OCR010

CAREER HISTORY

            2006 - Present                                                     

My current employer are a global company who produce aluminum extrusion products and operate from three UK sites employing over 640 people. They have the largest customer base of any extruder in the UK.

Senior Site Buyer

·         Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.

·         Key user of Oracle Purchasing computer system.

·         To liaise closely with worldwide plants and personnel to ensure coordinated activities.

·         Control of all T&C’s, contracts, negotiations, and implementing effective sourcing strategies.

·         Negotiate & set up national leverage agreements for all sites in the UK

Achievements:

·         Reduced purchasing costs by £230,000 during my first year.

·         Success in opening up the lines of communication between stakeholders on site and Global Business Services Commodity Managers.

·         Implementation of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) systems and Consignment stock procedures.

·         Decreased overdue list from 300 line items down to 60.

·         Implementation of Stock Control KPI’s  - Cycle Counts / Stock outs / Repair items/ Overdues

·         Managed to increase payment terms from 30 to 60 days on 10% of vendors.

·         Streamlined vendor list from 500 to 450 within 16 months.

·         Invoice holds reduced from 1000 to 160 in first year.

2004 – 2006                                                                           

Head of Operations

Responsible for all aspects of Operations, including costs, planning, systems, sourcing/negotiating and contracting.

Achievements:

·         Reduction of suppliers by 50% through standardization.

·         Reduced purchases (materials and services) by 15%, bringing the Company into profit from ‘break even’ during my first year in employment.

2002 – 2004

Self-employed/Company Director, Stow-on-the-Wold                                      

Ran my own retail business for 2 years .

1994 – 2002                                                         

A German-owned company, producing Wood Interiors to the Automotive Industry, both positions involved regular liaison with my German counterparts and travel throughout Europe.

          2000-2002

           Promoted to Logistics Manager

Continuity of supply to clients (automotive assembly lines) was assured throughout my term in the position. Managing Purchasing, Production Planning , Transport & Stores departments .

·         Key user/instructor of MM and PP modules on SAPR3 computer system.

          1994-2000

Purchasing Manager

Set up a Purchasing section and  implemented all necessary systems.

Achievements:

·         Reduction of supplier base by 40% through standardization.

·         Reduced costs by £500,000 during my first year in the post.

·         Successful assessment of existing and potential suppliers to ensure that the company sourced all raw materials and packaging to ISO9001/ISO14001/VDA6.1/QS9000 standards.

1992 – 1994                                                         

 2 year contract, working in the Central Buying section, 1 year as acting Manager. Purchasing products for all Regional  & Branch offices.

1978 – 1992                                                                                                                  

Spares Supervisor / Spares Buyer / Production Buyer.