Jeremy Bryant
Vice President, Global Marketing and Logistics director, Metro International S.A
Jeremy Bryant is presently Vice President, Global Marketing and Logistics director for Metro International S.A, the world's largest international newspaper, which he joined in early 2002.
In October 2009 Jeremy was promoted to the headquarters global team and relocated to Stockholm, Sweden.
Over the past 6 years, while directly reporting to the CEO & COO, Jeremy has been responsible for introducing and implementing new printing methods and distribution channels as well as supporting and promoting the marketing strategies for Metro & its parent company's ventures into new cities and countries.
Jeremy has assisted and contributed to the Metro launches in numerous locations including Moscow, Sao Paolo, Paris, New York and many more...
Currently, Jeremy is also leading the negotiations of the global supplier contracts, ranging from $5million to $50million, and setting the global logistics distribution strategy.
Additional information:
Jeremy Bryant has a BA (Hons) International Business from Brighton University, England, graduating in 2000.
While at university he created and developed a free cultural guide, "The Solution Pocket Guide" in Brighton with a circulation of over 10, 000 copies per month.
On leaving university Jeremy joined ARIEL corp. (Nasdaq: ADSP) in the telecom market as an independent consultant and assisted in the closure of the French based company which did not survive the Internet bubble meltdown of 2001. Jeremy entered Metro in early 2002.
Specialties:
. Results focused, Identifying & sharing best practices . Strong team player excelling in multicultural team environment . Innovative - constantly seeking new and better ways to perform team's job . Strong financial and project management skills . Ability to influence and persuade others - including senior management.
Please dont hesitate to add me to your contact list: jeremy@bryant.fr
103 contactsJeremy is right now serving as the Global Director of Logistics for the interest of over 100 major Metro cities in 19 countries.
• Management of 19 Circulation Directors and 5 Regional Directors worldwide
• Responsible for the development of Strategic vision, objectives, planning and delivery
• Development of Circulation tools and methods through innovations that are deliverable worldwide.
• Responsible for budgetary cost targets in excess of $250 million.
• Negotiation of global supplier contracts from $5million to $50million
• Responsible for new country launches in terms of supply chain and audience delivery.
• Responsible for constant review of delivering the target audience via the right channel of delivery.
• Development of global resources through sharing of best practice, internal training courses and manuals
2008 - 2009As Head of Logistics Operations for Metro International S.A, I was in charge of executing and implementing new operations, as well as collaborating on marketing strategies, for Metro & Parent Co's ventures into new cities and countries.
Jeremy Bryant has taken on a global role as an operation launch, turnaround and optimization expert for Metro.
Jeremy is right now serving as the Head of Logistics Operations for the interest of 93 major Metro cities in 21 countries.
Specialties
• Manage all new launch projects with regard to policy and process
• Responsible for increasing via the operations indirect global sales campaigns
• International project implementations (recycling, software's, processes...)
• Responsible for a Global Distribution web based Tracking system
• Responsible for the global training program
2006 - 2008Directly reporting to the Global Logistics Director I was responsible for the development of new work tools, technologies and special operations for both Sales and Distribution. Responsible for the increase of indirect global sales by encouraging advertisers to engage in business opportunities via the distribution operation. Also in charge of executing and implementing new printing and distribution channels, as well as collaborating on marketing strategies, for Metro & Parent Co's ventures into new cities and countries.
2004 - 2006Based in NY financial district, I was in charge of managing Boston, Philladelphia and New York markets for all logistic related topics.
* Day to day logistics operation
* Circulation strategy
* Budget settings / control
* Subcontractors relationship (contracts, negotiations, quality, control...)
In 16 months, my team and I managed to reduce all logistic costs of 20%, reduce return rate by half, increase total readership of 16% as well as targeting to the right Demo.
2003 - 2004While Global Distribution special projects Manager my assignments have included the following.
- Launch of Metro Portugal logistics operation (6 month based in Lisbon)
- Reorganised Czech Republic Metro logistics department (3 month based in Prague) increase readership per copy by 75%.
- Reorganised Vancouver Metro logistics department (4 month based in Vancouver), Reduce returns by 85%
- Reorganised NY Metro logistics department (3 month based in NY)
- Launched Metro Paris, Metro Sao Paolo, Metro Lisbon & Metro Calgary.
- Distribution consulting for Spain, Philadelphia, Holland, Boston, Denmark, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, Edmonton, Sweden, Croatia.
2002 - 2003Supported launch of Metro France.
* Develop distribution networks
* Subcontractor control
* Cost optimization
* Daily Logistic managment
2001 - 2002Ariel Corp. (Nasdaq:ADSP) is a leading provider of high-density, SS7-enabled dial-up access equipment for applications such as Internet access, corporate Intranet/Extranet access, on-line services, telecommuting, transaction processing and unified messaging. Ariel's dial-up access concentrator products make it easy for ISPs and OEMs targeting ISPs and other service providers to create high-density dial-up solutions using open systems platforms running a variety of popular operating systems, including Windows NT and Linux.
+ Closing down the french operation
+ Closing down local contracts
+ Cost reduction / optimisation
+ In charge for contolling all office services of the French operation.
1998 - 1999Brighton UK was a perfect market to edit a free monthly cultural guide. 10 000 copies was distributed in the buses, bars, cafes, restaurants student unions advising each day of the month the perfect evening to spend for all 50 000 students of the city.