David Skidmore
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Experience
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Supply Technologies UK
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United Kingdom
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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1 - 100 Employee
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Buyer
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Apr 2023 - Present
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Ansaldo Nuclear
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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100 - 200 Employee
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Purchasing Assistant
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Oct 2021 - Mar 2023
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ELITE KL LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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Truck Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Experdior
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Jan 2020 - Oct 2021
● Chase all orders with suppliers, ensure recite of confirmation and ensuring delivery for requested date. ● Lease with foreign supplier and carries. Also arranging transport of these items where necessary. ● Negotiate with supplier’s changes to orders and price changes. ● Dealing with invoice problems that form on orders. ● Chase all orders with suppliers, ensure recite of confirmation and ensuring delivery for requested date. ● Lease with foreign supplier and carries. Also arranging transport of these items where necessary. ● Negotiate with supplier’s changes to orders and price changes. ● Dealing with invoice problems that form on orders.
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Unemployed at this time
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Looking For Work
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Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
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EP Group
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United Kingdom
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Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Purchasing Assistant
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Nov 2019 - Jan 2020
* Assisted the Category Managers in ensuring the correct prices where in the SAP system for stock control to raise the orders. * Analyse and track the raw material costs. * Review the cost savings agreed with Category Managers and ensure savings where being achieved. * Generate reports for management from SAP and interpreting the data * Assisted the Category Managers in ensuring the correct prices where in the SAP system for stock control to raise the orders. * Analyse and track the raw material costs. * Review the cost savings agreed with Category Managers and ensure savings where being achieved. * Generate reports for management from SAP and interpreting the data
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Bodyguard Workwear
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United Kingdom
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Retail Office Equipment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Purchasing Specialist
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Aug 2017 - Oct 2019
* Purchase product from our agreed upon suppliers in China. Creating orders based upon the in-house software. Then arrange the payments for these products. * Organise shipments from our suppliers in China to the UK with our agreed carriers. Ensure the shipment is cost effective and will arrive on time. * Create new product codes and Bill of Materials in the company SAP system ensuring that they comply with the company's Product policy. * Work with the Managing Director creating the companies Amazon presence. Working closely on what products to make available. Show less
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ALL ARMS MARKETING AND MANUFACTURING ORGANISATION LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Purchasing Manager
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Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
* Assisted the Managing Director in overseeing the company purchasing policy and negotiated price and terms with new and current suppliers resulting in the ability to provide quick responses to quotes and enquiries.* Balanced the pricing of products and cost to the company ensuring ROIs were realised while simultaneously collaborating with the sales team to develop detailed pricing for products which were eventually used for annual pricing range sheets.* Responsible for the company’s two websites ensuring product information and pricing was up to date, improved graphics and product images as well as increased online presence through robust social media campaigns to include Google’s AdWords and Mail chimp artwork and adverts; monthly budget £600.* Provided monthly Google Analytics reports, assisted in introducing new website-Fusiliers Direct as well as ensure the correct systems and protocols were used.* Demonstrated strong customer service skills and was relied upon to assist team members with issues, queries and difficult suppliers utilising advanced problem solving skills as well as ensured deadlines were always met. Show less
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Purchasing Assistant
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Jul 2013 - Jan 2015
* Created new codes utilising Sage and coding protocol for products, implemented Bill of Material usage through Sage and ensured websites were current with product specifications.* Reviewed the sales teams need for stock items and made certain that everything needed was ordered and ready to go.* Purchased products and materials required for in-house specialist items such as ceremonial staffs and ceremonial drums requiring a regimental crest and battle honours to be emblazoned.
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Telephone Sales Representative
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Aug 2012 - Aug 2013
*Raised sales orders on Sage daily, consistently matched customer order with correct product ensuring the price was accurate.* Assisted the Commercial Director in creating a process that would ensure customer information was captured correctly and seamlessly added to the system.
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Headlam Group plc
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United Kingdom
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Wholesale
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200 - 300 Employee
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Telephone Sales Representative
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Jun 1997 - Aug 2012
* Successfully communicated with customers, processed orders, scheduled deliveries and resolved problems. * Oversaw stock levels and negotiated with suppliers for receipt of non-stock items. * Successfully communicated with customers, processed orders, scheduled deliveries and resolved problems. * Oversaw stock levels and negotiated with suppliers for receipt of non-stock items.
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Education
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Stuart Barthurst R.C High School
A Levels