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Warrington, England, United Kingdom

Warrington, England, United Kingdom

Chorley

• Reported to the Managing Director. Responsible for £5.3m purchase budget and control of c.1300 suppliers. Taking on Warehouse and In house Logistics from initial reporting of Stores and Procurement. 9 staff in total.
• Investigated own logistics fuel purchasing. Achieved annual savings of £18k through new national fuel account, with single price fuel including motorways.
• Address Fleet Servicing with new accounts, fixed costs. Saving £16k (39% of £41k)
• Waste control resulted in the removal of compactor with saving of £6.5k. New waste stream for card and paper, Savings of £3.3k (36%) pa. Total recycling for all office waste FOC and new controls for paint, adhesives.
• Stock identification project realised obsolescence and slow moving stock to the value of £278.6k for resale/disposal.
• Successful stock removal/reorganisation presented the opportunity to cut from current lease of additional warehouse achieving savings of £360k.

Deeside

• One of three UK business streams - a subsidiary of Australian-owned ALS Global, formerly known as ALcontrol Laboratories, providing analytical testing for Environmental, Food, Water and Pharmaceutical sectors based in.
• Reported direct to the Group Chief Finance Officer and responsible for the £22m purchase budget and control of c.3500 suppliers. With a team of 3, supported Group and Central functions, 5 Business Streams and 14.
• Guaranteed continuity of core inventory and critical consumables at a fixed price with automatic alternatives and without delivery costs. Negotiated 3 year agreements giving priority for scheduled JIT delivery and.
• Consistently reduced ancillary and consumable costs by £50k pa (£550k total) by inviting existing major suppliers to provide quotation for best price, with volume-related rebates and extended payment terms; avoiding.
• Secured £84.4k savings over 2 years (19% on £441k spend) with fixed pricing for a Sub Contracting Tender of 130 test analysis through a 2 stage process with standard non-disclosure agreements that also reduced.
• Secured an additional 1.5% saving (£270k on £18m capital expenditure) by conducting ‘final attempt’ negotiations where initially it was deemed that no further negotiation on price was possible.

St Helens, Merseyside

• A National supplier and installer of double glazing systems for industrial, commercial and residential premises via 1 Manufacturing Site, 5 Regional Units and 50 Installation Teams
• Reported direct to the General Manager and responsible for a £13m purchasing budget with 250 suppliers, managing a team of 6.
• Reduced annual fleet cost by £188.5k (66% on £286k spend) by moving from lease to short term hire and negotiating new terms with a previously unknown supplier without cancellation penalty charges on early termination.
• Facilitated sales increase of £1.09m (2170% on £48k) over a 3 month promotion by negotiating special terms on a specific range of new products with an existing supplier. This was limited to a fixed term due to expected.
• Saved £455k (20.68% on £2.2m spend) through rationalisation of the supply base and the negotiation of single source agreements that reduced the cost of conservatory roofs by 30%, UPVc frames by 15% and glazed units by.
• Facilitated £600k (2.5% pa on £24m) increased installation fit figure by introducing a purpose built collection area where the next day’s jobs were placed complete and in order for ease of removal by installers. This.

Stockport And Andover

• Initially based in Stockport and later in Andover, Hampshire. Previously known as Niceday and Ofrex Office Supplies. A National full service supplier of office equipment, supplies and consumables with +10K items.
• Reported direct to the Purchasing Director and responsible for ‘non catalogue specials’ of +500 products from +50 suppliers with £4m spend, managing a team of 2 Buyers.
• Savings of £225k (15% on £1.5m) as a result of negotiations with major suppliers to support own brand and to provide proprietary products repackaged to own brand label on top selling items.

Bredbury, Stockport

• Reported direct to the Purchasing Director and responsible for the co-ordination of new product and supplier details into the database. Managed supplier non-conformances and invoice ledger discrepancies. Provided.

Leigh, Lancashire

• An automotive supplier of vehicle wiring harness assemblies based in Leigh, Lancashire.
• Reported direct to the Purchasing Manager and responsible for supporting c.20 Production cells with +50k product lines and a spend of £11.7m.
• Savings of £420k (5% pa from £8.4m spend) achieved by negotiating new Long Term Agreements with the existing supply base, incorporating annual reductions to meet customer expectations and ensure contract retention.

Leigh, Lancashire

• Reported direct to the Divisional Training Manager and responsible for the preparation of training materials and the co-ordination of all internal management courses. Qualified in Total Quality Management achieving.

Leigh, Lancashire

• Reported direct to the Purchasing Manager and responsible for 4 Progress Controllers. Main duties being the management of and support to the team, assisting Buyers where requested and dealing with escalated product.

Leigh, Lancashire

• Reported direct to the Purchase Administration Controller and responsible for placing orders for standard products via global sources, ensuring delivery on time.

Advanced Accounts

Institute Of Customer Services - Member

Cips Chartered Institute Of Purchase And Supply

Total Quality Management Certification (Includ. Facilitator Trainer Status)