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Teesside

Middlesbrough

• Implemented new purchasing processes for the provision of PPE, Scaffolding and Asbestos products and the creation of bespoke catalogues• Management of procurement processes for both CAPEX and OPEX• Effectively deliver results against strategic objectives• Extensive use of various ERP systems to manage all aspects of the end to end procurement processes• Working with all parties to ensure all product specifications are met or exceeded• Establishing effective policies, lean initiatives, processes and handling of critical issues• Key contact in a recent review of all procurement processes • Project managed procurement for a number of individual projects across a range of sites in the UK. These tasks involved negotiating contracts and procuring equipment from a wide range of suppliers for a wide range of disciplines• Project managed and conducted negotiations for a review of general utilities supplies across all of UK sites. New contracts were negotiated and substantial savings were delivered• Point of contact for all queries from suppliers and UK customers• Identifying potential key suppliers and new products• Contacting a range of suppliers and sub-contractors to obtain quotations and agree delivery times• Monitoring supplier performance through audits, questionnaire’s, site visits, and supplier complaints procedures• Dealing effectively with supplier challenges and the flow of materials• Ensuring compliance with the health, safety and environmental requirements of materials and services• Providing advice to the project estimator on the predicted cost of individual items• Preparing and maintaining cost reports in order to maximise efficiency within the business• Negotiating with key suppliers for the purchase of new and existing products to ensure the business receives the best possible product for the most competitive cost• Involved with Capital Expenditure to purchase or upgrade expensive physical assets such as vehicles or plant equipment

Sunderland, United Kingdom

• Ensured compliance with EU procurement directives, CHS Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions and Supplies Policies and Procedures• Investigated buying practices, recommended appropriate methods of procurement and managed the implementation of recommendations on behalf of the Primary Care Trust• Managed daily the purchase order activity within the purchase order systems (Oracle), ensuring that all relevant targets were met or exceeded• Ensured purchasing and payment activities complemented each other. This enabled the Trust to meet the Public Sector Payment Policy, relating to payment of invoices• Developed and managed purchasing and supply activities in line with appropriate directorates, internal and external customers• Achieved value for money from standardisation / rationalisation, thereby ensuring that the supplies department met the savings target imposed upon them• Obtained suitable quotations and acting on these quotations via approved vendors• Attended meetings relating to the Trust and undertook tendering exercises on behalf of the Trust to meet requirements of the NTW Confederation supplies strategy in line with work plans submitted and agreed at all levels• Developed and uploaded catalogues via the Oracle ERP system in order to reduce processing activity and support tendering exercises