Currently responsible for all expenditure within the Hospital, Stores and Purchase Ledger.Having joined the company in 2017 I have been instrumental in developing and implementing the current procurement policy. Identification and renegotiation of current long term contracts has been pivotal to pushing the company forward and this has led to changes within certain practices which has highlighted areas of potential cost savings.Through change management and implementation of correct systems, I have achieved significant cost savings and elevated the impact Procurement can have within this industry.

Tasked with turning the current transactional Procurement team to a more strategic focus in line with current company objectives and reporting directly to the Board of Directors.Implementation of Supply Chain Management and risk analysis to the company. Create the appropriate relationship with the vendor and increase the profitability where possible.Responsible for the Procurement team.Negotiation of contracts, T’s and C’s and pricing.Joint client/vendor visits to establish new opportunities.Supplier audits in the UK and overseas. Development and implementation of the Management by Objectives programme for the Procurement Team.Procurement consultancy to potential clients, both in the UK and overseas, looking at current working practice and identifying risks/opportunities to the company. Taking this from discovery through to final implementation and monitoring via a continuous improvement programme. Developing a working relationship with clients based in the Middle East and North Africa and servicing the client through managing an international supply chain.Costing of all new Strategic Client Quotation.Responsible for all quotations over £10,000 for risk analysis and final negotiation.Implementation of cost reduction programme.Conversant with Export documentation ranging from Chamber of Commerce Certificate of Origins to transferrable Letter of Credits.Purchasing Manager - Business Industrial Solutions Ltd Sept 2005 – 2013 Promoted to Purchasing Manager in September 2005 and tasked with the daily transactional procurement function controlling a budget of circa £4,000,000. Key Account Manager - Business Industrial Solutions Ltd Sept 2002 – Sept 2005Tasked with the development and sourcing for a Blue Chip company and maintaining a 100% on time delivery adherence. Sourcing items dated back to the 1940's and ensuring any obsolete materials can be replaced and adhere to the client technical specification.

Set up Principality Packaging in 1999 producing wooden packaging and reselling corrugated packaging.Imported timber in from the Baltic States and Portugal.Dealing with multiple supplier chains on an extended lead-time.Built the Business up to a turnover of £250,000 employing up to 7 people.Dealt with all aspects of running a small business from supply chain management to Health and safety.

Responsible for all functions of the Purchasing and Planning department.Controlling a team of three within the production control department.Organising and control of monthly stock take.Implementation of bespoke planning system.Controlling the supply chain from Brazil, USA and Scandinavia.Controlling a budget of circa £10,000,000.Ensuring on time deliveries to customers. Negotiate pricing and terms with suppliers.Reprioritise work load when reduced capacity due to machine breakdowns.