Executive Profile:

A successful senior executive, a creative thinker with a proactive "can do" attitude, extensive experience of Supply Chain Management gained within the, engineering and manufacturing industry, with the capability of " hitting the ground running" possessing considerable commercial knowledge and acumen, with a long history of achieving substantial year on year cost savings, utilising techniques acquired through in depth working with multinational "Blue Chip" companies. Familiar with and frequently operated throughout the Low Cost Global market place, predominately in Eastern Europe, the Far East and the USA.

Employment Summary.

Jan 06 to date Pall Corporation. Manufactures of filtration equipment for the Aerospace and

Industrial Market.

Purchasing Manager Interim. ( Member of Senior Management Team )

· Introduce Commodity Management technique into the Purchasing Department.

· Achieved annualised cost savings of 10% against annual spend of £25m

· Reduced the supplier base by 15% (350 to 298 )

· Improved Suppliers delivery performance to Pall by 50%

· Managed the introduction of a new electronic system for suppliers submitting

Certificates of Conformance

Sept 05-Jan 06 Contour Premium Aircraft Seating. Manufactures of Seating to the Aerospace Industry.

Purchasing Executive Interim

· Engaged to provide Sourcing expertise on New Programmes and to reduce procurement costs, whilst improving supplier quality and delivery performance.

Aug 03- April 05. BAe Systems / Thales / Aircraft Carrier Alliance. Design / Development and the Manufacture of Two Aircraft Carriers for the Ministry of Defence.

Supply Chain Manager Interim

· Develop Procurement and Cost Reduction Strategies for the Major Procurable Systems packages.

· Highlighted Cost savings in excess of £10 million, which were incorporated into the Ship Design.

· Interface with Design Team / System Integrator and the nominated shipyards.

· Develop target pricing plans for inclusion in quotation presentation to Ministry of Defence

· Managed the Request for Information and Requests for Quotation packages with potential suppliers.

· Evaluated / Negotiated and formulated recommendations of quotations to the Ministry of Defence.

· Negotiated, Design and Development Contracts with selected Partners for Initial Design Phase.

Mar 03-Aug 03 Rolls Royce, Manufactures of Gas Turbines Engines to the Naval Marine industry

Procurement Manager Interim

· Appraise the viability of current on site warehousing policy.

· Obtain quotations from possible Third Party Warehouse Providers for both on and off site solution

· Evaluated current costs and analyse Third Party Quotations

· Cost saving opportunities in excess of £5million was highlighted.

· Prepare and present to the Naval Marine Executive Directors a Business Case for a New off site Warehousing Strategy

· Generated contractual Service Level Agreements with suppliers.

Jan 01-Feb 03 Westinghouse Brakes Ltd Manufacturers of Brakes and Platform screen doors to the rail industry.

Purchasing Manager

· Improved working capital by £ 1.1million

· Cost savings of £2.6 million per annum achieved

· Reduced excess / obsolete inventory levels by £750k

· Introduced Global Commodity management teams.

· Reduced company exposure by better Risk management

· Substantially rationalised the supplier base by 40%

Mar 00-Dec 00 Brother Industries (UK ) Ltd Manufactures of Fax machine, word processor and Laptop Keyboards.

Purchasing Manager Interim

· Developed Long Term Partnership Agreements with Key Suppliers.

· Introduced Purchasing Scheduling System

· Investigated and Introduced new suppliers from Third World Countries.

· Annual Cost savings of £500k were established.

Nov 99-Mar 00 TRW Lucas Automotive Electronics . Manufacturers of electronic control panels

Purchasing Executive Interim

· Successfully sourced electronic components from Far Eastern suppliers.

· Sourced Long lead items in ' Grey Market' to maintain new product introduction dates

· Reduced obsolete stocks (sell back to supplier / Grey market suppliers)

1998 - Oct 99 Messier-Dowty, Manufacturers of Landing Gear to the Aerospace Industry

Purchasing Executive Interim

· Management of a portfolio containing raw material steels, hydraulic couplings and plastic components

· Cost savings of £3.6million were achieved

· Established Consignment stocking agreements with Raw material suppliers.

· Implemented a Standardisation programme with Engineering.

· Member of the Global Supply Chain Council with specific commodity responsibility.

1997-1998 The Stationery Office (formerly Her Majesty's Stationery Office) Bristol and Manchester

Logistics Operations ManagerInterim

· Recruited workforce of 123 for new warehouse facility in Manchester

· Successfully transferred and closed Bristol warehouse.

· Improved daily out put by 75%

1995 - 1997 Buko Ltd. Manufacturers of Shopping trolleys and wire baskets to the retail trade

Materials Director.

· Responsible for £10m purchasing budget, planning, stores, despatch through team 37

· Reduced inventory levels by 25%.

· Implementation of supplier long term partnership agreements with fixed and firm prices

· Established a three-year strategic plan for the reduction of cost and inventory

· Cost savings of £650K per annum were implemented.

1989 - 1995 Hoover Ltd. Manufacturers of White Goods for domestic appliances market

European Purchasing Manager

· Accountable for an annual budget of £100 million with a staff of 40 purchasing professional

· Established and Chaired the European Purchasing Council, introducing Commodity Management

· Cost savings of £10 million were achieved on the electronics, steel, plastic powder / mouldings and packaging commodities

1973 - 1989 Rank Xerox Ltd Manufacturers of photocopying equipment

Procurement Section Manager.

· Responsible for a budget in excess of £20 million and 3 members of staff

· Resourced Japanese parts to a European supplier base in line with new EU directive, and with no cost penalties. This initiative won an International Purchasing Award.

· Actively supported Global Supply Chain conferences, invested with specific worldwide commodity responsibilities.