Purchasing & Procurement Specialist

• Sep 2022 - Present

Buyer/Planner

• Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

A key member of the Purchasing Team, ensuring Covid testing equipment and various consumables are available at all times, at a competitive price, to support laboratory operations at locations across the UK. Contributing to and facilitating the strategic approach to building and securing long term supplier relationships, and maintaining of day to day procurement requirements. A key member of the Purchasing Team, ensuring Covid testing equipment and various consumables are available at all times, at a competitive price, to support laboratory operations at locations across the UK. Contributing to and facilitating the strategic approach to building and securing long term supplier relationships, and maintaining of day to day procurement requirements.

Supply Planner

• Nov 2019 - Apr 2021

Working as part of Supply Chain team and being the single point of contact for all JAE sourcing sites and lead the collaboration models. Placing orders in line with company forecasts, net stock position and effectively manage stock levels to ensure minimised operational costs (stock and freight). Improving supply reliability from both in-company and external vendors in order to meet the high service level expectations of the customers. Working as part of Supply Chain team and being the single point of contact for all JAE sourcing sites and lead the collaboration models. Placing orders in line with company forecasts, net stock position and effectively manage stock levels to ensure minimised operational costs (stock and freight). Improving supply reliability from both in-company and external vendors in order to meet the high service level expectations of the customers.

Inventory and Purchaning Coordinator

• Apr 2018 - Nov 2019

Working as part of the inventory management team, ensuring material is available for Franchised suppliers' products carefully balancing availability of the product with the required stock turn by interfacing with the sales offices across Europe and suppliers to fulfil customer requirements.

Inventory Administrator

• Jan 2017 - Mar 2018

Assisting the Buyers team with day-to-day administration of various aspects of inventory & purchasing management.

Service Support Administrator

• Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

E Sales Manager

• Mar 2014 - Jun 2015

Sales Advisor

• Feb 2014 - Mar 2014

Customer Assistant

• Nov 2013 - Jan 2014

Waitress

• Jul 2013 - Nov 2013

Event Staff

• Apr 2013 - Jul 2013

Administrative Clerk

• Apr 2011 - Mar 2013