Michael Norris Email & Phone Number

Greater Northampton Area, United Kingdom

Responsible for leading the Global Procurement function for Supply Chain Management, Sourcing Strategies, and Continuous Development for our Retail Display & Packaging service pillars.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Responsible for Global Supply Chain Management, Category Sourcing Strategies, and Continuous Development for Retail Display and Technology, Point-of-Sale and Retail-focused Print. This involves developing and managing a fully-compliant Vendor base in 97 countries, with direct line management responsibility for a team of Global and Regional Category Managers, Technical Managers and Sourcing OperationsWider role includes Opportunity Assessments, Solutions Development and… Show more Responsible for Global Supply Chain Management, Category Sourcing Strategies, and Continuous Development for Retail Display and Technology, Point-of-Sale and Retail-focused Print. This involves developing and managing a fully-compliant Vendor base in 97 countries, with direct line management responsibility for a team of Global and Regional Category Managers, Technical Managers and Sourcing OperationsWider role includes Opportunity Assessments, Solutions Development and Implementation, Supply Chain Innovation delivery, Sustainability initiatives, Technical and Commercial support for Business Development and client teams. Show less

Northampton, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for Category Sourcing Strategies, Supply Chain Management and Continuous Development for Point-of-Sale, Retail-focused Print, Display Technology, Packaging and Premiums for Williams Lea Tag in EMEA.This involves managing a Pan-European Vendor base in 25 countries, with direct line management responsibility for a team of Regional Category Managers and Retail Innovation Managers Wider role includes Opportunity Assessments, Solutions Development and Implementation… Show more Responsible for Category Sourcing Strategies, Supply Chain Management and Continuous Development for Point-of-Sale, Retail-focused Print, Display Technology, Packaging and Premiums for Williams Lea Tag in EMEA.This involves managing a Pan-European Vendor base in 25 countries, with direct line management responsibility for a team of Regional Category Managers and Retail Innovation Managers Wider role includes Opportunity Assessments, Solutions Development and Implementation, Innovation and Insight delivery, Technical and Commercial support (often Client-facing) for Business Development and Operational Teams.Strategic procurement, training, market research, cost reduction initiatives, product, value and process re-engineering. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for Category Sourcing Strategies, Supply Chain Management and Continuous Development for Point-of-Sale, Retail-focused Print, Display Technology, Promotional and Incentive Products for Williams Lea Tag in EMEA.This involves managing a Pan-European Vendor base in 17 countries, with direct line management responsibility for a team of Regional Category Managers and Retail Innovation Managers Wider role includes Opportunity Assessments, Solutions Development and… Show more Responsible for Category Sourcing Strategies, Supply Chain Management and Continuous Development for Point-of-Sale, Retail-focused Print, Display Technology, Promotional and Incentive Products for Williams Lea Tag in EMEA.This involves managing a Pan-European Vendor base in 17 countries, with direct line management responsibility for a team of Regional Category Managers and Retail Innovation Managers Wider role includes Opportunity Assessments, Solutions Development and Implementation, Innovation and Insight delivery, Technical and Commercial support (often Client-facing) for Business Development and Operational Teams.Strategic procurement, training, market research, cost reduction initiatives, product, value and process re-engineering. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Category Management of Point-of-Sale, Retail-focused print, display and technology, and associated products for Tag Worldwide and Williams Lea.Strategic category development and vendor management with responsibility for POS vendorsTechnical and Commercial support for Business Development and Operational Teams.Opportunity Assessment and DevelopmentStrategic procurement, innovation, market research, cost reduction initiatives, product, value and process… Show more Category Management of Point-of-Sale, Retail-focused print, display and technology, and associated products for Tag Worldwide and Williams Lea.Strategic category development and vendor management with responsibility for POS vendorsTechnical and Commercial support for Business Development and Operational Teams.Opportunity Assessment and DevelopmentStrategic procurement, innovation, market research, cost reduction initiatives, product, value and process re-engineering. Show less

United Kingdom

Supply Chain development across multiple categories of spend. Associated management procedures and initiatives documented within internal ISO-accredited systems, strategic reviewing and auditing of contracted EMEA supply partners.Researching and delivering innovation to the business and client base.Development of new opportunities, process mapping, cost reduction and product re-engineering.Strategic Procurement, Pricing analysis, Operational review and commercial… Show more Supply Chain development across multiple categories of spend. Associated management procedures and initiatives documented within internal ISO-accredited systems, strategic reviewing and auditing of contracted EMEA supply partners.Researching and delivering innovation to the business and client base.Development of new opportunities, process mapping, cost reduction and product re-engineering.Strategic Procurement, Pricing analysis, Operational review and commercial modelling for tender activity, Bid Management and Business Development supportTechnical resource and operational support for all Group divisions and departments Show less

United Kingdom

Development of opportunities, cost reduction initiatives for clients and internal businessDeveloped operational management procedures and initiatives documented within ISO-accredited systems, Technical resource and support for Group outsourcing and business development teams.Supplier Management - continuous development of UK, European and global supplier management model working with contracted supply partners and single specialised purchases.Management of… Show more Development of opportunities, cost reduction initiatives for clients and internal businessDeveloped operational management procedures and initiatives documented within ISO-accredited systems, Technical resource and support for Group outsourcing and business development teams.Supplier Management - continuous development of UK, European and global supplier management model working with contracted supply partners and single specialised purchases.Management of commercial pricing and analysis for tender activity, corporate print reviews, contract implementation, operational overview and project management. Show less

United Kingdom

Initial development of the print procurement and outsourcing strategy for the Group - Identifying and developing solutions for outsourced print and associated items across all categories. Completing pricing and relevant supporting detail for competitive print and facilities management tenders. Procurement and production management of externally-sourced products with commercial awareness.Continuous development, auditing and selection of approved supplier base. Developing… Show more Initial development of the print procurement and outsourcing strategy for the Group - Identifying and developing solutions for outsourced print and associated items across all categories. Completing pricing and relevant supporting detail for competitive print and facilities management tenders. Procurement and production management of externally-sourced products with commercial awareness.Continuous development, auditing and selection of approved supplier base. Developing and implementing of generic and specific SLA's and supplier agreements, monitoring QA systems of external supply partners Show less

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing multi-million pound Direct Mail production contract for Orange PCS, from concept stage through to invoicing. Liaising directly with the client, their appointed design agencies and print suppliers

London, United Kingdom

Internal client liaison, procurement and production management of POS, Commercial Print, Direct Mail, Creative Services projects

London, United Kingdom

Internal client liaison, procurement and production management of POS, Commercial Print, Operational Print, Creative Services projects