Lara Eckley Email & Phone Number

Newport, Newport, United Kingdom

Cwmbran

Develop and deliver procurement solutions that reflect commercial insight and intimate understanding of the client's business.

Responsible for supplier selection, tender evaluations, price negotiations, supplier management and inventory controlManage and develop sourcing strategies, building collaborative relationships with core suppliersMonitor and track spend categories for cost savings and price increases and implementing cost saving initiativesManagement of ‘Approved Supplier.

Identify new sources of supply, supplier selection, supplier appraisals, price negotiations and supplier developmentNegotiate pricing and contractual terms & conditions with new and existing suppliersCollation of RFQ packages to include drawings, forecasted volumes and target pricesMonitor high risk suppliers and implement strategies for risk mitigation.

Responsible for supervision of 3 staff within a busy MRP department tasked with scheduling, ordering and expediting of heavy fabricated steel components, injection moulded plastics and other key components.Ensuring departmental KPI’s are achieved and supplier performance is tracked via vendor rating system Implementation and monitoring of departmental.