Worked as a Procurement Buyer at Honeywell in Motherwell where I was part of the senior management team that successfully delivered PPE equipment to the NHS during Covid before moving to Aerospace division.• Direct buying• Following the daily req report to understand what purchasing is required• Placing orders within an appropriate timeline• Cross functional interaction• Buying within the correct timeline to facilitate the production timeline• Exercising diligence across the production timeline, escalating to the production team where appropriate• Negotiating with suppliers• Reconciliation• Attending daily tier meetings to discuss and plan priorities

• Working directly with the Business Process Lead, IT specialists, and end users to support the transition of business need into system capability to ensure overall system processes are robust, practical, effective, efficient and future proof• To support initial test requirements during string testing phase are executed in line with project plan• Engage with existing team, suppliers and customers to ensure future process template is robust in meeting the needs of current and future requirements• Support with the training of end users within IBP for Supply/Demand planning activities whilst becoming subject matter expert for first level support on and after go live.

The Key Responsibilities of the role include:• Being the key point of contact for selected key retail customers • Prepare service performance deck and attend review meetings with customers • Taking ownership of all service related tasks and communications with customer; including shortage reporting, issue resolution, event planning• Providing customers with a consistent service based on individual customer requirements; aligned to each individual customer's specific needs• Being proactive on shortages & issues and providing solutions via daily communications to customers & internal stakeholders• Being an equal contributor to agreed sets of consistent and effective customer and internal interdepartmental meetings; Examples: Commercial' Production, Demand Planning, Logistics • Creating & maintaining Department & Customer Data files • EDI Ordering: New and Ongoing Customer Setup. Daily audit ensuring orders are in on time and aligned to volume expectations as well as expected stores highlighting / questioning any issues directly to customer supply chains• New/Refit stores. Communicate all information through Commercial New Store Database to make relevant areas of the business aware of store openings and refits• SAP Order Entry• Create, maintain & issue key reports for both customer and business• Analyse, challenge & drive improvements from reports

• Manage the end-to-end Supply Chain process.• Negotiating with Suppliers to deliver savings without compromising service and quality.• Developing and maintaining commodity strategies and a detailed purchasing plan / schedule ensuring no out-of-stock situations.• Ensuring accurate forecasting / value analysis in consultation with the Production Manager.• Co-ordinating NPD projects with Suppliers and internal stakeholders

• To supply weekly material requirements to the supply base covering the period of next day - 18 months.• To release purchase orders in line with bottling requirements and ensure the timely rescheduling of these as required.• Drive weekly performance with Suppliers including close communications on any risks to plan in advance. • Attendance at Supplier review meetings on a monthly and quarterly basis.• To ensure sufficient pipeline materials in place and committed to support future bottling plans.• To manage the stock risk to materials of excess, aged and obsolesce. • To manage specific programs with suppliers such as Supplier Managed Inventory. • To operate within the agreed material escalation process internally and externally. • To manage days of supply of inventory in line with agreed targets.• To ensure full visibility of all material plans for the next 4 weeks on a rolling basis identifying any risk proactively.• On time communication business wide of any material related issues.• Preparation of critical component supply issues information for the monthly plant S & OP process.• Actively manage suppliers on time delivery performance and support with strong relationships developed and maintained at all times. • Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate input on KPI’s such as supplier OTD, inventory, production plan etc. • Preparation of a monthly report by material category including; volume and value of materials received month and year to date by Suppliers, on-hand inventory status at Supplier / JDSL detailing associated risks and any supply / quality related performance issues including appropriate corrective and preventative actions. • To ensure that material supply policies are reviewed and updated to reflect current and future business needs.• Actively participate and deliver material supply related tasks in relation to new product introductions including identifying any risks to new and existing products.

• Project management of various projects including Glenfiddich 12 and 15YO Refresh, Glenfiddich tin and glass gifting, Sailor Jerry sleeved bottle, Grants and Hendricks gift packs.• Liaise with Suppliers, build and maintain solid working relationships regarding any issues arising from cross-functional core team actions.• Establish and maintain close working relationships with key internal stakeholders to ensure timescales are maintained and projects are successfully implemented.• Arrange special labels and packaging for various ‘high personnel’ departures / internal movement of position.• Good working knowledge of IFS computer system acknowledging its limitations and strengths within NPD.• Have gained knowledge of line trials, Supplier proofing’s, SWA labelling guidelines, Dufftown spirit process and bottling and Supplier Innovation sessions.

• Issuing and controlling the vendor schedules to key dry goods Suppliers in line with our stock process. • Working to very stringent stock holding parameters.• Co-ordinating and managing suppliers on a regular basis to help identify any potential stock issues. • Managing challenges presented by the supplier and problem solving to minimise the risk to our bottling schedules and customers. • Data integrity reports maintaining information in our MRP system for over 8000 SKU’s. • Managing complex product redesigns the run in / run out of materials to ensure the lowest obsolescence costs.• Running monthly supplier - Customer workshops - this includes collating and presenting KPI’s and running joint problem solving sessions. This is driven to the mutual benefit of both organisations and involves process improvement and cost analysis.During the 6 years in this position I built up a level of ability whereby I am able to influence decisions made on a business wide basis ensuring greater profitability to the company. I am an analytical thinker and always look at ways to improve my working practice and other key areas. I work with the aim to achieve my business objectives to reduce storage costs and excess stocks. Whilst managing my suppliers (over 60) with an overall spend of £50M, I have created and maintained a number of service level agreements (SLA’s) tailoring a best practice process with each individual Supplier.I was also part of the team that implemented the new IFS system at Grants.

As a main Supplier to a large independent whisky company, I had a wide and varied workload within a close team in a busy environment.My core responsibilities included:-• Producing daily and weekly production plans, forecasting demand, ensuring customer demands are met, dealing with suppliers, creating purchase orders and supplier performance monitoring. • Updating issues and receipts of raw materials, material movements, stock reconciliation and allocation of materials.• Sourcing and programming material information on the daily planning systems.• Producing variance reports and production performance reports.• Dealing with any invoice or delivery queries.