Promoted to Senior Buyer

Buying Materials for Cryogenic Storage Vessels

Mechanical Buyer. Purchasing various Sanitary Ware, Fixings, RWP and Gutter for various Building Contractors.

Handles all materials for all precision Automotive Components on time and at a competitive price, strive towards achieving on-time delivery to all customers. Issue Purchase Orders for all materials, goods and services in line with demand on schedule, material usage, material lead time and minimum order quantities.– Liaise with the planner to ensure materials are available and planned stock builds are managed.– Minimise obsolete stock liability when advised of a product change or end of production.– Support Manager to develop supplier agreements, which clarify delivery requirements and trading terms.– Issue weekly inventory and purchase order reconciliation and MRP reports.

Handles the Technical Purchasing activities for 7 Vessels and ensures that materials are supplied promptly and efficiently. * Supports the ships' Technical Superintendent in managing the vessel budget and ensuring the effectiveness of expenditure. * Assesses and report on the performance of suppliers and service providers. * Supports the Companies Procurement strategies to achieve the defined targets and goals. * Assists with the development of the SMC Purchasing plan for the fleet by gathering and aggregating the vessels' requirements, with a view to creating economies of scale. * Plans the delivery of good to the vessels' according to their needs and in the most cost effective manner. * Monitors the pending requirements and back orders, and informs the Superintendent's of any problems with supply. * Checks invoices and disbursement accounts against purchasing and delivery documentation, and ensures that they are not paid until all possible disputes are settled. * Assists with the preparation of reports to owners concerning purchasing and budget expenditure.

Direct Ancillaries Buyer – GE Wellstream Oil & Gas (April 2013-April 2015)Procurement:• Project Buyer for all (R&D) Regional and Development Technology One Projects, sourcing various Large End Fittings. Once delivered they are fitted to our manufactured pipe, then loaded onto 30ft reels and exported abroad, either by Ship or Air Freight. • Commodity Buyer procuring various Ancillaries consisting of: Seal Rings, Fixings, Fasteners, O Rings, Plugs/Fittings, Gaskets, Flanges etc.• Standard Planned (Stock) Buyer procuring, Epoxy Resin, Shackles, Chain, Welding /Rod, Rigging etc.• Various Forgings consist of: Collars, Sleeves, Jackets and Bodies which are then machined. • The Demand drops into the workbench, RFQ’s are created and emailed out through the MRP system and PO’s placed accordingly. • Raising Bid Tab Evaluations and Competitive Workflows.• Check Inventory Levels/Current Stock and Order Standard Planned Parts required for either the shop floor or for End Fittings as required up to the min and max quantities. Create report, export to excel and expedite.• Expedite all PO’s for R&D and Standard Planned parts.• Monitor KPIs to measures On Time deliveries with current suppliers, this focuses on common goals and ensures these goals stay aligned within GE.• Measure weighted averages on all Ancillary costs.• Ensuring order acknowledgments are filed away appropriately for auditing purposes. • Filing, archiving, liaising with project team personnel. • Dealing with PO queries from vendors and amending orders if necessary i.e. due to delivery, prices or an internal Oracle delay such as ITP’s. • Progress all outstandings Invoices that I myself have placed in Markview, to correct PO costs or ensure PO is booked in, to enable Invoice to pull through for payment on time.• Maintain/Action all Workflows, including: SRD’s/ITP’s/SDR’s/Work Concerns/New Suppliers and I.T requests.• New vendors set up in IFS via GE Workflows.

Provide day to day transactional and administrative support to Category Managers for Procurement operations.· Provide a control mechanism to ensure orders are placed with preferred suppliers, and cost reduction initiatives are followed.· Cost analysis reporting to aid decisions on tender activity.· Improve ordering processes and reporting methods on spend categories, to ensure data integrity to facilitate decision making, and maximise leverage in supplier negotiation.· Monitoring and data analysis.· Provide data to support procurement development.· Act as home liaison contact for all homes and stakeholders.· To develop and maintain good relations with all the Home Managers, promoting a positive and engaging Company profile.· Facilitate supplier relations ensuring resolution of any supplier related queries regarding orders and invoices.· Resolve any internal customer queries regarding orders and invoices in conjunction with purchase ledger.· Ensure that Finance /purchase ledger systems and databases accurately reflect Procurement data.· Implement new supplier accounts and payment terms.· Fleet Management, organising repairs/servicing, drivers request forms/risk assessments, liaising with Intelligent Data Systems Ltd ( IDS)withregards to company Minibuses.· To maintain good communications and consult regularly with Directors, Senior Manager and Colleagues, seeking assistance and agreeingactions to resolve any issues.

Source various Engine Spares, Valves, Deck/Cabin/Engine Consumables, Lube Oils, Chemicals and Paint etc. for Oil Tankers for 7 VLCC Vessels trading in the US Gulf, South Africa, China, Far East and Arabian Gulf areas.· Effectively process requisitions, gathering prices and availability of goods, for the vessel Superintendent to evaluate and approve. Involving close relationships with the Senior Crew Members, (Captains and Chief Engineers) and Suppliers, to ensure the correct items are sourced.· Process approved requisitions into purchase orders. Working to vessel's eta's at various ports, to ensure smooth and safe operation of the vessel.· Regular use of the e-procurement system, to send out request for quotations and purchase orders.· Expedite purchase orders with suppliers and freight forwarder Transmarine, for timely delivery to vessel, using the freight forwarder's website, to transfer and track goods, forwarded by air freight.· Liaise effectively with all members of the VLCC team, including the Fleet Manager, Superintendents, Ship Manager and the Vessel's Captain, on various matters, including the vessel's ever-changing voyage orders.· Log purchase order details, delivery date, tracking number, and freight costs onto spread sheets. Successfully arrange all spares required for the vessel's to be delivered into the Dry Docks. Email vessel with all relevant information to confirm which spares are to be delivered on board the vessel and resolve all invoice queries on VLCC vessel's, with suppliers and the accounts department.

Source various Mechanical, Electrical, Hire and PPE quotations, (i.e. Switches, Sockets, Trunking, Cable, Duct, DB Boards, Light Fittings, Sanitary, Radiators, Fixings, Pipe, etc.). to negotiate prices and rebates accordingly.· Place orders in condition with Inviron's Terms and Conditions.· Photocopy/scan/distribute procurement documentation.· Log cost/delivery information, updating specific excel spread sheets as information is received from site.· Monitor suppliers/sub contractor's performance, i.e. delivery and quote turnaround/health &safety.· Maintain contract procurement records in accordance with change/returns etc.· Assist in financial contract completion procedures.· Hire and monitor plant,maintaining various excel spreadsheets specific to each Contract/Supplier.· Assist in Purchase Ledger, dealing with various invoices, receipting items delivered then releasing invoices for payment, dealing with invoice queries, raising the necessary paperwork for a credit note.· Assist in raising Sub Contract Orders and Payment Certificates.· Reconciliation of branch Petty Cash,cashing cheques accordingly.· Creating Workflow's when necessary.· Assist raising Customer invoices for RAF Leeming and RAF Leuchers.· Provide day to day typing and support for the Estimating and Engineering Department.· Assist in copying drawings for the CAD department.· Arrange and provide clerical and administrative support when necessary to cover annual holidays and sick leave etc.· Responsible for correlation of monthly/weekly/agency time sheets, ensuring data is received on time and inputted correctly to ensurecorrect allocation of hours and cost.· General office duties i.e. answering telephone, photocopying, reception and filing etc.

Processing purchase invoices.· Input and distribute Sales Invoices, Credit Notes, Debit Notes and Statements.· Liaise with Credit Control to chase payment of outstanding invoices.· Maintain/Update Various Daily&Weekly Reports.· Assist in yearly stock take.

Supervise Clerical.· Sales and Purchase Ledger book keeping handling a ledger of £100-200k per month.· Bank reconciliation, various journal entries, and cash book entries, petty cash, VAT, Inland Revenue payments, month end reports and trial balance.· Responsible for producing Income Tax, NI contributions and Super-annuation deductions, SSP, SMP, P45'sandP60's etc.· Prepare and calculate weekly and monthly pay using clock cards and timesheets for 170 staff.· Distribute Suppliers remittance advice and cheque's.· Handle Sub-Contract payment certificates, applications and retentions.· Maintain stock databases including deliveries and losses.· Create various reports using Excel and Power point.· Typing various Letters using Word.· Provide Personal Secretarial duties to 3 Directors.· Handling incoming and outgoing mail on a daily basis.· Operation of switchboard and various Reception duties.