EDUCATION AND SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

St ThomasAquinas High School 7 GCSE(s) (A-C)

Chorlton, Manchester

LoretoCollege GCSE: - Law (B), English Language (C), P.E (C)

WhalleyRange A-Levels: - Sociology (A), Sports Studies (B), Law (C)

Manchester

UniversityOf Salford Studied first year Foundation CIPS (Chartered Institute

Fredrick Road, Salford of Purchasing and Supply) Professional Qualification.

ManchesterMetropolitan Studying LLB Hons Law Degree, commenced September 2003,

University, Manchester part-time.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

United Utilities: December 2002 - Present

Full time buyer ensuring Procurement is at best value and lowest total cost of acquisition in line with UU Group company policy. Select, formulate and implement commercially robust contracts and strategies that meet the business needs and are consistent with both Regulatory and EC legislative requirements. Writing Terms and Conditions for Purchasing Contracts. Creating and Implementing Contracts and Framework Agreements that reflect the changing business requirements, containing enough flexibility to enable continued development once they are awarded.

• Lead buyer on a major project for the tender of the new UU's Logistics contract. This contract has an annual material throughput of £22 million, worth £2.5 million per annum.
• Saved £2.071 million over 3 years on the new Logistics Contract.
• Worked on a specific Savings Initiative team. The objective was to save £1.4 million over the last six months of the financial year. This was obtained by price negotiation, better payment terms, extra services, extending existing contracts, setting up new contracts reducing the supplier base, etc.
• Writing Contract Terms and Conditions, especially in relation to the use of Corporate Purchasing Cards.
• Created Contracts and Framework Agreements containing enough flexibility to facilitate continued development.
• Experience in formulating strategies and contracts to reflect internal UU customer requirements.
• Knowledge of publishing OJEC (OJEU) Notices and experience of issuing e-tenders via UU's
• e-procurement tool 'Frictionless'.
• Extensive knowledge in the whole Tender process.
• Post award contract management for the NMSO water mains materials Framework Agreements, with an annual spend of £12 million.
• Experience in working for a Regulated organisation, and one that operates within certain EC Directives.
• Use of Achilles, the utilities vendor database (UVDB), to source new suppliers.
• Experience with the accounting system SAP R3, used to input new Contracts, Engineering Certificates, and generated Purchase Orders.

Whitecroft Lighting: August 2002 - October 2002

Full time expeditor on a short-term contract. Main duties include liasing with suppliers on all over due deliveries and chasing Critical shortage parts. Day to day duties consisted of working from Internal parts shortage data and imminent scheduled delivery lists from material schedulers. Maintaining the continuity between receiving urgent deliveries, but not at the expense of delaying Non-critical items required.

N.B. Temporary agency contract.

AscotIndustrial Doors: August 2001 - August 2002

Full time Purchasing Manager for an industrial door manufacturing company. Management of all aspects of purchasing with an assistant buyer and goods in/stores personnel reporting to me. Negotiating, selecting and sourcing new suppliers. Drawn up late supplier agreements relating to costs, incurred due to delivery schedules not being maintained. Established basic contractual agreements incorporating terms and conditions for consignment stock and bespoke ordered items. N.B. Made redundant August 2002.

• Experience of investigating and controlling the whole of the purchasing process.
• Implemented new Purchasing policies and procedures for the purchasing department.
• Set up Consignment Stock Agreements, saving 10% on an annual spend of £800,000.
• Established monetary rebate schemes with selected suppliers.
• Formed contracts with suppliers including sub-contractors, ensuring all conditions are satisfied.
• Negotiated budgetary spends within departments.
• Developed good working relationships with my colleagues.

Celestica Ltd: December 2000 - August 2001

Full time Purchasing officer for an Electronic manufacturing services company. Buying raw materials, negotiation of prices and Contractual terms and conditions. Implementing new strategies to make purchasing department function smoother. Forging closer links with other departments e.g. production, installation and sales. N.B.Sought new employment due to redundancies.

• Gained experience in purchasing using an M.R.P. (Materials Requirements Planning) system: - Time phased computerised material ordering system.
• Employed in a high pressure 'Customer focused' environment on a global level, in the electronics/telecommunications industry.
• Purchasing materials for diverse projects.
• Improved my organisational and time management skills.
• Broadened my knowledge of suppliers in the UK, EU and international markets.

Brand Packaging Ltd: May 1998 - December 2000

Full time Assistant Buyer at a flexible packaging firm. Purchasing of raw materials, Invoicing, sourcing and selection of suppliers.

· Selection and sourcing of suppliers and negotiation of prices and terms.

· Compiling buying trends for specific raw materials.

• Working with the Production and Planning Department, placing orders for raw materials.
• Set up 'Cost Centres' for each department to monitor spending patterns. This was a first for Brand Packaging.
• First to forecast anticipated Chemical Raw Material stocks for certain items, instead of relying on the 'Just in time' method.
• Worked closely with suppliers regarding Consignment stock holdings, producing weekly reports on quantities delivered, usage and addressed problems with the quality of the materials.
• Factory (work wear/minor tools) and janitorial prices by 20% on an annual spend of £25,000.
• Responsible for the payment and reviewing of Invoices for all materials used, as well as organising rebate money for defective raw materials.
• Assisted the Estimation Department with selection and costing of materials for future production.
• Worked with the Laboratory Department, compiling technical data for materials purchased.
• Attained a high level of inter-personal skills on many professional levels, e.g. Communicating with Directors, Account Managers, Sales Representatives, and buying for fellow members of staff.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMNTS

Ø Working on large projects, i.e. Logistics Contract saving £2.071 million on a three-year contract, and the A O & M Savings Initiative, saving £1.4 million in 6 months.

Ø Formulating Contracts and strategies to ensure desired customer objectives are achieved.

Ø Strong Negotiation ability.

Ø Writing contract Terms and Conditions.

Ø Writing and implementing Purchasing Policies and Procedures.

Ø Incorporated: - deliveries, issuing of materials, and payment of raw material chemicals onto our computer system. This was a first for Brand Packaging.

Ø Liase with Production and Planning Department to ensure the correct raw materials were delivered for manufacture to continue, including delivery and transferral consignment stock.

Ø Negotiated favourable partnerships with Stationary with many different types of suppliers.