Experience

Salt Separation Services Limited

• United Kingdom
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Lead

  • Nov 2023 - 2 months

  Rochdale, England, United Kingdom



Taylor Engineering & Plastics Limited

• United Kingdom
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical procurement

  • Dec 2020 - 3 years 1 month

  Rochdale, England, United Kingdom



Tetrosyl Group Limited

• United Kingdom
• Automotive
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Materials Procurement Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2020

  rochdale



Belman A/S - Expansion joints

• Denmark
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Lead

  • Oct 2018 - Aug 2019

  Greater Manchester Procurement Lead. Cost down, duplication down, errors down.......audit, structure, control & planning. Instigating a culture of smooth production based on controlled, long term purchasing. Calm thought out decisions based on science & data. Trying to remove costly reactionary fire-fighting. Creating longer term agreements & call-off demand for budgetary planning



Office Depot UK

• United Kingdom
• Retail Office Equipment
• 100 - 200 Employee

• LSS Black Belt. Category Manager - Packaging,Paper, Security Solutions, Litho/Web Offset,

  • Oct 2013 - Sep 2018

  North Vendor identification, reporting and management. Supplier relationship driven. Data driven analysis and reporting. Trend analysis, process improvement, price/contract negotiation, assisting suppliers with continuous improvement methodology. Category management - Litho, Web Offset, packaging, Security Print, Paper / substrate. Honest, ethical. Always looking for new ways to audit, control, add value and improve services to and for both clients and suppliers. Always learning, always… Show more Vendor identification, reporting and management. Supplier relationship driven. Data driven analysis and reporting. Trend analysis, process improvement, price/contract negotiation, assisting suppliers with continuous improvement methodology. Category management - Litho, Web Offset, packaging, Security Print, Paper / substrate. Honest, ethical. Always looking for new ways to audit, control, add value and improve services to and for both clients and suppliers. Always learning, always looking, always listening. Always ready for new challenges. Show less



Jet2.com and Jet2holidays

• United Kingdom
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Print Buyer, Consultant

  • Jul 2017 - Nov 2017

  Leeds, United Kingdom On secondment to cover paternity leave in the Procurement division covering marketing print & spend. Cover, define, monitor, analyse, inform and control. First and number 1 reason was to cover. But then to look, dig beneath the print spend and look for habits and trends and then to assist in bring improvement as and when necessary. Agressive growth and plans, a wonderful team i had the pleasure of working with, thoroughly enjoyed being a siginificant part of improvment and change.



3M

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Buyer, Buyer, Purchasing Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Nov 2012

  Manchester Procurement of high security materials and products. Supplier identification and relationship management



RR Donnelley

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer, Team Leader

  • Sep 1985 - Mar 2008

  Chadderton, Oldham