Keith Garside

Keith Garside has over 30 years of work experience, starting with a role as a TG 18 Supplier in the Royal Air Force from 1983 to 1997. Keith then worked as a Warehouse Supervisor and later as a Purchasing, Stores and Logistics Supervisor at Blue Star Engineering from 1997 to 2000. From 2000 to 2004, Garside held the position of Buyer/Demand Analyst at Solectron (now Flextronics), where they were responsible for cost reduction and integrating third-party logistics providers. Keith then joined Sanmina-SCI as a Senior Buyer from 2002 to 2005. Garside's next role was at Global Supply Services, where they served as an Operations Manager from 2005 to 2015, managing a team of buyers and customer services staff and overseeing customer requirements and stock management. Currently, they hold the position of Director of Operations at Cyclops Electronics Ltd, where they are responsible for logistics, warehousing, quality control, facilities, and strategic procurement. Keith collaborates with department heads to ensure business needs are met and oversees the smooth running of day-to-day operations at multiple sites in Yorkshire & Humberside and logistics partners in European countries.

Keith Garside attended Mirfield High School (now Mirfield Free Grammar School) from 1980 to 1983. No degree or field of study was mentioned.