PROFILE

A Supply Chain professional with drive, ambition and enthusiasm who has a sound knowledge of Strategic purchasing, purchasing systems

and processes, works well under pressure and is able to provide procurement advice to all levels of customer across a diverse range of businesses.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:-

April '06 to date

Company: Wyko Integrated Solutions

Business: Engineering solutions

Job Title: Office Manager

Role:- Based in the technical stores of the Engineering dept on site at UB Foods Manchester

managing 8,500 stock lines including electrical, mechanical and electronic parts/components

and providing key stakeholders ie Wyko management and customers with reports, key performance indicators and feedback to contribute to the effective planning, budgeting and performance management within agreed timescales where required.

I am responsible for 3 stores personnel and an expeditor and report directly to the Wyko site manager

Achievements to date include:-

Achieving monthly sales targets of £106K

Meeting 10% annual stock reduction

Implementation of 5 S's

Branch of the month in December

April'04 to April '06

Company: McVitie's Manchester

Business: Biscuit manufacturer

Job Title: Materials Manager

Responsible for managing the Purchasing and stores function for the Engineering dept required for the efficient running of 6 biscuit lines. I manage 2 storeman and 1 buyer an Engineering stores with 10,000 spares items with a value of £1.6M and a budget of £200K per period

Achievements to date include:-

•Drafting of purchasing contracts with key Vendors including SLA's resulting in a 15% cost saving with the preferred electrical Vendor

•Transferring component supply from machine manufacturers direct to component manufacturers resulting in a 25% cost saving (From 80K to £60k)

•Strict Management of Vendors through monthly reviews thus ensuring a 98% on time delivery and quality

•Creating standard processes and procedures for the procurement and receipt of materials to a level required by Internal/external Auditors

•Reduced Min/max stock levels for high value materials and therefore reducing the reorder spend by approx 25% per period (From £40K to £30K)

Feb 03 to April'04

Company: Contract Cables Ltd)

Business: Cable Manufacturer

Job Title: Purchasing Manager

Contract Cables provides a total solution for assembled cable requirements from commercial looms,harnesses and Interface cables and mains cables to

more basic requirements for cutting,stripping,tinning,crimping and identing of equipment wires

Direct responsibility for 2 sales admin,1 estimator, 1 buyer and a storeman and the running of the shop floor in the absence of the operations director.

I managed a Stores value of £100k and a Budget £25K per month.

Achievements:-

•Negotiation of a Far East contract worth £250K for the supply of finished cable assemblies and an 8% cost saving, despite steep increases in copper prices at contract review stage

•Drawing up of the ISO9001:2000 Purchasing and stores procedures resulting in the addition of 4 new customers new long term contracts

•The identification of £10k of obsolete electronic components and the subsequent sale of approx 40% to various sourcing houses and thus revenue for the business

July '00 to Dec 02

Company: APW Electronics

Business: Telecomms

Job Title: Project Buyer

APW manufacture Backplanes and cable assemblys for the Telecomms market

Responsible for 2 Key customer accounts including Ericsson and Agilent, managing the Supply Chain with key focus on Total Acquisition Cost whilst providing the timely delivery of electronic components for internal and external customer requirements.Worked closely with the NPI centre ensuring suitable sources of supply for components

required for prototype and full production backplane assemblies

Achievements:-

•Management of All procure (Preferred supplier database) and SIM(Supplier Inventory management) agreements - Secured 8 new Vendors with a total annual spend of £400K resulting in £40K for the business.

•The creation of a Vendor rating system(scorecard) for AVL's with monthly reviews resulting in 99% on time delivery

•Successful transfer of the purchasing and stores related spares and personnel for cable Assembly and metal subrack manufacture to APW's sister company within a timescale of 3 months and a budget of £100K

July '99 TO July '00 - Alaris Medical Systems - Contract

Business: Infusion pump manufacturers

Job Title: Materials Analyst

Alaris medical supply a range of infusion pumps to the medical Industry including 3 major UK hospitals

My role involved the management of Electronic, plastic and metal components for the pump manufacture with an emphasis on total acquisition cost and Lean Inventory to meet the assembly needs of manufacturing and R&D lines through SAP system, Working alongside designers to ascertain supplier requirements and steering design towards standardisation.

Achievements:-

•Introduction of faxban for ALL Vendors and reducing of min max levels resulting in an overall stores value reduction of 20%

•Management of ALL plastic and metal components with 6 key vendors

October `97 TO July '99

Company: Kellogg Co (of Gb) Ltd

Business: Food manufacturer

Job Title: Engineering Buyer -

My role involved the negotiation stages(including selection) of a re seller able to provide Desktops, Laptops, Hardware, Software and Servers for a European Y2K roll out. Acted as an internal purchasing consultant within the business advising on procurement total cost management issues, building and maintaining good cooperative relationships with other departments to ensure effective levels of user compliance with appointed suppliers.

Achievements:-

•Part of a team involved with the successful 6 month implementation of standard IT equipment across 15 countries from tender process through to roll out in readiness for Y2K.

•Successful renegotiation of a £1M stationery contract involving 4 bids achieving a 12% cost saving

•Contract negotiation and award for the supply of standard fax machines for ALL departments at the Manchester site

•Reconfiguring procurement processes, linking the companies IS helpdesk with both internal customers and external suppliers for the procurement and management of printer repairs and consumable parts. Renewal/Negotiation of annual Facilities/Engineering contracts.

March 96 TO Oct '97

Company: FRENCH PLC (DIY/Textiles)

Business: Curtain tapes and DIY products

Job Title: Buyer(Contract)

French PLC manufacture curtain tapes and package bathroom,toilet and garden DIY products

My role involved day to day purchasing including the scheduling of component parts and finished goods to ensure on time delivery,2 contract reviews for Engineering

Achievements:-

•Cost saving of £5.4K per annum by transferring the procurement of Loom needles from machine manufacturer to a local engineering company

•Review of 3rd party carriers resulting in the reduction from 8 to 5 and an overall cost saving of approx £15K per annum

•Training of 6 engineers in the raising of Requisitions reducing the work load in the purchasing department by approx 1 hour a day

Dec`91 to Feb`96

Company:Manor Bakeries (KIPLING`S) Ltd

Business: Food (Cake manufacturer)

JobTitle(s): Engineering Buyer/Senior Buyer

Responsible for the implementation of best practice total supply chain solutions, Negotiation of maintenance Contracts and control of the Plant, Building and Service Contract Budgets.

Achievements:-

•Transfer of the purchase of Knives and Anvils for the wrapping machinery to a single source as part of a national contract resulting in a 20% cost saving on an original spend of approx £90K

•The introduction and Implementation of a computerised Purchasing and stock system (MS Dos based) to replace traditional manual practices

Sept `84 to Dec`91

Company:Healds Dairies,(Now Waterford's).

Business:Food (Dairy products)

Job Title: Engineering Buyer/Stock Controller

Healds Dairies was a family run Dairy producing milk, fruit juices, butter and soups

My Role included Order Processing (Requisition to Invoice stage), Supplier Liaison, Negotiation, Expediting and the data transfer from traditional manual practices to Computerisation and stock management including stores layout and creation/setting up of bin locations

Achievements:-

Processing of approx 100 PO's per week working to a budget as agreed with the Chief Engineer

Transferring manual data onto a computerised system including the creation of 3,000 component stock cards as part of a 6 month project

Monthly reconciliation of Invoices v GRN's for the Engineering stores in preparation for sign off by the factory manager

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

C.I.P.S PROFESSIONAL STAGE -

Stores and Inventory Management (Credit), Legal Aspects of purchasing & Strategy.

C.I.P.S FOUNDATION STAGE -

Economics, Management Principles & Practices, Quantitative Studies (Credit), Introduction to PSCM and Business Accounting - ALL SUBJECTS COMPLETED AND PASSED

1984-86 - Fielden Park College - Dairy Technology(Microbiology,Refrigeration & Statistics)- Part 1& 2 - City & Guilds.

1982-84 - Arden Sixth Form College - 2 - A Level's - English Language and History,

1977-82 - Chorlton High School- 4 'O' Levels-Maths, English Lang., History, and Chemistry,French

Training

2005:IOSH certificate(4 day course)

FULL CLEAN DRIVING LICENCE

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply.