Experience

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  Jephsons Shopfitters Ltd

  • United Kingdom
  • Design Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Business Manager

    • Apr 2021 - Present

  • Purchasing Manager & Costa Accounts Manager

    • Nov 2015 - Apr 2021

    Key responsibilities:• Sourcing new sub-contractors and suppliers • Removing non-performing sub-contractors and suppliers from our database• Negotiating prices, payment terms discounts and rebate schemes with sub-contractors & suppliers• Awarding contracts to sub-contractors for interior fit outs for all our major clients including Costa Coffee, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell• Approving invoices for payment and when applicable resolving queries with relevant sub-contractors/suppliers• Liaising on a daily basis with the company’s Estimators and Project Managers to ensure that goods and services are delivered on time and within budget.• Improving the profitability of individual projects• Attending monthly internal management meetings and contributing to the ongoing development of the company’s overall business strategy • Acting as Health & Safety Champion for the Costa account• Attending quarterly health & safety review meetings with Costa and their health & safety advisors • Maintaining a strong relationship with Costa’s Construction Team and its various external Project Management teams and Quantity Surveyors • Ensuring that the company is compliant with all relevant Health & Safety legislation • Arranging Health & Safety training for all our operatives • Working with Project Managers to improve the service we offer our clients • Administering the reactive maintenance system for our major clients which includes dispatching engineers/contractors to resolve warranty issues, providing quotations for non-warranty work and uplifting costs & closing completed jobs on the clients Facilities Management website portal ready for invoicing.

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  Dawsongroup plc

  • United Kingdom
  • Commercial and Industrial Equipment Rental
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Contracts Manager

    • Jan 2008 - Oct 2015

    Dawsonrentals temperature control solutions design and install modular buildings and refrigeration equipment such as cold stores, blast freezers and defrost units. We include a full project management service with every install and offer bespoke equipment modified to suit your site's requirements. We operate to the highest health and safety standards and are Safe Contractor and CHAS accredited.

  • Commercial Manager

    • Jan 2003 - Dec 2007

  • Commercial Administrator

    • Sep 2001 - Dec 2002

  • Senior Credit Controller

    • Apr 2001 - Aug 2001

  • Credit Controller

    • Jul 1998 - Apr 2001

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  Cox Ltd

  • Credit Controller

    • Jan 1995 - Jul 1998

    Reporting to the Credit Manager, responsible for around 450 accounts including several key accounts.Drawing up and issuing statutory demands and other legal documents.Attending arbitration meetings.