Consultancy service that provides a direct and economical sourcing alternative for consumer and foodservice housewares and tabletop goods.

Experienced Supply Chain Operations Manager, responsible for Company Procurement, Quality Assurance, Product Innovation, Overseas manufacturing, Consumer National Account contact & Product demand planning.Fully responsible for building trading partnerships with new & existingmanufacturers, overseas buying trips & factory visits for product sourcing, social & ethical auditing and new products development. Responsibility for Quality Assurance Management and overall product quality.Management of supply chain processes for all consumer, foodservice hospitality, retail and web product and servicesEncompassing key customer account contact, sourcing and procurement, demand planning, inventory management distribution and total ,quality assurance.Expertise in SAP & SYSPRO ERP management system and program implementation, MS VBA & SQL database query.Responsible for management of global shipping agent partners, negotiation and business development.* 15 Million Procurement Budget* Overseas Supply Chain/ Vendor Relationship Management EMEA* Quality Control of Product & Manufacturing Factory Audit Program & Procedures * Management of NPD process for product & packaging* Management of Overseas sourcing & quality office * Packaging Technology Specialist Development* Major National Accounts Demand Planning & key customer contact.

Procurement and Quality Assurance, buying trips, factory visits in the South East Asia region, building trading partnerships, product sourcing, social & ethical auditing, NPD process, shipment, price negotiating, product approval tooling,packaging development, pre-shipment inspections, final approvals. Total responsibility for QA of imports, inspections and audits of factories in China, Vietnam and Indonesia.SEDEX approved SMETA factory auditing to Ethical standards, implementation of Social compliance, sample control and ensuring appropriate British Standards. Managing, training and developing China office staff in procurement and quality assurance Management NPD process, ensuring all products arrive on time andwithin budget to meet customer requirements and agreed deadlines.Achievements:* Responsible for £8 million company Procurement budget * Sourcing new product categories and suppliers in specialised product regions* Set up Oneida China office with the implementation of systems & staff training * Created & Implemented company Environmental policy* Develop 100% recyclable 'Green' packaging and ranges

Procurement role responsible for overseas supplier management and quality assurance.Driving the corporate business by creating a profit centre philosophy, whilst managingsuppliers and gaining experience of manufacturing & engineering at factory level. Developed key skill-sets for price negotiations through understanding manufacturingprocesses and required business profit margins.Working with multiple national accounts eg Tesco, Asda Wal-Mart & Debenhams. Managingmass procurement and stock provision of branded & own label goods. Developed and implemented ISO9001 quality management system.Created a defined Stock Control & Production department; responsible for themanufacturing assembled products. Gained valuable experience in understanding aspects of Mac design and print production.Achievements:* Developing overall knowledge of all aspects of a small private company.* Creation of new departments, systems and procedures meeting challenges of increasingprocurement budget and growing company through ISO accreditation.

Buying office & Warehouse ManagementBuying assistant to Non Food Manager & Goods In and Warehouse Management. Gained vitalexperience of FMCG business sector.