Experience

Ramsay Health Care UK

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Capital and Maintenance Lead

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Nuffield Health

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Category Specialist

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2021

  • Developed category plans with the buy in and support of key stakeholders within the business. • Used stakeholder relationships to further enhance category plans and ensure effective buy-in from across the business. • Strong interpersonal skills across different parts of the business to drive projects forwards, involving the right stakeholders where required. • Took the lead on commercial negotiations with suppliers to gain the most competitive position for Nuffield Health. • Presented to members of the senior leadership team to explain commercial positions and seek relevant approvals from within the business for sign off. • Demonstrated a willingness to learn and adapt to any category I was given to manage. • Drafted and negotiated contracts to help support the business. • Effective supplier positioning to formulate negotiation strategies ahead of contract negotiations. • Tenders conducted for various categories ensuring various factors were considered, e.g the total cost of ownership. Suppliers were then ranked using a scorecard. Show less



McLaren Automotive Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Automotive
• 700 & Above Employee

• Powertrain Buyer

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2017

  Capability to lead and influence key stakeholders and engineers to exert influence within the supply chain. Developed detailed and intelligent commodity strategies linking to specific technology roadmaps. Ensured supplier requirements and concerns were fully understood. Key role in sourcing new suppliers for next gen engine platform. Utilising a robust and objective nomination and sourcing process. Established excellent working relationships with suppliers to leverage cost down opportunities for the business. Accountability for cost and budget management for multi-million pound direct spend portfolios. Ability to understand complex and abstract concepts and relay information back to the business to allow them to make an informed decision quickly and objectively. Strong contract management skills to effectively negotiate new contracts with suppliers minimising the risk to the business On a new engine platform managed to reduce incumbent suppliers to reduce cost by 30% and backdate onto previous engine programmes where possible. Successful 5% reduction on existing components as part of the annual cost down drive, using a variety of techniques to do so. 20% saving on a major engine component by resourcing to a similar supplier. Show less



BOC UK & Ireland

• United Kingdom
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Buyer

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2015

  • Given commodity area to effectively manage and control • Generate savings for the business working on various projects across different arms of the business. • Regularly acknowledged within the business by other departments for my proactive approach and depth of knowledge. • Given specialist projects to run outside of my normal scope to stretch and increase my knowledge. • In charge of signing off all savings generated by the procurement department and reviewing savings to the financial controller. • Key contact within procurement for a new NHS and BOC Initiative for a Medical Centre. • Training point for new team members due to my excellent knowledge on SAP and Excel. • Regular e-auctions devised and initiated to help drive prices down by increasing competition between suppliers. • Quarterly meetings set up and held with all key suppliers to manage the relationship effectively. Show less



Samsung Electronics

• South Korea
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer (Component Team)

  • Oct 2011 - May 2013

  • Conducting research to ascertain market trends and needs • Liaising between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers • Developing market knowledge and contacts for new products and services • Helping to identify potential multi source suppliers • Producing reports and statistics using computer software • Introduced the use of pivot tables and trained up 2 other members of my team to use them more effectively • Processing payments and invoices • Ensuring suppliers were aware of our business objectives • Checking costs, quality and levels of service and organising meetings to discuss any problems • Dealing with any supply chain problems to make sure items arrive at the relevant factories on time • Producing shipping requests in order for the items to be exported from the European factories across to the Samsung manufacturing plants • Negotiating prices with vendors, and then adding all the information on the system after every price review • Checking our demand and forecast against that of the vendor to make sure any problems can be dealt with in advance Show less



Hanwha Vision Europe

• United Kingdom
• Security and Investigations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sales Coordinator - France & Italy

  • Jul 2011 - Sep 2011

  •Processing of orders in a timely and accurate manner •Organising and managing return of stock back to a third party warehouse •Processing internal stock orders and managing queries in relation to order status •Assisting line manager with any ad-hoc project work •Track customer orders to final delivery point •Liaising with warehouse regarding delivery schedule/priority shipments •Plan and manage personal workload, adhering to SLA’s •Used SAP system accurately and effectively to streamline processes where necessary Show less



Wodlodge Products Ltd

• Chertsey UK

• Stock and Logistics Controller

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2011

  •Constantly liaised with freight forwarders to effectively manage all deliveries into the warehouse, and produced weekly goods in spreadsheets •Prepared all documentation to send onto Freight forwarders to allow quick and effective customs clearance •Dealt with any problems with delayed containers, keeping all members of staff effectively informed and re-organising weekly bookings accordingly •Kept stock levels up to date with regular contact with the warehouse manager •Analysed shipping rates, giving our suppliers the best lines to use each month for shipping products to the UK •Created stock codes for new items on the company database, ensuring prices and barcodes matched implicitly •High emphasis on producing accurate work at all times spotting mistakes on supplier invoices before the products were sent to customers •Cross checked invoices against purchase orders to make sure the correct amounts were charged •Regularly sent out emails to all the reps working for the company showcasing new products to target key customers •Chased suppliers making sure orders were shipped on time with our initial schedule, and imposed penalties where necessary for late shipping Show less



Impact Estate

• Bahrain

• Sales Consultant and Office Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2009

  • Contacted developers and other agents regularly to assess current market conditions and emerging investment opportunities, this information was then summarised in newsletters for customers and work colleagues in a monthly newsletter • Created adverts for different kinds of media i.e. newspapers, magazines, online websites, changing adverts depending on the target audience, and editing submissions from other colleagues • Learnt a new and changing market quickly as well as the topography of Bahrain in a very short space of time • Helped organise 2 large real estate exhibitions, which I also attended to speak directly with clients • Excellent time keeping skills to effectively maximise workability combining every day office administration with my own private clients • Excellent negotiating skills to get the best possible prices for my clients • Produced reports culminating the current real estate market in Bahrain to entice new businesses from different parts of the Middle East Show less