Derek Bain Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Aberdeen, GB

London, GB

Specialist equipment rental business, focused on the offshore oil and gas market sector. Operating from a main base in Aberdeen with geographic support bases in Indonesia, Netherlands, Singapore and Australia. Developed and implemented procurement and inventory strategy to support the global operation.

Aberdeen And Houston, GB

Consultancy and Supply & Distribution Company 80:20 Procurement Services Limited has developed a unique business model that delivers added value for clients in a marketplace where customer service is critical. With over 70 years experience in strategic procurement and supply chain management 80:20 understands market requirements and is a leader in.

Choice Procurement is a procurement consultancy and coaching company; our speciality is in partnering with our clients to increase profit through cost reduction, spend consolidation and most importantly procurement control, providing an effective long term procurement solution. We identify our client’s foremost requirements and then tailor a complete.

Ashbourne Healthcare Ltd, the UK’s fourth largest healthcare provider for the elderly at that time, with over 10,000 residents in 197 care facilities nation wide. My task was to achieve major cost reduction objectives, maximise value and improve supply quality and performance across 197 sites. The target set for savings was 12% on the companies indirect.

Howco Group, a supply chain management company supplying steel, primarily into the oil service sector. My role was to purchase all Low Alloy bar for the group worldwide, plus support the Nickel Alloy business unit on a purchasing operational role. Due to the worldwide demand for steel outstripping supply my role has evolved into capacity management and.

Andrew Thomson & Sons was a contract furniture manufacturer for the Hotel, Cruise Ship and Leisure Industries. My role was very diverse at Andrew Thomson; I was in charge of Purchasing, Stores, IT, and Production Planning and Control.

• Blairs of Scotland are a manufacturer of timber frame windows and doors.
• Managed all purchasing activity, with a team of two buyers.
• Created and implemented purchasing procedures.
• Implemented a formal purchase requisition system.
• Reduced stock outs to a minimum.
• Stopped purchasing receiving the blame for all production problems

GB

Weir Pumps Ltd, one of the worlds leading manufacturers of pumps and pumping systems. I served a Technical Apprenticeship which I graduated from as a Buyer, working in the Purchasing Department whose annual Purchasing spend was in the region of £60m.