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Provide procurement assistance and advice to all schools in North Tyneside, including tendering.

• Providing up-to-date procurement advice and benchmarking information to schools across the North East region – analysing current practice and putting together more cost-effective options• Training school administrators in the detailing and management of contracts and assisting with tenders; resolving any contractual issues that arise• Promoting and facilitating collaboration in the area of procurement across multiple schools in order to achieve more advantageous terms• Working as part of a team, partly based at home, and communicating effectively with other members of the team in order to push tasks forward and ensure coherent action Key achievements• Generating savings of more than £580,000, nearly 50% of the team total• Very capably managing the Local Educational Procurement Centre for Yorkshire and Humber on a three-month secondment• Designing and putting in place standardised documentation to improve the clarity, accuracy and impact of reports and correspondence • Playing a key role in three collaboration projects which were responsible for significant savings

• Sourcing and purchasing food products for a fast food wholesaler with four very busy depots in the Eastern region and tight margins• Negotiating prices and agreeing marketing strategies with suppliers; maintaining all the associated records and reports• Regularly updating the company’s computerised data system with new prices and promotions• In addition to daily ordering responsibilities, transferring lines between depots as and when necessary and following up specialist requestsKey achievements• Assisting with the development of a new computer system, fully testing it and training staff from other depots in its use • Taking over the monitoring of crucial raw material prices and tracking related contractual obligations

• Rapidly promoted through the company, reporting directly to the CEO and Board of Directors and responsible for a broad range of performance-related tasks• Dealing with all aspects of raw materials (oils and packaging) procurement and associated pricing matters• Overseeing the work of the sales and customer support teams, implementing HR policies and issuing and managing contracts of employment • Preparing tender documentation for public and private sector contracts and progressing any legal matters with the company’s legal advisor • Evaluating all account contracts and monitoring and reporting individual and company sales performance• Conducting market research on both customers and new entrants to the sector and identifying new business opportunities• Training all staff on the repair and maintenance of equipment rented out to customersKey achievements• Introducing a pricing structure to better guide the work of the sales team• Capably managing teams of up to 60 personnel• Putting templates in place to assist the analysis of contract accounts in relation to material pricing and forward predictions – a key part of maintaining profitability• Producing the detailed due diligence spreadsheet required in advance of the company purchase