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Romsley, England, United Kingdom

Worcester, United Kingdom

Supply Chain Management, international procurement and German-English translation

Saltley

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Managing agreements with IT manufacturers and resellers, voice and data network providers, transportation and vehicle rental companies etc. on behalf of a wide range of private equity-backed companies. Also launching new categories for payment acceptance and processing and purchasing cards. Creating new categories and negotiating supplier and customer contracts, including selling to potential members.

Cheltenham

Supporting creation of new Transactional & Tactical Purchasing team within Safran Shared Services procurement hub. Helping develop new processes and train junior staff in contracts and negotiations, and identifying efficiencies and savings both within the team itself and with suppliers.Responsibility for major contracts (from £20,000 to £1.5m) for capital expenditure, machine tools, maintenance and research. Use of French language skills in discussion with colleagues within Safran Group, and German language with suppliers such as ThyssenKrupp and TBT.

Cheltenham

Purchasing a wide range of items in support of aerospace production facilities, including large machine tools for production and heat treatment, refurbishing production lines, bespoke machinery, research and test contracts, etc. Supporting team in purchase of mobile phones, workwear etc. Supporting new national procurement hub in creating nationwide contracts for Safran group in the UK.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Category Manager – PPE & Janitorial, Office Supplies, IT Peripherals, Occupational Health, Translation ServicesIndirect purchasing support to a range of multi-national private equity firms such as KKR, Blackstone, Francisco Partners, Apax and their portfolio companies (including Chanel, Jack Wolfskin, Leica Camera, Merlin Entertainments) on a Europe-wide basis. Assisting local purchasing departments achieve savings, and managing multi-national agreements in each given category.Use of German language skills to discuss and negotiate with customers

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Category Specialist – AgencyFollowing OJEU-compliant procurement procedures for the sourcing of temporary staff. Early engagement of customers and suppliers into the formation of relevant framework agreements, sourcing appropriate suppliers and working closely with Business Development to encourage use of the agreements arranged.

Worcester, United Kingdom

Procurement – HR, Consultancy and Legal Services; Sales and Marketing (npower Football League); Operations and Maintenance (CCGT/OCGT sites) (contract)Negotiation and management of contracts with recruitment agencies and consultants; merchandise, clothing, numerous ‘npower’-branded items and trophies/medals in support of Football League sponsorship; from May subcontract negotiation and management in support of power sites around UK and Ireland for various diverse items and services. Included discussions and correspondence with senior RWE management in German, and translation of documents for colleagues.

Malvern, Worcestershire

Supply Chain Management of large bids and projects, including subcontract discussion and negotiation with private companies and universities. This sometimes requires German language skills to ensure mutual understanding. Currently assisting in discussions with various foreign customers.

Bournemouth And Portsmouth

Supply Chain management on two major projects, following on from bids won during previous appointment at VT.Also translation of communication with foreign suppliers.

Andover

Commercial Manager in a Government Trading Fund managing contracts in both public and private sectors, requiring an awareness of public contract regulations and commercial contracts. Managing contracts for sales, including hire of vehicles, maintenance and repair of vehicles critical to customer’s businesses. Includes review and negotiation of Terms and Conditions, risk management and mitigation and input into sales contracts, and development of bid processes.

Bournemouth And Portsmouth

Strategic Buyer within Strategic Procurement sectionCommunication with suppliers from outside the UK, requiring communication in German, and translation of documents from German into English. Procurement support for major bids including secondment to VT Shipbuilding for significant, successful, proposal, for which I received an Ovation award for savings achieved. Identifying and selecting suppliers and negotiating contracts.Analysis of long-term requirements to identify areas of importance, market research to identify opportunities/risks. Partnering with suppliers to ensure delivery and solving problems identified and mitigation of risks, and achieving opportunities. Management of long-term strategic supplier relationships.Development of procurement processes to satisfy ISO 9001:2000, creation and maintenance of tools to facilitate information sharing and archival. Development of standard Terms and Conditions for use in supplier contracts.

Templecombe, Somerset

Assistant Procurement Programme Manager within the Subcontracts/IPR segment of the Procurement function. Responsible for major subcontracts, especially those creating Intellectual Property. Sourcing suppliers, obtaining quotations and negotiating prices and Terms and Conditions, monitored and controlled contracts, chaired supplier meetings etc. Discussion often involved communication with German and French suppliers, so language skills were necessary to ensure clarity of understanding. TUS UK representative for the Purchasing Improvement Committee, which sought to find global solutions to a range of purchasing problems across all TUS sites.

Vienna, Austria

University year abroad - Management of the company library, including the purchase and acceptance of books and magazine/newspaper subscriptions. Responsibility for the management of office supplies, including purchase and re-ordering of supplies. Other duties included: writing letters in German and English, translations, assistance to the Marketing department and handling customer enquiries.

Associate

Studying Level 5 towards full Membership

Member

Full Membership for German

Chartered Institute Of Purchasing And Supply, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions And Contracts Management, Level 5

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Green Belt

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Prince2 Practitioner, Project Management, Practitioner

Currently studying Foundation and Practitioner courses in PRINCE2 Project Management

A-Level, Greek Language, Greek History

Have achieved NOCN Level 1 and grade 'A' at GCSE; now studying towards NOCN Level 2 and A-Level.

2:1 Bsc. (Hons.), European Studies And German

Activities and Societies: European Society Motor Racing SocietyYear 3 in Vienna, working at Hernstein and Wirtschaftskammer Wien.

Education record

Cips, Purchasing And Supply, Associate

Education record