Robbie Whitfield MBE's Overview

Current

Programme Delivery Director !nterim" at #erco Change Programme Manager !nterim" at British $rmy

Past

O%erations Management Consultant at &ew Century Overseas Contracts Manager at British $rmy Cor%orate ' (egal $ffairs (iaison Officer Cor%orate )a*ation" at #u%reme +rou%

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Robbie Whitfield MBE's #ummary

$ business school educated leader1 Robbie has held senior international Director1 Manager and Consultant %ositions in the %rivate1 %ublic and not for %rofit sectors2 $ commercially astute and successful entre%reneur he has

used innovative ideas to oversee multi3million dollar o%erations on several continents through ince%tion1 develo%ment1 bid and delivery stages and by ado%ting a %eo%le centric a%%roach has generated significant income in challenging mar4ets2

5 6igh value change and o%erations management e*%erience in com%le* multinational mar4ets2

5 $ %roven leader who uses his diverse bac4ground and new ideas to develo% better ways of doing things and then influences organisational thin4ing to deliver change2

5 $ natural influencer who uses a mi* of methods to achieve outcomes and who thrives in a matri* environment2

5 Conversant in multi3sector best %ractice management1 develo%ment1 communications and cross mar4et initiatives2

5 $n e*%erienced organisation and %eo%le motivator1 who nurtures talent and em%owers ca%able staff2

5 $cts as a catalyst for develo%mental change in stagnant environments and thrives in ra%idly changing environments2

5 6as a strong understanding of internal and e*ternal relationshi%s and how to develo% and use them2

5 6as a detailed understanding and e*%erience of how to change organisations for the better1 from fine tuning to turnaround2 Robbie Whitfield MBE's E*%erience Programme Delivery Director !nterim"

#erco

Public Com%any7 8/1//80 em%loyees7 #RP7 Outsourcing9Offshoring industry

October ,/8, : Present ; months" Euro%e

Develo%s new and %ac4aged cor%orate services human resources1 finance1 information1 commercial and vetting" to be delivered from within a single shared service environment2 Change Programme Manager !nterim" British $rmy

+overnment $gency7 8/1//80 em%loyees7 Military industry

&ovember ,/8, : Present < months" Euro%e

$cts as the Change Programme Manager1 using a P-M methodology and an ob=ective1 e*ternal a%%roach to deliver a PMO ca%ability2 O%erations Management Consultant &ew Century

Privately 6eld7 ,/83.// em%loyees7 #ecurity and !nvestigations industry

>une ,/88 : October ,/8, 8 year . months" Middle East

Res%onsibilities included managing organisational infrastructure including the design and oversight of internal management %rocesses1 su%%ly chain and inventory management1 ensuring legislative and contractual com%liance1 sub3

contractors and su%%lier management2

Directed remote management teams to ensure that organisational infrastructure was financially o%timised and resilient enough to meet constantly changing client and %rogramme re?uirements2 Overseas Contracts Manager British $rmy

+overnment $gency7 8/1//80 em%loyees7 Military industry

$%ril ,/88 : October ,/8, 8 year ; months" @nited Aingdom

$dvised the @A Ministry of Defence on resolving com%le* issues arising from international logistics1 human resources and o%erations management issues2 )he wor4 revolved around solving o%erational1 financial and legal issues associated with the delivery of o%erations su%%ort using outsourced logistics and 9 or civilian wor4forces worldwide2 Cor%orate ' (egal $ffairs (iaison Officer Cor%orate )a*ation" #u%reme +rou%

Privately 6eld7 .//838/1/// em%loyees7 (ogistics and #u%%ly Chain industry

>une ,/88 : >uly ,/88 , months" Middle East

Res%onsible for relationshi% management on a BB0 contract in the Middle East2 !nvolved negotiating with clients and governmental organisations to ma*imise revenue generation and retention1 %articularly cor%orate ta*ation issues international environments2 6ead of !nternational 6R British $rmy

+overnment $gency7 8/1//80 em%loyees7 Military industry

$%ril ,//< : $%ril ,/88 . years 8 month" Worldwide

6eld a senior management role and was res%onsible for ensuring the worldwide delivery of a wide range of (ogistics1 !nfrastructure1 )rans%ort and other activities1 with a wor4force of 8-1/// civilian %ersonnel and a budget of @#BC<.M2 $lso res%onsible for advising on facilities management outsourcing contracts where contracts e*ceeded D./M2

$ diverse role delivering out%ut in !ra?1 $fghanistan1 $frica1 Central $merica1 Euro%e and in other small scale activities worldwide2 !nvolved wor4ing at the highest strategic levels1 including re%orting to government ministers1 whilst simultaneously %lanning and managing at multi%le o%erational levels2 O%erations Manager !nterim" British $rmy

+overnment $gency7 8/1//80 em%loyees7 Military industry

#e%tember ,//. : $%ril ,//< E months" &orthern !reland

Res%onsible for the %lanning and managing daily o%erations during a %eriod of transition in &orthern !reland2 !n addition to %lanning the daily o%erations of an !nfantry Brigade1 also %lanned infrastructure1 logistics and human resources transition as the brigade wor4ed towards closure as %art of the British $rmy's reduction strategy in &orthern !reland2 Regional (ogistics and 6uman Resources Manager British $rmy

+overnment $gency7 8/1//80 em%loyees7 Military industry

>une ,//C : $ugust ,//. 8 year - months" Middle East

Res%onsible for ensuring the delivery of a number of su%%ort services across the Middle East1 with a strong focus on #outhern !ra? and $fghanistan2 !ncluded growing the directly engaged wor4force by over ,//F to -1/// local national %ersonnel and oversaw third %arty human resources and logistics contracts2

Managed the recruitment1 training1 %olicy1 finance and wor4force security re?uired to deliver financially effective )rans%ort1 #u%%ly Chain1 Catering1 $dministration1 Mechanical Engineering1 Construction and Gacilities Management solutions across the region2 Contracts and (ogistics Manager Osmin Goods

October ,//8 : >une ,//C , years H months"

6ead of logistics and human resource management of a food and dry goods im%ort1 wholesale and retail com%any1 serving wholesale clients across the @A and regional franchisees2

$lso carried out a sales role1 client liaison and direct consumer interface as re?uired2 Ma=or $ccounts Des4 Manager )&) E*%ress Worldwide

Public Com%any7 8/1//80 em%loyees7 )&)7 Pac4age9Greight Delivery industry

#e%tember 8HH< : #e%tember 8HHE , years 8 month"

$ =unior management %osition res%onsible for the business to business liaison re?uired for the smooth running of ma=or contracts +BDHM" in the #outh West of England2