Dealt with suppliers calling in deliveries as required & deputised for Buyer/Planner in their absence as and when needed.Generated, implemented & reconciled cycle counts for raw materials & subassemblies & maintained 98+ % stock accuracy.Instigated the release of relevant documentation for confirmed orders for 4 manufacturing lines covering approximately 55 products in department.Identified causes of stock discrepancies & implemented corrective actions to eliminate… Show more Dealt with suppliers calling in deliveries as required & deputised for Buyer/Planner in their absence as and when needed.Generated, implemented & reconciled cycle counts for raw materials & subassemblies & maintained 98+ % stock accuracy.Instigated the release of relevant documentation for confirmed orders for 4 manufacturing lines covering approximately 55 products in department.Identified causes of stock discrepancies & implemented corrective actions to eliminate these.Selected to participate on various Kaizen teams including implementing a raw material kanban system which resulted in significant space (30%) & and monetary (€50k) savings per annum. Show less

Promoted to a Buyer role in 2005 covering both inventory and non-inventory purchasing delaing with 30 to 40 suppliers, spent 2 years in this role - Identified inventory requirements & subsequently placed PO's. - Interacted with internal departments including Production, R&D & Quality.Selected as project lead in decommissioning 250 pallets of obsolete inventory ensuring no current inventory was destroyed in error. Cost saving of €1,000 per month in outside… Show more Promoted to a Buyer role in 2005 covering both inventory and non-inventory purchasing delaing with 30 to 40 suppliers, spent 2 years in this role - Identified inventory requirements & subsequently placed PO's. - Interacted with internal departments including Production, R&D & Quality.Selected as project lead in decommissioning 250 pallets of obsolete inventory ensuring no current inventory was destroyed in error. Cost saving of €1,000 per month in outside storage costs was accrued.Conducted all inventory management activities including receiving & checking deliveries, fulfilling production requirements, using the inventory management system (ARGO), real time materials transfer & consumption transactions.Received company award for delivery of large savings in offsite storage costs where archived files were consolidated into one storage site. Show less

Selected as new product introduction team member - Assigned as a trainer on transfer of full production lines from the U.S. & Switzerland.Worked closely with all facets of the organisation including Engineering, Warehouse & Quality to ensure the lines were transferred successfully & training targets were achieved.Delivered training on the SAP system to line operators.