A results driven professional with a wide range of experience in Plant Hire, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, Marketing, Business Development and General Management, setting up new departments or troubleshooting in existing departments or companies. Setting up a network of depots / Business Centres and national sales teams. Proven leadership skills involving managing, developing and motivating teams to achieve their objectives. First-class analytical and problem solving skills. Dedicated to maintaining high quality standards. Having the marketing skills to bring the product to market and develop that market through direct sales or Joint venture franchise. I have had 10 years experience in Far East procurement, mainly in China and India. I have excellent experience in Global business culture and have a strong network of contacts in supply and distribution and Inward foreign Investment. Specialties: Supply Chain Management, Global business culture, Procurement, Quality Assurance & Health & Safety, Far East procurement, Contract Negotiation, Business Development & Marketing, Governance & compliance oversight, Manufacturing & Distribution, Sales & Service, ISO processes & Procedures, Communication strategies, Brand development, Database management & Migration, Troubleshooting, Project Management, Operations & Financing, Market development and joint ventures, Inward foreign investment

Operations Director @ We’re plant hire specialists who provide self-drive and plant hire to a variety of sectors within the construction industry. With our extensive fleet, experienced operators and exceptional nationwide service, we continually meet your hire demands. • We refine every detail of our service to make your project a success – every aspect of our service is designed to make your site safer and more productive. You’ll have a dedicated project manager to ensure a fast response to site requests. • We’ve designed our service around helping you deliver on time so you’re more profitable - for example, one customer got a merit from Network Rail because we mobilised operated plant with an hour’s notice on Christmas Eve to help deal with a landslide • We actively seek new ways to streamline your supply chain, improve your margins and boost site productivity - our modern fleet is 18% more fuel efficient than the industry standard, saving up to £100 per week on fuel costs alone • We’re at the cutting edge of innovation in plant hire. In 2014, we launched a £46.5 million investment programme to help you deliver projects more efficiently and sustainably • Plant Hire • Haulage • Operational Planning • Operational Excellence • Sales Operations • Transportation • Transportation Management • Financial Planning • Team Building • Team Leadership • Team Management • Team Motivation • Business Strategy • Business • Business Development • Business Planning • Business Process • Business Growth Strategy • Managing Business Growth • Business Operations • Sales • Sales Management • Sales Operations • Sales Process • Customer Service • Customer Satisfaction • Customer Relations • Customer Retention • Cost Management • Cost Planning • Contract Negotiation • Contract Management • Negotiation • New Business Development • Procurement • Operations Management • Construction • Commercial Management • Project Planning • Account Management From January 2011 to Present (5 years) Managing Director @ Whatever you buy, Same World Trading Ltd can save you money. With our expert procurement management skills, detailed knowledge of global markets and dedicated technology, we produce results. I call it Purchased Cost Reduction. But Purchased Cost Reduction isn’t abot cutting costs: it’s about excellent procurement. Same World Trading Ltd makes sure your purchasing projects run smoothly, are completed faster and help create excellent relations with your internal customers and suppliers. The results speak for themselves: big savings are the norm for our clients, often in excess of 30 per cent. A procurement agent acts on behalf of a client to manage the acquisition of materials and products required on a project for the client's direct purchase. SWT's in-house procurement team specializes in Construction Engineering and Rail Industry products and and has highly specialized knowledge and extensive experience in hotel and residential FF&E procurement (furniture, fixtures, and equipment) Same World Trading Ltd also endeavours to introduce leading brands of various products from the eastern market and to build a broad portfolio of products and services in the building industry. Amongst SWT's range of products are the leading Eastern brands of building materials, including Curtain walling and Cladding, Sanitary wares, Marble and Granite, Flooring, Ironmongery, Lift, Power Tools and Hand Tools, Safety wares, Glass, Bathroom Pods and Construction Machinery spares / products. A dedicated team of professional, experienced IT and Marketing staff support SWT, offering a comprehensive range of services to help our customers succeed in the marketplace. From February 2010 to Present (5 years 11 months) Managing Director @ My role has been to consolidate previously separate divisions under one newly branded company to form one new subsidiary within the Ardmore group. Responsibilities included the total restructure and development of the company and the divisions within it. I successfully developed several divisions under the one umbrella called Paddington Offsite an offsite Construction Company specialising in Joinery, architectural metal work, stone fabrication, Bathroom Pods and volumetric hotel and student accommodation. To provide strong and inspirational leadership and direction to the Paddington Management Team and workforce generally ensuring a clear, shared sense of purpose and a corporate “one team” culture across the organisation where all employees are valued, empowered and motivated Lead periodic reviews of the Paddington vision, values, strategic objectives and key priorities advise the Board on appropriate organisation structures, service delivery methods and the level and allocation of resources to ensure that statutory obligations, services to agreed standards and key Paddington priorities are met within available resource provision. In the first year of launch we secured contracts worth £13 million with Bovis Lend Lease and Carillon on the new Olympic Park and contracts with Galliard Homes within the Bathroom Pod division I positively encouraged effective partnering with a range of local, regional and national contractors and associations in both the public and private sectors, ensuring that Paddington’s brand is fully represented in its own right. The stone fabrication division has now gained additional contracts to the value of £5 million which I have personally negotiated. The architectural metal division now produces a turnover of £4.5 million and the joinery division have now taken on additional works to the value of £16 million. The Company has grown from £14million T/O to £39million under my management. From September 2008 to January 2010 (1 year 5 months) CEO @ ·Design, develop and implement the strategic plan ·Re-structure the company for Sale ·Developing business plans for the long term future of the organisation. ·Develops the corporate culture for the organisation. ·Managing the staff, the customers, the budget, the company's assets to make the best use of them. ·To implement and improve upon the main boards ideas. ·Following the audit procedure and not allowing the company to break any trade embargoes or deal in any illegal goods. ·Operations, marketing, strategy, financing, creation of company culture, HR, compliance with safety regulations, sales, PR ·Brand development, developed brand strategy and statistics systems. ·Creating culture, building the senior management team. ·Strategic Consulting, business plan & sales strategy development. ·Setting budgets, forming partnerships team ·Setting direction communicating the strategy and vision of where the company is going. ·Comprehensive database management and migration. From January 2007 to August 2008 (1 year 8 months) Enfield, United KingdomSupply Chain Director @ ·Planning and management of all sourcing, procurement, conversion, and logistics management activities. ·coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers. ·Integration of supply and demand management within and across companies. ·Intergration of Supply chain management software which are tools or modules used in executing supply chain transactions, managing supplier relationships and controlling associated business processes. ·Supply chain event management, consideration of all possible occurring events and factors that can cause a disruption in a supply chain. ·Distribution Network Configuration: Number, location and network missions of suppliers, production facilities, distribution centers, warehouses, cross-docks and customers. ·Cash-Flow: Arranging the payment terms and the methodologies for exchanging funds across entities within the supply chain. From January 1997 to December 2006 (10 years)

NVQ Level 4, CIPS, Pass @ ICS Learn From 1994 to 1996 HNC, Construction Management, Merit @ Hendon Polytechnic From 1990 to 1992 Mark Kennedy is skilled in: Procurement, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Development, Management, Strategy, Business Strategy, Leadership, Business Planning, Marketing Strategy, Contract Negotiation, Negotiation, Strategic Planning, Marketing, Team Building