Sourcing Lead for the EEC (Capital) Practice in EMEA region - formerly Procurian.Responsible for managing a small team supporting a multi site client Europe wide for all major capital purchases.

Purchasing Manager at Quorn Foods, the worlds leading meat free brand. Indirect Procurement responsibility, Category Management approach, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Delivery and Contract Management.

Developing SE Asia supply chain for the UK Supply division of Howdens.Leading a multifunctional Sourcing team of 35, responsible for a P&L Operation of $45 -$50MM turnover pa. Responsibilities included, Procurement, Quality, NPD, Technical and Supply Chain.

Looking after all aspects of Indirect Purchasing for an £800m t/o UK multi site business. Building the structure, relationships within a mature business to enable best value, Total cost of ownership ideals are upheld within the organisation accross Departmental / Site boundaries.

Indirect Procurement, Utilities, Fleet, Warehousing & Distribution, MRO, Capital Equipment, Facilities & Property Services, International Freight Forwarding, Insurance, Materials Handling Equipment.

Responsibilities & Achievements:Establishing a network of business contacts to able to best leverage group spend, i.e. Manufacturing, logistics, depot network, facilities & finance.Delivering significant improvements to major contract spends - utilities, sea freight, international freight forwarding, catering, pallet supply.Total savings delivered / forecast in first 12 - 18 months of over £2 Million.Developing a process to evaluate and review contracts using the company… Show more Responsibilities & Achievements:Establishing a network of business contacts to able to best leverage group spend, i.e. Manufacturing, logistics, depot network, facilities & finance.Delivering significant improvements to major contract spends - utilities, sea freight, international freight forwarding, catering, pallet supply.Total savings delivered / forecast in first 12 - 18 months of over £2 Million.Developing a process to evaluate and review contracts using the company intranet system.Cross functional project work to deliver total cost of ownership benefits to the Company, i.e. container fill, pack size etc.Developing knowledge of and utilizing second tier supplier base to gain commercial benefit.Controlling set up of all new suppliers to the Sap system, thus ensuring terms were in place. Show less

Responsibilities & Achievements:Managing a team of 8 staff including Procurement, Warehouse and the Estimating functions.Delivering cost savings by coaching, mentoring and direct negotiations within weeks of arriving in the business.Managing a change of styles and cultures to win future business by integrating the Estimating and Procurement functions.Improving supplier delivery performance by retraining and motivation of staff, improving visibility via system reports.

Responsibilities & Achievements:Established the Indirect Procurement team (6 staff) within Hallmark Cards PLC.Integration of Catering, Cleaning & Mailroom staff (65 staff) with the aim of developing outsourced agreements into new areas.Negotiation of joint Telecoms / Utility contracts, consistently delivering savings / cost avoidance.Global Procurement representative for the UK, leading IT & Comms contract negotiations for Hallmark International (UK, NL &… Show more Responsibilities & Achievements:Established the Indirect Procurement team (6 staff) within Hallmark Cards PLC.Integration of Catering, Cleaning & Mailroom staff (65 staff) with the aim of developing outsourced agreements into new areas.Negotiation of joint Telecoms / Utility contracts, consistently delivering savings / cost avoidance.Global Procurement representative for the UK, leading IT & Comms contract negotiations for Hallmark International (UK, NL & APAC)Management of Fleet of 300+ Company cars / drivers, budget circa £1.8M.Consistently achieving £500k pa + hard savings from £20M affectable spend. Show less

Responsibilities & Achievements:Capital Purchasing, support & contract negotiation for a multi site operation.Negotiation of joint utility contracts within Cadbury group.Global responsibility, Category Buyer.Disposal of surplus equipment, including an auction at Colchester site.Introduction of SAP Engineering Stores system - Sheffield / Chesterfield.

Food packaging manufacturer Responsibilities & Achievements:Capital Purchasing, support & contract negotiation,.Management of market commodity - paper.Introduced KPI measures for Supplier rating & Development programme.Group negotiations with Technical Director for major capital projects (£1M+).On time, in budget, launch of 2 new factories, St Helens & Uruguay.

Mobile phone manufacturing Responsibilities & Achievements:Procurement of all PCB's ASIC's, Memory IC's, spend approx £26M pa.Allocation of purchases for product introduction with Purchasing Team.Vendor assessment & appraisal including world wide sourcing missions.Successful introduction of two new products.Negotiated cost reduction plans of US$1M+ pa for PPU905 mobile phone.

Wear - TV Component manufacture Responsibilities & Achievements:Purchasing chemicals, machine spares, site services, major projects, i.e. robot production equipment and conveyors.Negotiation of group contracts.Supervising an assistant buyer on a day to day basis.Achieved cost reductions circa £100k pa alongside 25% supplier reduction.

- White goods manufacturing Responsibilities & Achievements:Purchasing all plastics raw materials, extrusion, annual spend £8M.Projects - supplier rationalisation & stock reduction MRP introduction.Cost reduction projects

Responsibilities & Achievements:Buyer for all raw materials & services from Armour plate to toilet rolls.

Responsibilities & Achievements:Purchasing all fasteners & hydraulic fittings.Negotiation of a single source agreement for over 15,000 fasteners.