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United Kingdom

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Manage the Lincoln service centre through set-up and ongoing operations ensuring first class safety, quality, OTD and cost. Recruiting team members, setting the organisation, defining strategy and performance management tools.

Hull, United Kingdom

Manage the Production planning, material logistics and warehousing at the Siemens Blade manufacturing plant in Hull.

Orlando, Florida

• Manage Turbine Blade and Vane strategic commodities (Casting, Machining and Coatings), direct and coordinate a team of 4 Strategic buyers to meet challenging cost reduction targets and risk mitigation plans.
• Formulating negotiation strategies within Siemens Energy Sector.
• Supplier contract negotiations
• Lead for cost reduction programs, with double digit cost reduction targets..
• Developed a Turbine Blade and Vane Supply Chain in Mexico
• Networking across Siemens Energy Sector to create maximum commodity pooling potential, ensure best practice sharing and keep relationships strong

Orlando, Florida

• Manage strategic commodities to achieve cost objectives taking into account the need for market analysis, long term contracts and global demand pooling.
• International market analysis
• Supplier selection
• Supplier negotiation
• Develop reports of very complex information and figures to make results transparent
• Create commodity strategy with risk mitigation plans

• Manage, direct and coordinate a team of 10 Strategic and Operational buyers to achieve stretch cost reduction targets.
• Focus on Low Cost County sourcing with successes in India, China, Slovakia and Israel delivering 40% cost reduction
• Supplier Relationships managed using annual Supplier Evaluations
• Writing and negotiating supplier frame agreements
• Lead global activities between Lincoln and Finspong coordinated by commodity reviews detailing a common global strategy.
• Understand internal customer’s expectations and take actions to address areas for improvement.

• Manage the operational control and strategic direction of Core Engine Assembly, Test and Re-manufacturing, department staff of 220 roles such as Fitters, Manufacturing Engineers, Test Engineers, Material Schedulers.
• Creating an Assembly Strategy researching best practice and implementing this strategy successfully reducing lead-times by 40%
• Created a “40 day Overhaul” strategy fundamentally changing the methodology of engine overhaul to deliver improved customer service, asset utilization and process control.
• Appraise, mentor, develop direct reports to ensure skills are constantly maintained and improved to deliver the department targets.

Masters, Business Administration

Diploma, Business Administration

Higher National Certificate, Mechanical Engineering

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