologies. He led contract & annual price negotiations for his designated technology groups. • Alan carried out global benchmarking for and was successful in delivering up to 30% pa savings through his effective vendor management ability.
BMW / LANDROVER, UK and Munich, Germany (May1993 - Sept1995) • •
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Commodity Manager Closure Systems and Mechanisms. Industry: Automotive. Alan managed the commercial and technical negotiations related to his designate commodity group, horizontal and vertical closure systems. In conjunction with engineering Alan developed and introduced cost saving solutions to maximise value proposition, IP and Know-how opportunities with his vendor partners. He introduced a design to cost, change management and system. Alan worked on projects with the MOD (Military of Defense) managing the commercial aspects of developing specific vehicles requirements. Alan managed the procurement of diverse parts incl. plastic, coatings and metal pressings.
ROVER / LANDROVER (Apr 1989 - May 1993) •
Parts Analyst and later In-bound Logistics Manager. Industry: Automotive. Initially, Parts Analyst between logistics & manufacturing managing the suppliers for the supply of pre-production components for prototype build phases. Alan was later promoted to Inbound Logistics Manager. Alan managed a team of 30 associates and 15 forklift trucks for the timely delivery of components to the production line using Just-in-time (JIT), Just in Sequence (JIS) and kanban systems incl. ERP systems for effective material management and control.
use of the resources. As a team player, he has the ability to work collaboratively between stakeholders and partners alike ensuring teams to perform at their best through concise instructions, skills transfer and patience. Alan has a distinctive style of conducting business negotiations. He is always polite, considerate with a persuasive character that aims for a win-win solution where possible. He is loyal and committed to KPI targets and is humble enough to admit his shortcomings or failures.
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Purchasing Manager - Safety Critical Parts, Steering Wheel/Infotainment & Airbag systems. Sector: Automotive. • Alan successfully managed a team of buyers with an annual combined spend of EUR45M. • Alan was approached to work in Sales and there he managed the GM account for Safety components and technologies.
Entrepreneur Johannesburg, SA
Ernst & Young (EY) Johannesburg, SA
Johnson and Johnson PTY CPT SA Nabucco International Gas Pipeline Gm BH, Vienna Austria
Magna Heavy Stamping, Graz, Austria
Federal Mogul Corp. Nurnberg, Germany
TAKATA-PETRI AG Frankfurt, Germany
BMW / LANDROVER Solihull UK and Munich, Germany BMW / LANDROVER UK and Munich, Germany
ROVER / LANDROVER
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