Matthew Beckett is a Senior Research Director in the Logistics, Customer Fulfillment and Network Design Team. Matthew has more than 25 years experience in the Logistics and Supply Chain sector across multiple industry verticals and geographies. Matthew has been responsible for large scale logistics operations at both a tactical and strategic level and has led commercial, procurement and operational functions at a senior level.
Matthew has strong experience in supply chain transformation projects focusing on control tower methodology, performance management, network design and physical logistics management.
Matthew has a 360 degree view of the logistics and transport sector having worked within global 3PL in various senior positions and running large complex and highly matrixed operations in industry.
Matthew ran the end to end international supply chain and logistics function for Linde in the APAC region responsible for logisitcs procurement, supplier selection and management, operations, commercial, technology and finance across all Linde business units including retail, healthcare, bulk gases and Engineering and projects.
Linde, Head of Supply Chain and Logistics - APAC, 6 years
Maersk Logistics, National Sales and Marketing Manager, 6 years
TNT, Regional Logistics Manager, 5 years
Supply Chain Planning
Manufacturing Strategy
Quality Management
Logistics and Fulfillment
Procurement Management
BA (Hons) Business Management
MBA Business Administration
Assist clients optimise their cost base by adopting key logistics sourcing and ongoing management strategies
Review, re-design and transformation of logistics frameworks to create agile and best in class networks
Logistics process re-engineering and improvement to enable logistics functions support core business
Trade, compliance and customs initiatives in the supply chain
3PL / 4PL Selection and Management