Jason Besant

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ABOUT JASON BESANT

A seasoned senior project manager and consultant with technical, operational and commercial experience of Logistics Automation and Baggage solutions. Experienced in stakeholder and risk management of the design, delivery, commissioning and testing of WMS/WCS, Controls, Mechanical & Electrical deliverables for projects of £10m to £30m. If you are looking to gain increased performance from existing MHE solutions, validate supplier recommendations, understand issues or help define your strategies to maximise return on investment in your distribution centre or airport baggage environment then I can help.Highly adept at technical and process analysis of all aspects of logistics automation solution delivery. Able to identify issues, recommend and implement improvements at speed. Capable of defining business cases and designing Material Handling Equipment solutions considering end-to-end technical and operational processes.I am a detail-driven, hands-on, self-starter experienced in leading teams or working independently to deliver results with internal or outsourced service providers. Capable at building strong stakeholder relationships at all levels, with demonstrable commercial and contractual awareness, I have increased revenue and protected margins on many projects, whilst maintaining customer relationships.I use my business and process knowledge of retail operations, airports and supply chain logistics to work across organisations to deliver technology and people change, resolving challenges through people, process and innovative system based approaches.Extensive experience in restructuring and recovering distressed projects, managing IT application delivery using agile or waterfall methodologies, IT service delivery, outsourcing, operational readiness and testing and transitioning projects to ‘business-as-usual’.