Mentored a small department, ensured it was run within a budget of 11M and managed the staff’s individual needsSourced products and raised Purchase Orders (PO) from Pay and Display ticket machines to office stationery, ensuring over 1000+ sites are fully operational 365 days a yearIntroduced cost savings by successfully sourcing productsConsulted with various temporary recruitment agencies. Negotiated hourly rates, organised bookings, issued agency workers with personal log in (pin) details, issued timesheets, chased no-shows, ensured workers are on site and paid promptlyControlled a database of all ticket machines on order, checked build progress, organised installation/removal of machines, ensured the machines were fully operational on install dateResponsible that all software tariffs on ticket machines are 100% accurateCreated an on-going Excel database providing a complete asset list of all company equipment on every siteMaintained an Excel database of all machine fault on sites, analysing data for breakdown patterns and trendsMonitored repairs/vandalism, ensuring minimum loss of incomeItemised the department credit card spend and assigned to correct budget within the organisationSpoke to all suppliers on a regular basis, ensuring they were paid on time and dealt with any payment discrepancies as a matter of urgency.

Maintained and managed a database used to provide daily reports showing forecasting and replenishment of 2100+ bespoke product lines used by 92 customers. Improved efficiency of stock ordering and availability of products. Allowing overall value of stock to be reduced and minimised slow or non-moving stockMonitored trends and patterns through analysis of historical product movement. Provided a powerful reporting tool used for stock profiles aimed to reduce obsolescence of redundant stockCreated technically accurate specifications for bespoke and business critical product lines then liaised with audited vendors to ensure that specifications, lead-times, quality and price criteria were metMonitored and reported on product availability and other key performance indicatorsResponsible for the resolution of invoice and other queriesReported and analysed inventory forecasts by collating current stock value, order value against sales targets and judging what actions needed to take place to complement the expected figuresResponsibility for final authorisation and sign-off on print specifications and version controlOffered advice and guidance on print technical specifications when neededQuality control and monitored 142 vendors for consistency and conformance within supply chainMonitored vendor spend to allow maximum successful rebate collectionStreamlined company quarterly/annual rebate collection by reducing vendor’s payment terms