Les Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Hadleigh, Gb

Hadleigh, Gb

Haverhill, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for local procurement activities including Direct materials (Chemicals, resins, gases and packaging), Indirect spend (MRO, facilities, utilities) and Capex spend (manufacturing and facilities equipment, building and construction work) with a total annual spend of £60m. GLobal Scientific Category Owner (£20 million). Working alongside a multinational global Procurement team supporting and leading strategic projects with global and regional suppliers.Responsibility for the plants annual raw material budget, multi forecasting submissions and monthly purchase price variance analysis. Generating and implementing cost saving opportunities across all spend categories to meet business targets. Providing a strong Operation excellence methodology across the whole source to pay process, identifying ineffecienes and implementing right first itme processes.Ensuring the continuity of supply and quality of raw materials and indirect goods and services meet the expected standards. Managing risk through negotiating and developing comprehensive commercial agreements. Verifying compliance with corporate purchasing policies, providing group classroom training, 1-2-1 coaching and relationship building with colleagues on procurement to pay best practices. Reviewing and approving all spend purchasing requisitions, setting up and maintaining various purchase systems. Producing and presenting supplier scorecards for key suppliers, agreeing action plans for improvement. Collaborating with Quality, Operations and Engineering to delivery key supplier objectives to improve plant finances. Being an active member of the senior leadership team, attending operational meetings and supporting the various site wide leadership initiatives including good manufacturing processes, health and safety, diversity, audit standards, gemba walks.

London, England, United Kingdom

Management of Procurement, new product introduction, shipping & logistics teams.Review of Procurement and provide best practice and lean efficiencies.Set up of Leadership team Strategy and Operational Excellence methodologies.

Thetford

Responsible for local procurement activities including Direct materials (API’s, chemicals, resins, films and packaging), Indirect spend (MRO, facilities, utilities) and Capex spend (manufacturing and facilities equipment, building and construction work) across three manufacturing plants with a total annual spend of £120m. Working alongside a multinational global Procurement team supporting and leading strategic projects with global and regional suppliers.Responsibility for the plants annual raw material budget, multi forecasting submissions and monthly purchase price variance analysis. Generating and implementing cost saving opportunities across all spend categories to meet business targets. Ensuring the continuity of supply and quality of raw materials and indirect goods and services meet the expected standards. Managing risk through negotiating and developing comprehensive commercial agreements. Verifying compliance with corporate purchasing policies, providing group classroom training, 1-2-1 coaching and relationship building with colleagues on procurement to pay best practices. Reviewing and approving all spend purchasing requisitions, setting up and maintaining various purchase systems. Producing and presenting supplier scorecards for key suppliers, agreeing action plans for improvement. Collaborating with Quality, Operations and Engineering to delivery key supplier objectives to improve plant finances. Being an active member of the plant senior leadership team, attending daily and weekly operational meetings and supporting the various site wide leadership initiatives including good manufacturing processes, health and safety, diversity, audit standards, gemba walks and supporting best place to work projects.

Felixstowe

Consolidated and categorised major Indirect spend categories this included business travel, utilities, IT & telecoms, logistics services and responsibility for strategic Capex expenditure across 35 sites within the EMEA Region (£130 million).Responsible for the RFQ processes for the relevant categories and negotiated supply agreements to deliver best value, lowest risk and a standardised service for all manufacturing plants.Developed close relationships with manufacturing plant key stakeholders by internally marketing the indirect and capex procurement function and the added value it brings to the organisation through continuous engagement.

Felixstowe, England, United Kingdom

Managed local site Indirect spend, generated local strategies to provide cost saving opportunities. Managed local Capex manufacturing equipment projects for site capacity expansion and negotiated supplier agreements.Procurement stakeholder on cross functional operational cost reduction projects.Supported the local R&D Department in sourcing and procuring items for prototype manufacturing.Managed local Site Facilities team and focused on facilities management suppliers to improve service and reduce costs through strategic procurement management.

Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

Managed and maintained the existing client base whilst I identified growth of new business in new market channels and geographical regions increasing sales of existing products as well as new technology and services. Supported local Procurement team due to my experience and knowledge in this area.

Stowmarket

Managed the supply of packaging and chemical raw materials to meet the demands of the production plan. Continuous supplier relationship management to ensure best possible service and supply. Managed supplier quality issues and problematical suppliers. Responsibility of new product introduction and slow-moving stock reduction program and was a active member of cross functional project teams (Lean manufacturing and cost reduction programs)