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Bromsgrove, GB

Halesowen, England, United Kingdom

Having grown with the Feridax team I was proudly given the role of Purchasing Director, joining the MD and Sales Director as the senior management team.

Halesowen, England, United Kingdom

Taking on the position of Purchasing Manager at Feridax, the role required full evaluation of processes and improvements to systems. From small changes to ETA visibilities in ERP through to building processes for Brexit, including approval of AEO status.The role includes purchasing stock from a global supply base of motorcycle protective clothing, boots.

Alcester, Warwickshire

Working alongside the Managing Director, my responsibilities included purchases for all stock and services for BlissHome. Main commodities of purchase were ceramic and textile kitchenwares but I also purchased furniture, lighting and accessories.Purchasing from factories in China and Portugal as well as distribution from the USA; my roll was to select.

Connect Distribution Services, the UK's largest distributor of spare parts and accessories for white and brown goods. The group stocks around 120,000 stock lines, distributes for over 100 original equipment manufacturers and processes on average over 180,000 lines per month. Sales turnover in access of £70million per year with a global supplier database.

BirminghamI started at Mobile Fun as the Senior Buyer. I was the only buyer within the company to start off with but as the business grew more resources were needed to keep up with customer demand, and in time I became the Purchasing Manager as I took on more staff. My responsibility was to procure all stocks needed for resale through the website. With.

ASI Computer PlcHunt End,Redditch.Working as a Purchasing Assistant in a busy mini bus seat manufacturing company I was responsible for looking after the purchasing requisitions from the metal shop and the trim shop. I purchased items from within the UK and abroad. I looked after the day-to-day running of all admin in the purchasing office and all IT.