Experience

AKZO NOBEL DECORATIVE COATINGS B.V.

• Norway
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• DP EA Category Manager Capex and MRO

  • Jun 2017 - Present



AKZO NOBEL DECORATIVE COATINGS LIMITED

• SOCS Buyer

  • Jan 2016 - May 2017

  Responsibilities• Introduction of Procurement practices to a newly established manufacturing facility (Ashington), including development of procedures to be integrated into the site Internal Management System and a standard documentation suite.• Responsible for all areas of NPR spend at the Ashington facility, including the placement of a wide range of contracts to ensure that commissioning could be undertaken and the site was able to progress into a manufacturing state, value £15m• Negotiation with key suppliers to deliver requirements outside of agreed contracts• Direct man management responsibility for one Buyer in AshingtonAchievements:• Implemented Procurement practices through the Ashington site including basic Procurement practices, established values for PO vs contract, introduced best in practice tender procedures and gained buy in across the site functions to work within the parameters of these practices.• Successfully negotiated with 12 major manufacturers, to obtain IT Source codes on a free of charge basis, despite contracts being closed out over 12 months ago.• Improved relationships with key suppliers who had lost faith in the long term build project due to delays and implemented long term service agreements giving the site resource to ensure availability of equipment for production.



Formica Group Europe

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 200 - 300 Employee

• European Supplier manager

  • Jul 2013 - Dec 2015

  Responsibilities: •European Management of the additional categories Facilities management, IT and Capital purchases for Kolho, Finland and North Shields, UK sites•Team Project Manager for Direct materials Supplier Performance Management tool (Direct materials purchased by European, Australian, Asian and American Purchasing Directors)•Retained all previous responsibilities Responsibilities: •European Management of the additional categories Facilities management, IT and Capital purchases for Kolho, Finland and North Shields, UK sites•Team Project Manager for Direct materials Supplier Performance Management tool (Direct materials purchased by European, Australian, Asian and American Purchasing Directors)•Retained all previous responsibilities



Formica Group North America

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 300 - 400 Employee

• European Buyer

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2013

  Responsibilities: •European Management of the categories Freight and Transport, Packaging , Waste management, office equipment and company cars•Ownership of Global protective film contract (Europe, America, Asia) •Ensure in depth understanding of the categories and surrounding market place to allow accurate budgeting Achievements:•Development of stakeholder relations – previously Purchasing department was ignored by many departments e.g. IT, now stakeholders engage procurement early in the process to ensure the best value is reached for Formica•Development of Purchasing procedures e.g. tender procedures, claim procedures, has ensured that best purchasing practices are in place•Working with H&S developed REACH documentation and ensured supplier adherence across EuropeoFY12 3% spend savings delivered and FY13 5% of spend savings delivered



Reckitt

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Peterlee Site Buyer

  • 2009 - 2011

  Responsibilities: •Management of all Packaging for the Peterlee site, (1,100 items) •Management of all Raw Materials for Peterlee site, (380 items) •Ownership of Aluminium tubes cluster for RB Europe on a strategic level and Codeine Phosphate cluster for RB UK on a strategic level•Ownership of PPV•Retained all previous responsibilitiesAchievements:•Working with raw material and packaging manufacturers to cut out unnecessary distributors, leading to annualised savings and improvement of supply performance•Working on a number of long term projects, to change supply of raw materials including API’s•Tender of all plastic tubes, resulting in a renegotiation of contract with incumbent supplier

• Peterlee Packaging Buyer

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

  Responsibilities: •Management of a diverse portfolio for all Peterlee Packaging items •Responsible for the strategic planning of Packaging and implementation of the strategy through a mixture of building supplier relationships, tender process, negotiation, placing contracts and long term supplier management•Ensure in depth understanding of the portfolio and markets to develop budget submission•Direct man management responsibility for Student Placement•Working within Cross functional teams on EPD and NPD projects, for Power brands Scholl and Durex •Development of stakeholder relationships including those with Finance, Regulatory, Quality Group etc •Ensuring compliance to regulatory and GMP standardsAchievements:•Delivered over 10% annualised savings in 2010, through the implementation of tenders in the largest spend areas and negotiation on tail end spend.•Working closely with suppliers to ensure continuity of supply in difficult times, e.g. ensuring folding box board cartons are delivered as required, when demand for the raw materials greatly outstriped supply.•Ensured continuity of supply when the sole supplier for a cluster went into administration and stopped trading, new supplier selected in 3 weeks with significant cost saving achieved.•Development of Placement Student so she is now managing Supplier non conformances and REACH adherence for the Peterlee site.



Corus

• United Kingdom
• Mining
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Teesside Plant Capital Buyer

  • Jun 2009 - Dec 2009

  Responsibilities: •Management of all tenders and negotiations for both large and small scale site Capital purchases.•Large projects included purchase and installation of new replacement turbine blades (non OEM) for Corus Power Station and also purchase and installation of a new valve chest (OEM) for Redcar Blast FurnaceAchievements:•Improved tender documentation within Capital, by working with end users to educate them on the importance of detailed documentation.•Major negotiation with OEM, lead to a vast improvement on Terms and conditions for Valve chest purchase, despite poor initial offer from OEM.•Achieved a reduction in cancellation costs with contractors, following the announcement of Corus Teesside plant closure.

• Strategic MRO Buyer

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2009

  Responsibilities: •Management of commodities including Couplings, Gearboxes and Transmission products, Bearings, Laboratory Equipment, Fire Protection, Signs, Maintenance Paint.•Liaise with end-users and suppliers, global sourcing, write procurement strategies, request and analyse global tender, deployment of e-procurement tools such as e-Auctions, subsequently holding negotiations with suppliers. •Place contracts giving best value to the company and meet end-user needs. •Investigation of TCO opportunities and representation of supplies in cross-functional teams.Achievements:•Couplings project – working with end users and suppliers, to identify possible alternatives to obsolete/high cost items and creating an implementation plan allowing for engineering/movement costs to be outweighed by commercial savings gained.•TCO savings delivered above annual targets, attained by working closely with suppliers and end-users.•Improved contract management by identifying shortfalls within contractual arrangements and worked closely with the supplier and end-users to resolve issues, resulting in a contract fit for purpose.