Personal ProfileA pro-active Supply Chain professional, constantly striving to maintain and improve levels of service to both internal and external customers, whilst working within budgetary constraints. Over 15 years’ senior management experience with a large company managing a material spend in excess of £60 million.Key Skills• Materials management – Material Requirement Planning (MRP), Inventory control, Inventory classification, Bills of material, Vendor management.• Purchasing management – Price / contact negotiation, Minimum order quantities, Lead times, Payment terms, Volume discounts, Spend rebates.• Indirect spend management – CAPEX, Utilities, Plant, Fleet, Haulage, Etc.• Strategic planning – Forecasting product sales and growth to eradicate excess inventory and potential obsolescence.• Establishment of continuous improvement cultures and key performance indicator reporting• Production scheduling – Capacity planning, Manning levels, Shop floor data collection, Manufacturing Resource Planning ( MRP ll )• Leadership – Managing multi-functional teams, managing managers, managing change.• Strong PC and analytical skills• Broad knowledge of Direct & Indirect spend areas.• Experience in Permanent or Interim roles.• Experience in OJEU tendering rules and procedures