Rebecca Thompson Email & Phone Number

Uttoxeter, England, United Kingdom

Oversee all purchasing functions of the group as well as the buying strategy.

Uttoxeter, England, United Kingdom

Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

As the Purchasing Manager for HiB Ltd, I'm responsible for all aspects of the supply chain including purchasing stock, managing relationships with suppliers/forwarders, imports/exports and managing a small team. I am instrumental in the implementation of a new Purchasing System happening this year.• Cross departmental working to meet company vision• Forecast/purchase around peak season, supplier summer closures, CNY closures, Christmas shutdown and contract orders• Main contact for 25 suppliers and 6 forwarders • Create reports for business analytics using SQL/Vision• Creating macros, reviewing efficiencies and implementing improvements to Excel spreadsheets• Controlling aged/new, main/spare stock• Building and maintaining relationships with international suppliers• Liaising, developing relationships, negotiating bookings/rates with forwarders• Arranging worldwide imports/exports• Managing company-wide time scales to meet launch deadlines• Daily order management over multiple systems: Excel, SAP, WMS, CRM• Credit notes & logistics invoice processing• Monthly KPIs - creating, updating and reviewing• Chasing purchase orders/customs clearance documents• Research and implement new processes to improve efficiencies across the company including the creation of new sheets/formulas for other teams

Tamworth, England, United Kingdom

- 1st line of IT support for Tamworth site- Financial year 19/20, prevented £350k in damages- Forecast/purchase around peak season, supplier summer closures, CNY closures, Christmas shutdown and contract orders- Main contact for 25 suppliers and 6 forwarders - Create reports for business analytics using SQL/Vision- Creating macros, reviewing efficiencies and implementing improvements to Excel spreadsheets- Controlling aged/new, main/spare stock- Building and maintaining relationships with international suppliers- Liaising, developing relationships, negotiating bookings/rates with forwarders- Arranging worldwide imports/exports- Managing company-wide time scales to meet launch deadlines- Daily order management over multiple systems: Excel, SAP, WMS, CRM- Credit notes & logistics invoice processing- Monthly KPIs - creating, updating and reviewing- Chasing purchase orders/customs clearance documents- Research and implement new processes to improve efficiencies across the company

Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Run all deliveries through carrier systems and SAP before the end of each day. Book deliveries with major customers and build relationships. Purchase stationary and toners. Track orders, manage dated orders, arrange collections/returns and rearrange failed private customer deliveries.

Derby, United Kingdom

Running reports, engaging with clients, insurance companies, dealing with finances, stationary ordering and management, secretarial duties, statistics and general office duties, answering phones, communicating with people, dispensing dangerous drugs, customer service, handling sensitive subjects, emergencies and animals.

London, England, United Kingdom

Worked alongside the sound crew at The Phantom of The Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre on the West End in London. Ensuring all aspects of sound for the live show ran perfectly. Diagnosing faults, fitting sound equipment to live performers as well as stage-based hardware, executing precision timed equipment changes and mixing live audio with Foley effects.