Support the Purchasing Manager in all aspects of Purchasing and Stock Control, whilst still completing all aspects of Perishable Products Manager roleMaintain up to date records of perishable productsResponsible for full stock control and storage of perishable and non-perishable productsManaging effectively goods received notes for traceability purposes

Maintain up to date records of perishable products for purposes of attaining BRCGS Storage and Distribution accreditation (We passed on first attempt with a A++)Consult with Purchasing Manager, Duty Manager, Production Director regarding stock levels, checks and storageDaily reporting of stock levels using numbers collated from online and corporate orders

Sole responsibility of placing all purchase orders Cats HQ and 6 on-site print facilities around the countryChecking and signing off invoices against purchase ordersStock Management including a monthly stock take of three departmentsData entry of yearly stock take preceding audit by outside companyMeetings with suppliers to evaluate and review performancesNegotiating new prices and tendering of paper prices for key accounts monthly usage. Whilst I was not targeted on savings made, any prices increases made were always negotiated to the best deal or changes were made to the supplier of the goodsMonthly reporting to Board members detailing spend by department and profit margin on monthly spendWorking with teams to gain FSC Certification and ISO9001 CertificationMaintaining up to date buying prices on custom built Purchasing and Jobbing systemSourcing of products required by personalisation team worldwideClosely working with Project Management Team on procurement of goods for upcoming projects

Customer Services and Account ManagementQuoting, scheduling and overseeing of print jobsSole account management of Key Accounts (Coutts Bank, Royal Mail, Hewlett Packard and Element K)Overseeing of weekend shifts including 24hr shifts undertaken