Experience

Hubron (International) Limited

• United Kingdom
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Procurement

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Lankem Surfactants

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Development & Procurement Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Feb 2022



Addivant

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SIOP Manager

  • Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

  Addivant™ is a leading global supplier of antioxidants, intermediates and inhibitors, polymer modifiers, and UV stabilizer solutions. As the only manufacturer to market all major families of stabilizers, we offer the widest range of performance-based polymer additives in the industry. Responsibilities Responsible for the global Supply, Inventory and Operations planning for Addivant’s speciality antioxidants and stabilisers business, up to a 12-18 month horizon (SAP – APO, DP and SNP). Responsible for initialising and managing projects that drive improvements in inventory, cost, lead time or customer service standards within speciality antioxidants and stabilisers business. Responsible for end-to-end supply chain performance (flow of goods, cash and information), including both planning and execution, working closely with business leaders to support achievement of business goals. Show less



Lankem Surfactants

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supply Chain & Operations Consultation

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2015



Americhem Inc.

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Plant Manager

  • Mar 2013 - Jan 2015

  • Responsible for driving a ‘Safety First’ culture through consistent application of key principles of safety management.• Management/retention of Quality management accreditations ISO9001 & TS16949.• Operational responsibility for P & L working to challenging objectives.• Responsible for a workforce of 45 Operational employees across Production, Warehouse, Engineering and Quality.• Established sound financial management systems and processes to ensure effective planning and financial control of Operational budgets.• Developed and delivered operational strategies to support the commercial direction of the business. • Implement sustainable Lean principals and methodologies.• Develop scheduling stability to promote maximum return on efficiencies. • Developed a maintenance strategy to ensure minimum operational down time and to deliver improved standards in Plant security, safety and general facilities. • Developed and implement a suite of reporting measures for departmental performance (i.e. Losses, yields, productivity); tracking and reporting quality measurements; accessing and entering ERP data; creating detailed project reports. Show less

• Supply Chain Manager

  • Oct 2008 - Mar 2013

  • Raw material spend of £8-10M over 100 suppliers and typically 250 SKU’s• Developed and nurtured supplier relationships and contracts to meet fiscal objectives.• Continually negotiated and managed supply chain contracts, optimising pricing, payment terms and service levels.• Introduced a robust system for auditing of raw material suppliers.• Implementation of inventory management strategies to ensure continuity of supply to fulfil customer orders.• Controlled inventory turns to meet company targets and consistently achieved ‘best in class’ performance globally for Americhem Inc.• Developed and maintained a materials forecasting system.• Developed strategies to deliver low cost, high service haulier management.• Developed supply chain management principals throughout the operation. Show less



Chemix

• Stockport, Cheshire, United Kingdom

• Technical Purchasing Manager

  • Dec 1998 - Oct 2008

  • Developed relationships with most of the major suppliers of PVC, stabilisers and additives to the uPVC markets. • Initiated and implemented a revised ‘purchasing management system’. • Responsible for purchasing spend in excess of £20 million • Implemented a project management system to monitor customer developments and complaints against agreed deadlines. • Developed the first generation of Ca/Zn stabilised products. • Obtained a £100K capital expenditure to purchase new laboratory equipment. • Carried out selection trials at Papenmier, Henschel and Plasmec to progress the £1 million cap ex project to improve site capacity. • Implemented a statistical process control system using NWA Quality Analyst. The system reduced the variability of raw materials and finished products by 30%. • Developed close relationships with the Manufacturing Institute to improve overall operational efficiency using VSM and lean manufacturing/six sigma techniques. Show less



Polyflor Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 100 - 200 Employee

• R & D Technologist

  • Nov 1996 - Nov 1998

  • Project manager for New Product Developments projects based on PVC plastisol technology (e.g. Low VOC formulations for PVC plastisol floorings, Improved maintenance plastisol products and new decoration plastisol products). • Named as an inventor on international patent No PCT/GB99/03169 entitled Floor Covering Material. • Organised joint development programs with suppliers such as EVC and Thane Dispersions. • Prepared project ‘objective packages’ for new projects in conjunction with Marketing and Production personnel. • Organised and communicated project findings to the Technical Steering group by oral presentation and feasibility reports. Show less



FMC Corporation

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Technician

  • May 1990 - Nov 1996

  American owned multinational. Producers of phosphate flame retardants, polyester flexibilisers and water treatment products. Senior Technician, reporting to the New Product Development Manager, working on the development and process improvement of the FMC product range. American owned multinational. Producers of phosphate flame retardants, polyester flexibilisers and water treatment products. Senior Technician, reporting to the New Product Development Manager, working on the development and process improvement of the FMC product range.



Air Products

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technician

  • Oct 1986 - May 1990

  American owned multinational. Producers of curing agents for epoxy resins systems for use in speciality coatings and civil engineering application. Technician, reporting to the Technical Service Manager American owned multinational. Producers of curing agents for epoxy resins systems for use in speciality coatings and civil engineering application. Technician, reporting to the Technical Service Manager