Gary Pollock Email & Phone Number

Chippenham, England, United Kingdom

To control the procurement of products used in the design and manufacture of Rota Val’s products, ensuring that goods are purchased in a timely manner and available when production requires.

Bath, England, United Kingdom

Production BuyerReporting to the Purchasing Manager• Being responsible for the management of subcontractor relationships and for running effective competitions within the supply chain. Ensuring that competitions are open and fair. Dealing with supplier clarifications and provide appropriate and timely support and feedback.• Manage raw material supply chain in accordance with Production – Planning requirements.• Procurement of non inventory tooling and sundriesKey responsibilities for the role include:• Identify requirements with Production and Planning• Select appropriate vendors and raise RFQ’s • Proactively working with Bid and Project Managers to support delivery of the supply chain component of contracts/projects• Supplier management and stakeholder engagement• Managing and prioritising individual workload• Providing support to the preparation of company offers, to the required standard and deadlines• Vendor management for non inventory Items etc.

Bath, England, United Kingdom

Production planning. Programming multi axis CNC turning centres off line. Tooling and raw material usage management and ordering• Availability and allocation of resources such as machine tools, raw material, human resource, required tooling, programs and inspection equipment etc • Allocation of route cards to machine cells• Process improvement. E.g. machine cell creation to introduce process standardisation (5S methodology) incorporate lean manufacturing OEE. Reduced wastage and removed excess tooling.

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Completed 4 year apprenticeship as Fitter, Turner inc Machining