Managing Planning and Purchasing Function.Driving Key Performance Metrics and Supply Chain Change resulting in improved Customer Delivery Performance, Inventory Reduction and Total Cost o Ownership Improvement.

Decided to take a small career break to revaluate my career to date and resetablish the focus and direction going forward.Additionally took some time out for myself did some travelling and dedicated time to family

Industry:- Electro-Mechanical Safety Products.Responsible for the overall operational management of up to 15 people, covering a commodity portfolio of 12K finished goods SKU and spend varying between £7M and £12M covering the supply chain, material planning, inventory management, procurement, and customer service functions. Responsible for the successful transfer of supply chain and inventory elements covering 18 different product lines to Dominican Republic and Poland sites as part of the planned closure of the Wigan facility and leading the final closure of operational activity within Wigan plantReduced inventory on hand from £4m to £1.6M over a two year period and ensured minimal (2%) scrap upon final transfer.Oct 2005 promoted to UK Purchasing Manager, taking on additionally responsibility for all direct material procurement activities over two plants, until Oct 2007Responsible for logistical issues arising from incoming and outgoing receipts / despatches both nationally and internationally

Introduction of three preferred Supplier agreements Outsourcing and Supply of Contract Labour used on onsite refurbishment projects within the Power service group UK wide.

Traction Equipment.Managed one of three procurement teams with a team spend > £40MIntroduction of processes which improved inter-company on time delivery performance to > 95% and formalised inter-company purchasing proceduresProcedures which reduced invoice queries by 80%Represented procurement on major projects resulting in a 9% saving against tender.

Standard & Specialist Machine ToolsControlled all sub-contracted services within budgetary limits / negotiation of annual contracts, ensuring 98% adherence to company schedules.Monitored the vendor base ensuring its conformance to the company quality assurance policy to achieve less than 1% failures