Thomas Crowhurst Mcips Email & Phone Number

Rochester, United Kingdom

Rochester, United Kingdom

Rochester, United Kingdom

Rochester, United Kingdom

• Responsible for providing an effective interface between Procurement and Project functions across various critical and demanding development programmes as the main point of contact• Ensuring that budgetary targets and estimates are achieved and seeking cost reductions with the supply base to ensure and maintain EAC.• Conducting Vendor Selection reviews• Working with existing and new suppliers to ensure that production schedules are adhered to• Maintaining and reviewing delivery data packs for review by Project and Senior Management • Negotiating contractual Terms and Conditions of purchase, Statements of Work, Long Term Service Agreements and Non-Disclosure Agreements• Actively involved in Contract Schedule Reviews and Bid / Estimate Reviews with both Senior and Director Level stakeholders and contract and programme kick-off meetings• Working with internal and external customers to resolve material and quality issues• Facilitating technical discussions both internally and externally • Responsible for conducting dip checks of the Sourcing Activity Register to ensure buyer compliance of procedures

• Account Manager responsible for Connector and low complex Cable Assembly suppliers.• Maintaining Kanban stock levels to ensure minimal disruption to both the business and our customers• Adhering to functional processes and procedures to support Lean initiatives• Developing and maintaining supplier performance metrics to monitor progress for review on a monthly basis• Maintaining department metric reports and preparing data for review at Senior Management Level meetings on a monthly basis• Achieving cost savings and regularly challenging supplier pricing within the area of my responsibility, providing a thorough justification for overspends, having demonstrated that all options have been exhausted.

Rochester, England

Strategic supplier management of various commodities including Metalwork and Actives and Discretes.• Negating project risk through early involvement of key supplier in the Project Lifecycle through design for manufacture and strategic supplier management• Communicating requirements to the supply chain, obtaining and evaluating responses and expediting an open order book in a controlled and thorough manner.• Facilitating and co-ordinating supplier meetings to address and resolve specific issues including interfacing with the relevant external and internal contacts.• Building and maintaining effective internal and external relationships at all levels within the supply chain, chairing and leading Supplier Business Reviews.• Achieving cost savings and regularly challenging supplier pricing within the area of my responsibility, providing a thorough justification for overspends, having demonstrated that all options have been exhausted.• Negotiating price and delivery schedules with suppliers to achieve or better an agreed minimum position.

Rochester, England

• Responsible for Purchase order Placement, execution and order book management for various commodities.• Compiling and maintaining Estimate To Complete (ETC) for material and labour spend over a number of projects.• Procurement representative for reporting the current order status at project budget meetings on a monthly basis.• Responsible for management and resolution of sourcing issues in conjunction with the buyer for the project.• Gathering data to compile procurement/supplier information for future project bids.

Cips Level 6, Professional Diploma In Procurement And Supply

Cips Level 5, Advanced Diploma In Purchasing And Supply

Level 3 Nvq Diploma, Business Improvement Techniques - Process Improvement

Cips Level 4, Foundation Diploma In Purchasing And Supply

2.2, New Media Journalism And Radio Broadcasting

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