Leading a team of office administrators and factory hands striving for revenue improvements, profitability, quality of service and customer satisfaction, it is my aim to ensure continual profitability and productivity improvement growth occurs.

Director at CW Lighting Solutions Limited.

Group Buyer responsible for the sourcing organisation for the group – sourcing product components and finished goods managing a total €12m annual spendEnsure the delivery or targets for the management of inventory targets (lead times, MOQ)Utilize leveraged cost through consolidation of demand across all manufacturing sites in Poland, Mexico and Ireland.Actively target supplier reduction and technology consolidation.Ensure common terms and service agreements are in place for all stakeholdersSet and manage realistic and coordinated savings targets which are category dependent Coordinate new product development requirements in the respective areas across the group- Responsibility for the identification and evaluation of worldwide potential sources of supply.- Responsibility for product outsourcing strategies in line with defined business plan.- Responsibility for consolidating all electronic component and LED spend across all plants and deliver cost savings targets against annual spend.

Buyer working within the Purchasing team responsible for sourcing, purchasing and managing a diverse range of products and services for Havells Sylvania Lighting.Negotiating, setting up and managing contracts. Identifying, benchmarking, assessing and introducing suppliersManaging contracts for services such as plastic injection moulding, electrical accessories, glass & aluminium extrusion supply as well as project managing the successful transfer of over 100 plastic injection moulding tools from Italy back to the UK.- Working from an MRP system to purchase Electronic Components, plastic mouldings and consumable items.- Supporting Production Team with special requests and production shortages- Expediting parts from suppliers- Negotiating improved supplier contracts, managing supplier’s performance and developing the base of suppliers