Experience

SSE Energy Solutions

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Street Lighting Category Manager

  • Dec 2009 - Present

  Working as Category Manager in the UK and Southern Ireland for SSE Contracting Ltd, the largest external public lighting contractor in the UK providing a full range of project management, consultancy, design, installation and maintenance to help customers develop end to end sustainable solutions to external public lighting needs. Leading a small team including a Buyer and Senior Administrator responsible for the purchase of street lighting solutions to support a variety of PFI contracts, local and national projects including preparation of category management plans, identifying sources of supply, negotiating contracts, monitoring stock across 30 lighting services depots, regular reporting on performance against SLA’s and KPI’s, and regular meetings with internal and external stakeholders.



Balfour Beatty plc

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Chain Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Dec 2009

  Supply Chain Manager for Street Lighting with Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Services having joined as a Buyer/Senior Buyer responsible for the purchase of material and plant requisitions for street lighting. Leading a trainee buyer and working closely with estimating team to prepare and submit tenders for new street lighting contracts and responsible for all processes from purchase to invoice Supply Chain Manager for Street Lighting with Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Services having joined as a Buyer/Senior Buyer responsible for the purchase of material and plant requisitions for street lighting. Leading a trainee buyer and working closely with estimating team to prepare and submit tenders for new street lighting contracts and responsible for all processes from purchase to invoice



Morrison Construction

• Construction
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Buyer

  • Mar 2002 - Apr 2006

  Senior Buyer responsible for ordering materials and plant equipment for 8 street lighting contracts including negotiating new rates for yearly blanket purchase orders, attending meetings with contract managers to ensure the supply chain is running smoothly and overseeing the management of the contract to ensure accurate information is all set up and in place for the start of the contract. Senior Buyer responsible for ordering materials and plant equipment for 8 street lighting contracts including negotiating new rates for yearly blanket purchase orders, attending meetings with contract managers to ensure the supply chain is running smoothly and overseeing the management of the contract to ensure accurate information is all set up and in place for the start of the contract.