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Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

• Develop and implement transformational procurement programs to enable project management via the creation of standardized processes, templates, tools, and training. Support the Procurement organization through.
• Completed many end-to-end financial cost comparisons for sourcing products from low-cost countries to enable Stryker to make the best cost-sourcing decision.
• Managed a team of professionals to enable the Procurement Organisation to deliver on its financial commitments to Stryker.
• Created plans, established monthly goals, communicated priorities cross-functionally, and tracked progress to deliver the annual Purchase Price Variance (PPV) Budget.
• Analysed cost data and delivered issue-resolution strategies that overcame problems and difficulties in a timely and effective manner.

Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

• Responsible for the development, implementation and management of the budget and forecasting process for the Global Sourcing Organisation to deliver on their annual cost saving metric, Purchase Price Variance (PPV).
• Implemented a standardized process for the monthly reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis investigation of PPV across the global Procurement Organisation. Total cost savings of $350m delivered through PPV.
• Developed and rolled out the new Make v Buy Process to enable Stryker to get the best cost solution for New Product Introduction (NPI) sourcing decisions.
• Completed rollout of the Make v Buy process through onsite training sessions with sourcing managers and NPI engineers across Stryker sites.

Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

• Developed and implemented Strategic Commodity Plans for Packaging and Plastics that included cost reduction initiatives, new product development, supply base optimization and rationalization, quality improvement, risk.
• Responsible for managing the Packaging and plastics suppliers to deliver the best Quality, Service, and Value for Stryker. Annual cost reductions of 10% were achieved through effective bidding, negotiation, and.
• Used my engineering experience to perform vendor audits in parallel with supplier quality to gain an in-depth knowledge of the supplier's manufacturing process which enabled cost reduction conversations and discussion.
• Negotiated master purchasing agreements with suppliers to reduce costs, increase payment terms, and reduce risk.
• Aligned financial plans with operational targets and strategic goals to deliver optimal profit and improve Stryker operations productivity, through the sourcing of boxes/cartons from a low-cost manufacturing location.

Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

Responsible for the control and management of the European Business Operations OPEX Budget, which was spread across eight sites in Europe.

Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

Responsible for improving the Field Quality performance metrics (IFIR, FIR & MDR) on Optiplex Desktops, Workstation Desktops and Inspiron Notebooks. Develop Continuous Improvement Plans to improve the quality of Dell systems & enhance the Customer Experience.Implement CIP’s through cooperation with cross functional teams from different areas within.

Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

Complete pre-qualification audits and annual audits on PCBA supplier sites in EMEA.Manage supplier Continuous Improvement Plans to achieve required goals.Team leader on vendor related Missing, Wrong & Damaged project.

Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants, Accounting And Finance

Completed the ACCA Exams to qualify as an Accountant using BPP as my education provider on a part-time basis. Sat the first exam in June.

Acca Certified Accounting Technician, Accounting And Finance

I started studying for the ACCA Certified Accounting Technician on a part-time basis at Tipperary Institute in Thurles in 2005. I.

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Electrical, Electronic And Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, Second Class Honors Grade Ii

I completed a four year Level 8 Degree in Waterford Regional Technical College in Electronic Engineering. As part of this course I.