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Key responsibilities:Working as contracts manager for a 30-person plumbing engineering contractor (across residential and industrial services)Developing pricing strategies for business development and corporate goals, and calculating tenders for new contracts.Supplier relations - sourcing suppliers, building relations with various suppliers and negotiating rates.Supporting plumbing and heating engineering activities.Key achievements:Attended industry training in… Show more Key responsibilities:Working as contracts manager for a 30-person plumbing engineering contractor (across residential and industrial services)Developing pricing strategies for business development and corporate goals, and calculating tenders for new contracts.Supplier relations - sourcing suppliers, building relations with various suppliers and negotiating rates.Supporting plumbing and heating engineering activities.Key achievements:Attended industry training in green/ renewable / sustainable energy sources and implementing them for the company as part of a strategic marketing push.Implemented a range of new computer hardware and software and trained the team in order to help improve operations.Initiated the re-development of the company website and intranet, enabling customers and employees to find out more information about the company using a vital marketing communications tool. Show less

Key responsibilities:Working with the Audit Team on the Tesco PLC account to provide an annual review to the commercial buying teams, and collated and analysed contractual agreements.Working with the Buying teams to examine contractual information to ensure the client has received all monies due from suppliers.Investigating historical records to detect any potential system errors and providing the buying teams with recommendations to improve processes, thus reducing the risk of lost… Show more Key responsibilities:Working with the Audit Team on the Tesco PLC account to provide an annual review to the commercial buying teams, and collated and analysed contractual agreements.Working with the Buying teams to examine contractual information to ensure the client has received all monies due from suppliers.Investigating historical records to detect any potential system errors and providing the buying teams with recommendations to improve processes, thus reducing the risk of lost profit in the future. Key achievements:Developed a new student training program.Conducted a variety of departmental audits (e.g. Biscuit annual review, turnover of £2 million) with significant values.Identified a new audit area (split deliveries) through analysis of Tesco EDI (WHAT IS THIS?) data, which generated an annual income of £50,000.Provided processes improvements to the department with an estimated annual saving of £100,000. Show less