Adrian Burd Email & Phone Number

Leeds, Gb

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Currently working as part of the procurement team which is based in London, but working remotely from Yorkshire. Previously engaged with Volvo and FCO. Activities include sourcing print, bespoke promotional items, office decals, packaging, direct mail and POS. I work with on and off shore teams on managing amendments to the clients E-store.Previously engaged with Public sector clients across multiple government departments on the PVP contract.• Overseeing multiple projects at the same time• Engaging with stakeholders on all levels using email, skype, phone, conference calls and face to face communication • End to end project management (From concepts through to delivery)• Engaging with on and off shore creative teams.• Engaging with suppliers for production schedules and installation dates for Office Decals• Managing, organising & prioritising own workloads• Maintaining the contracts SLA’s• Cleansing data and producing client friendly facing reports• Raising purchase orders• Benchmarking to show savings.• Managing stock and requirements for government agency & online store• Adhering to process & invoice procedure on a monthly basis• Managing & chasing debt• Producing monthly client MI• Using Immedia & Clarity, Excel, Word, & Coreprint softwareAchievements at Williams Lea so far...Successfully procured external and internal plaques for the British Embassy in Bishkek. This has resulted in the client procuring a further plaque for another government agency Worked with other agencies and partners on the re-brand of a government agencyProvided WLT with evidence of cost saving opportunities for government departments by using own supplier base. This resulted in the print and warehousing contract being moved and brought into Williams Lea Tag's Normanton Warehouse.Supported Williams Lea Tag in the exit of the PVP contract by providing up to date knowledge booksWorking with off shore creative teams to add and amend digital content on clients Estore.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Managing multiple print & enclosing projects at any one time.Over seeing art work arriving on time to the finished project despatching from the factory on time. Being the sole point of contact for the production team and the client if any questions arise.May 2012 account managed the UK biggest ever direct mail campaign for Children with Cancer. For this project I had to liaise with multiple suppliers to ensure the project remained on course to hit the specific delivery dates into Royal Mail depots around the country including a depot in Ireland.I have also looked after direct mail projects for the British Red Cross.

•Worked as part of a small team on the initial “basket of goods” for a multi million pound print contract that St Ives secured•Worked on the Sainsbury’s contract for 3 years independently and as part of a small team•As a result of my hard work the contract was extended by a year•Generated price matrix’s for standard products to speed up the quoting process and ensure constant pricing•Provided clients with cost saving ideas•Established relationships with senior account directors over multiple sites•Maintained the contracts SLA’s•Managed, organised & prioritised own workloads•Contacted out workers for prices and schedules•Negotiating prices with out workers for transport, paper & print finishing•Liaised with in-house production teams for best methods and schedules•Uploaded prices onto DNA (web based management suite)•Provided historic price references •Kept digital and physical files up to date•Operational support for the Divisional Estimating Manager & Commercial Operations Director •Sales support, providing accurate Print, Direct Mail & Digital print estimates•Lead generation & administrative support for the sales team•Checking capacity and schedules with the production dept•Using Imprint MIS estimate software

Print Estimator, providing operational support for the production director and managing director. Sales support, providing accurate print estimates

Btec Nd In Design For Print

C&G - Media And Communication, Gcse Maths, Physics Eng Lang & Lit, Rsa Clait Stage 1