Approachable, motivated and hard working person who thrives on problem solving and applying a common sense approach to strategic projects. My ability to see the bigger picture allows me to keep a strategic focus within my purchasing function and to optimize opportunities that are best for the business.Over the last 2 years I have worked as part of the Safran U.K. Shared services team, supporting national and local purchasing projects for indirect spends across 7 Safran sites in the U.K.I have been heavily involved in consumables cost reduction projects over the last 5 years and have achieved significant cost reductions across a number of commodities including PPE, chemicals and composite tooling.I also cover other indirect commodities including freight, logistics and TFM.
Safran Nacelles
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Project Manager - FootprintSafran Nacelles Apr 2022 - PresentBurnley, England, United Kingdom
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Purchasing Commodity ManagerSafran Jan 2017 - Apr 2022Burnley, Lancashire, United Kingdom -
Purchasing Site LeaderSafran Uk Ltd. Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
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Indirect BuyerAircelle Feb 2013 - Jan 2015Commodity Buyer for Indirect categories at Safran Aircelle. The major commodities I oversee include, Indirect consumables, Aerospace composite consumables, transport, logistics and cutting tools. I have completed a wide variety of strategic projects within these commodities that have both aided the business in its cost reduction aspirations as well as bring greater levels of control and compliance to ensure the business meets it's required expectations 2014 Consumables project: a site wide project to reduce spend by 15% on all indirect consumables and direct consumables. Supporting this black belt project yielded c£150k in purchasing cost reduction activities as well as an additional £350k in internal control and usage reductions.
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Purchasing AssistantAircelle Jun 2012 - Feb 2013Mainly tactical work related to SAP support for purchasing & supply chain. Also included creating budget and spend forecasting models as well as developing department KPI's.
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L&D AdministratorEli Lilly And Company Jun 2010 - Aug 2011
Sam Brown Skills
Sam Brown Education Details
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The University Of SalfordInternational Business
Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Brown
What company does Sam Brown work for?
Sam Brown works for Safran Nacelles
What is Sam Brown's role at the current company?
Sam Brown's current role is Supply Chain Project Manager12 years experience in Aerospace industry.
What schools did Sam Brown attend?
Sam Brown attended The University Of Salford.
What skills is Sam Brown known for?
Sam Brown has skills like Supply Chain, Purchasing, Department Budgeting, Problem Solving, Proactive Self Starter, Supplier Negotiation, Sap Erp, Logistics, Indirect Purchasing, Mrp, Forecasting, Supply Management.
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