Overall senior strategic accountability for establishing and optimising the design and performance of the global supply chain and procurement process to drive excellent customer service, compliance, responsiveness, quality and cost. Board position reporting direct to CEO and leading a team of procurement and supply chain professionals through change, transformation and continuous improvement.• Successfully built the department from the ‘ground up’, determining structure, remit and KPIs whilst recruiting and training accordingly.• Sourced and onboarded a global multimodal logistics partner to manage all imports. Eliminated demurrage and reduced shipping/processing costs by over 30%.• Widened supply base by over 100% across all categories, decreasing risk, reducing costs and futureproofing the supply chain.• Designed, validated and implemented necessary supply & demand models to ensure optimal stockholding for 100% customer order fulfilment whilst keeping within a tight cash budget and restrictive space constraints.• Developed and implemented a global sourcing strategy to ensure efficient procurement of the right product at the best price and quality, with appropriate vendor qualification & onboarding processes.• Introduced a collaborative S&OP process between Sales, Operations, Finance and Supply Chain to ensure cross-functional business KPIs are both visible and regularly achieved.

Directed and oversaw all supply and distribution matters across £20M turnover business including the movement and storage of goods, selection and management of suppliers, negotiated and implemented relevant contracts and ensured watertight internal and external compliance. Key achievements:• Reduced inventory by over £800k (33%) in 6 months through inventory profiling, cost engineering and SKU consolidation.• Improved Top 10 Supplier OTIF performance from <70% to 96%<.• Implemented a cross-functional S+OP process, improving collaboration between teams.• Determined the functional plan for the purchasing of goods, stockholding and outbound freight and distribution protocols. Including selection and integration of appropriate reports & software, development & monitoring of inventory health metrics and identification and management of Domestic & Worldwide 3PL providers.• Calculated monthly purchase volumes using historical sales data overlaid with intel from the Sales & Marketing teams.• Managed and optimised inventory value to mirror budget, pallet space and seasonality. Constantly reviewed measures to reduce stockholding costs.• Championed Supplier Relationship Management through negotiation of pricing & terms and reviewing & updating contracts as required.

• Managed the procurement process to service all MTO and MTS replenishment customers. • Systematically analysed inventory levels and integrity to maximise availability of products.• Produced stock forecasts to accurately support projected sales.

• Managed 3 brands within PPE portfolio – gloves, eyewear and respiratory protection.• Sourced and managed the import of PPE from the Far East, Middle East & South America.• Supported launch of colour-coded nitrile glove system for use in hospitals.