Responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies that ensure the efficient sourcing, purchasing, and delivery of high-quality raw material in the food manufacturing industry. Support maintaining the freshness, quality, and availability of products while optimizing costs and establishing strong relationships with suppliers.

• Owner of collaborative monthly forecasting and demand review for US Region• Lead collaborative monthly forecasting and demand review with commercial team covering 21 customers• Build, maintain, and adjust 58 SKU level forecasts for LifeScan US markets• Ensure all forecasts are in line with financial and go to market objectives by partnering with functions like sales, supply planning, project management and finance• Provide recommended adjustments to… Show more • Owner of collaborative monthly forecasting and demand review for US Region• Lead collaborative monthly forecasting and demand review with commercial team covering 21 customers• Build, maintain, and adjust 58 SKU level forecasts for LifeScan US markets• Ensure all forecasts are in line with financial and go to market objectives by partnering with functions like sales, supply planning, project management and finance• Provide recommended adjustments to forecast based on market insights• Monitor any changes in forecast and assessing impact on inventory, making recommendations to solve inventory imbalances. Show less

Responsible for the inventory and supply of raw materials for the manufacture of diabetic glucose monitoring strips Review and ensure Supply Plan is adhered to at all times in line with demand Manage inventory based on desired service levels and inventory policy Coordination of prioritisations to Internal/External customers/suppliers Support Line Item Fill Rate (LIFR) Execution Implement identified process improvements for area Identification, management and… Show more Responsible for the inventory and supply of raw materials for the manufacture of diabetic glucose monitoring strips Review and ensure Supply Plan is adhered to at all times in line with demand Manage inventory based on desired service levels and inventory policy Coordination of prioritisations to Internal/External customers/suppliers Support Line Item Fill Rate (LIFR) Execution Implement identified process improvements for area Identification, management and escalation of Supply constraints, I line with forecast over the short/medium/long term Communication of product status to Customers/Suppliers Advise internally on MPS balancing including customer demand, manufacturing status and material status Collation of performance reports and assess performance relative to schedule Coordination of manufacturing and incoming quality to accelerate product release Support process for timely closure of non conformances and process deviations  Support implementation of new products and validations Show less

Responsible for co-ordination of country testers for User Acceptance Testing of the new system for the Global Human Resources Transformation of Johnson & Johnson for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Participated in event planning and organisation of User Acceptance Testing sessions Developed relationships with testers throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa Managed the tracking of all defects and ensured the correct process was followed by all to their… Show more Responsible for co-ordination of country testers for User Acceptance Testing of the new system for the Global Human Resources Transformation of Johnson & Johnson for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Participated in event planning and organisation of User Acceptance Testing sessions Developed relationships with testers throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa Managed the tracking of all defects and ensured the correct process was followed by all to their resolution Undertook the upkeep and maintenance of testing support tools e.g. SharePoint, the central depository to collate and organise documents from a variety of sources for UAT and Mercury Quality Centre, the global defect management system consisting of recording and managing information reliably and accurately Created training decks using Microsoft PowerPoint, arranged training sessions through Microsoft Outlook and carried out training sessions for testers Provided support to the Human Resources department with administration duties including mail shots, promoting new benefit schemes and filing duties Assisted the Recruitment team in preparing and issuing letters to potential job applicants, mail shots, designing and distributing job adverts and was a central communication point for universities for our Graduate opportunities Aided the Communications team with reception duties consisting of switchboard operation, tannoy announcements, greeting and directing visitors, updating and publishing our internal advertising and preparing gifts for the company’s charitable donations. Show less

Employed to ensure the efficient running of factory processes in the manufacturing of diabetes medical care. Directly supported cell leader and deputised in their absence  Fully trained and signed off on Ultra Packaging Line, the largest machine in the packaging department with the top production, packaging over 25% of a 4 billion strip annual target  Performed training and assessment of new workers on the process Independently completed machine change over to… Show more Employed to ensure the efficient running of factory processes in the manufacturing of diabetes medical care. Directly supported cell leader and deputised in their absence  Fully trained and signed off on Ultra Packaging Line, the largest machine in the packaging department with the top production, packaging over 25% of a 4 billion strip annual target  Performed training and assessment of new workers on the process Independently completed machine change over to distribute modified products Navigated the companies online system ‘Enable’ to access documentation for batch completion and ‘Maximo’ to record and track engineering requirements Successfully trained in the business’s stock control system ‘JD Edwards’ and delivered training to new users Was selected to participate in 2 sessions for the testing of new machinery in London and Germany Show less

Responsible for achieving site savings target. Managing Indirect supplier relationships, contracts and savings.