• Responsible for managing and maintaining stock requirements in line with budgets and seasonal demands.• Processing all paperwork relevant to the purchasing and receipt of goods. • Source & procure raw material, fabrication tooling, packing and general consumables.• Forecasting price trends and their impact on the business. • Monitoring and managing supplier performance. • Placing orders and monitoring delivery dates.• Qualify new vendors through survey and site visits.• Maintaining and developing an approved suppliers list. • Forecasting the future levels of demand for products. • Attending meetings and trade conferences as required. • Ensuring compliance to company Purchasing Guidelines and systems. • Assisting with following up overdue accounts for payments. • Practice P.M.A.C. code of ethics.

• Construction, development and maintenance of engineering bills of material and related data of all models of cars.• Coaching and advising engineers in the philosophy, concept and requirements of bills of material, configuration management, engineering data release and change control.• Maintain and review progress against agreed project timing plans and provide input to the senior engineers and project teams.• Identify and discuss possible spare part implications and review drawing requirements with project teams.• Bills of material accuracy auditing.I successfully completed the bill of materials project for the new Nokia phone system in all models of the Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars. I was given sole responsibility of the project after 3 weeks of my arrival at the company due to management’s confidence in my abilities.

Established, developed and maintained a material requirement planning system (MRP) of mechanical and electrical spares using a corporate wide computerized maintenance management system (SAP R3) for a large integrated steel works. Provided Buyers with detailed specifications of spare parts to be ordered. Advised inventory control department of max/min levels and reorder points. Liaised with expediters and customs to ensure availability of spare parts. Worked closely with internal workshop to repair or manufacture “in-house”. Trained Saudi nationals.

Responsible for planning and supervision of material identification and providing detailed specifications to compile a spare parts catalogue (approximately 140,000 spares). Led a team in the preparation, accumulation, and maintenance of the materials database for a large integrated steel works. Devised a stores coding system and helped design the layout of the warehouse. Trained Libyan nationals.

Created and maintained a computerized plant and equipment hierarchical inventory system for both mechanical and electrical spares. Involved with work orders, services and material scheduling of regular scheduled maintenance, breakdown situations, and shutdowns.