Craig Lovitt CMgr MCMI CMILT
Chartered Senior Logistics & Supply Chain Operations Manager with 30 years’ experience leading complex, global, multimodal logistics for UK Defence and NATO. £2.6M+ in quantified savings. Open to senior logistics and supply chain leadership roles across Swindon, Bristol and the M4 corridor (UK).
Summary
- Name: Craig Lovitt (post-nominals: CMgr, MCMI, CMILT)
- Role: Senior Logistics & Supply Chain Operations Manager
- Sectors: UK Defence, NATO
- Focus: multimodal logistics, supply chain resilience, operational excellence
- Career: Ministry of Defence, August 1996 to August 2026
- Website: https://craiglovitt.co.uk/
- Contact: craigllovitt@hotmail.co.uk | 07894 351945 | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-lovitt-cmgr-mcmi-cmilt-482697166/
Roles
- Senior Logistic Operations Manager, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), MoD Abbey Wood (Jul 2024 to Aug 2026)
- Senior Logistic Operations Manager, HQ NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (Jun 2020 to Jul 2024)
- Port Operations Manager, 17 Port & Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Marchwood, Southampton (Jun 2016 to Jun 2020)
- Earlier career: British Army, Royal Logistic Corps (1996 to 2016)
Selected results
- c. £30M of high-priority air munitions moved end to end in support of Royal Navy operations in the Red Sea and Suez region
- £1.5M+ saved by clearing 1,000+ legacy items from a major UK military port
- £750K saved with a bidding system for aircraft seat allocation (flights from Afghanistan to the UK)
- 40% faster processing from a Defence-wide digital movements application (co-led)
- £250K+ annual savings from supply chain network analysis at DE&S
- 50% faster set-up leading NATO LOGFAS implementation across the UK and Europe
- 30% lower demurrage costs and zero reportable incidents handling Class 1 Explosives at Marchwood
Qualifications
- CMI Level 6 Diploma in Management & Leadership
- CILT Level 5 Professional Diploma in Logistics & Transport
- NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety
- NATO LOGFAS: Movement Execution & Coordination (EVE), Operational Planning (CORSOM), System Administrator & Manager (v6.5.0), Fundamentals & Basic Data (v6.4.0)