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Swadlincote, England, United Kingdom

Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Cadley Hill Swadlincote

Burton On Trent

Covering a variety of Categories - Including Logistics, Facilities, Site Services/ Maintenance, IT, HR and Professional Services Engaging with Senior Business Partners and Stakeholders, in order to understand all goods and services requirementsDeveloping, nurturing and executing Category Strategy, and analysing its implementation and resultsClassifying all opportunities to leverage value and minimise all risk within ever-changing markets

Burton Upon Trent

Covering a variety of Categories - Including Logistics, Facilities, Site Services/ Maintenance, IT, HR and Professional Services Engaging with Senior Business Partners and Stakeholders, in order to understand all goods and services requirementsDeveloping, nurturing and executing Category Strategy, and analysing its implementation and resultsClassifying all opportunities to leverage value and minimise all risk within ever-changing markets

UK Lead for Secondary Packaging. Responsible for managing suppliers & costs. Maintaining long-term relationships with suppliers, negotiating and managing all contracts and agreements. Aligning with the Global Enterprise team to ensure business strategies are met.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Promoted to Procurement & Planning Manager (Dec 2008)- Managing 2 members of staff and responsible for the planning of production and buying of all raw materials and consumable purchases for the UK production and Purchasing 50% of goods from China. Reporting to the Directors and producing detailed monthly reports on both Purchasing and Production issues. Keeping up with a variety of market trends and negotiating with suppliers. Working closely with Key suppliers to ensure best practice purchasing and to further relationships to expected standards. Dealing with Worldwide suppliers to find better sources of raw materials and using sub-contractors. Conforming to and updating of the company’s Purchasing & Planning ISO procedures which include Training Performance Reviews of my administrators. Managing stock inventory to ensure the raw material stock assets of the company are controlled to some of the lowest levels whilst always providing customers with excellent lead times and finished stock availability. Planning of raw materials, sub-assemblies and finished goods manufacture to control stock, meet sales forecasts and customer requirement. Working closely with production to ensure lead times are met and making quick decisions regarding production techniques. Producing daily production schedules. Working closely with our Technical Dept to improve manufacture specifications by using alternative stock or consolidating inventory itemsPromoted to Buyer (June 2008) - Controlling stock and sourcing new suppliers where necessary to cut costs. Duel sourcing to ensure goods are available at all times. Negotiating price raises to ensure raw material stock values are kept to a minimum. Meeting with current and potential new suppliers to help with relationships.Supply Co-ordinator - Working beside and supporting two Buyers to ensure stock arrives on time and within the needs of the company.

Burton Upon Trent

Working in a busy furniture manufacturer’s office. Answering the phone to potential and existing customers, answering customer queries and giving them information on our products and providing help to customers. Various duties including: Sales order inputting, invoicing, purchase invoice inputting, photocopying, typing, faxing and dealing with customers via E-mail. Promoted to Accounts Assistant – Controlling purchase ledger, Weekly / monthly payroll, Issuing invoices and Credits. Responsible for main purchasing, sourcing of new suppliers and mitigating price increases.