Delighted to be working for Spire Global at their Glasgow office in the role of Procurement Specialist.Role covers the purchase of goods and services to cover both production and engineering development activities especially PCB assemblies, metalwork, cable assemblies.

Supply Chain Manager responsible for Purchasing, Logistics, physical stock, optimising stock levels versus customer demand. Established alternative suppliers to minimise riskSupplier Relationship Management to establish Design LED as a preferred customerSetting up physical stores and low-volume assembly areaRamping up production from 20-offs up to 5000-off (small to medium batch) Cost reduction by reducing wastage, economic batch size, negotiation, introducing alternative… Show more Supply Chain Manager responsible for Purchasing, Logistics, physical stock, optimising stock levels versus customer demand. Established alternative suppliers to minimise riskSupplier Relationship Management to establish Design LED as a preferred customerSetting up physical stores and low-volume assembly areaRamping up production from 20-offs up to 5000-off (small to medium batch) Cost reduction by reducing wastage, economic batch size, negotiation, introducing alternative suppliers Show less

Promoted from Purchasing Manager to Purchasing & Logistics Manager to encompass all inbound and outbound freight worldwide including remote wind-farm locations off the beaten track. 37% cost reduction through changes to design of parts, materials, suppliers, manufacturing techniques, make/buy decisions and negotiation.100% on-on time delivery to end customers through stock control, managing parts deliveries and yield analysisManaging extremely tight cashflow and budgets, finding low… Show more Promoted from Purchasing Manager to Purchasing & Logistics Manager to encompass all inbound and outbound freight worldwide including remote wind-farm locations off the beaten track. 37% cost reduction through changes to design of parts, materials, suppliers, manufacturing techniques, make/buy decisions and negotiation.100% on-on time delivery to end customers through stock control, managing parts deliveries and yield analysisManaging extremely tight cashflow and budgets, finding low cost solutions Show less

Successful arrangement of Cap-Ex and Rev-Ex framework agreements in advance of SAP go-live date for products and servicesChange management by bringing a change of attitude so that internal customers became enthusiastic supporters of framework agreementsQuickly established working relationships working across 3 sites

Working closely with Project Manager and third party deigners to identify, source and procure equipment and services required for the conversion of a ship from an oil tanker to offshore desalination vessel.Constructed Bills of Materials and established budgetsCapture of data to allow project to be paused and restartedEnsured crane chosen was suitable for the intended task and analysed supply market thus saving $75,000