Experience

Talley Group Ltd
• New Zealand
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Buyer

  • Jul 2020 - Present


Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard)

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Buyer

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

  • Responsible for the tactical sourcing, negotiation, contracting and purchasing of operational goods to ensure continued supply to the Carnival UK Fleet. • Looking after the technical purchasing for 4 P&O cruise ships which involved liaising with various stakeholders to ensure quality, service levels and reporting meet both commercial and internal customers’ needs. • Managing suppliers to ensure support for Carnival’s reactive supply chain model and monitoring supplier’s delivery performance. • Contract ended early due to the effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on Carnival UK. Show less



PEI-Genesis

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Buyer

  • Jul 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Working within a team of buyers alongside product manager's to ensure total quality and effective customer service. • Planning & purchasing of products, managing orders, monitoring and managing inventory to maximise business efficiency through internal MRP systems. • Negotiating and assuring favourable purchase pricing with suppliers together with forecasting levels of demand and tracking price trends. • Working closely with stakeholders including; sales, sales support, product, quality control and production to ensure the right levels of stock in place at all times to minimise order cycle time and meet company targets. • Expediting of orders where necessary to ensure stock is delivered within agreed time frame and liaising with product managers and sales representatives as appropriate. • Key achievements include management of the top 100 order programme to ensure optimum supply of key components with major suppliers. Show less



Vohkus

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Purchasing Executive

  • Mar 2015 - Jul 2018

  • Working within a team of buyers, sourcing and negotiating best value products for both private and public sector clients across the globe. • Liaising with key suppliers to develop relationships, sourcing of new products and identifying potential new suppliers to meet the needs of the business. • Management of supplier rebate agreements. • Monitoring of supplier performance against company criteria in key areas including; service performance, delivery & quality. • Negotiating with suppliers to ensure the company can secure the best value, service and quality. Achieved savings of 25% within our business supplies contract through effective negotiation and benchmarking. • Overseeing the entire purchase ordering process, ensuring the efficient placement of orders and following up any issues. Providing advice and guidance to internal departments to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 requirements. • Assisting the head of Purchasing and Facilities with numerous projects including the evaluation of solutions for travel management. Show less



Supreme Foodservice UK

• United Kingdom
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Co-ordinator

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2014

  • Supporting the food purchasing team within the UK and Dubai head office to maintain continuity of supply to customers whilst ensuring best value for money. • Focused on the UK MoD food export contract and assisting the Procurement department with the development of goods sourced from the UK for the company’s worldwide UN and NATO contracts. • Responsibility for completion of the monthly UK price list which meets the auditing needs of all stakeholders. • Procurement of supplemental services and equipment for the UK operation including a deep cleaning contract to ensure the depot reached BRC accreditation. • Throughout my time here I became proficient at liaising with various stakeholders including stock control, supply chain and accounts. Show less



Supreme Freight Services Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Import Operations Advisor

  • Aug 2010 - Mar 2012

  Responsible for the completion of customs entries and handling Import & export consignments by both air, sea and road freight. Putting together quotes of both ad-hoc and regular shipments for my customers. I also dealt with the invoicing and profit and loss of my job files and handled new accounts passed onto us by various shipping lines. Using web based software I also updated the company website so customers could track their consignments online and liaised with a variety of government agencies ensuring compliance with customs regulations. I communicated with various external organisations and companies to ensure 100% customer satisfaction and have become accomplished at finding solutions to any problems that arise. Show less



Europa Worldwide Logistics

• United Kingdom
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Customer Account Supervisor

  • Jul 2004 - Aug 2010

  First point of contact for all customers based in the Southampton area putting together quotations, organising and progressing bookings for shipping goods to European and worldwide destinations together with following up any other issues such as credit control and payment. I have dealt with many sides of the operation including European freight forwarding, Worldwide Courier, Air and Sea freight services. I have also been involved in the transport operations side of the business organising collections, deliveries and trunk vehicles which requires both excellent time and organisational management. Show less