Kevin Stamp
Head Of Sourcing at Lionel Hitchen Limited- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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MRSC CChem
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Experience
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Lionel Hitchen Limited
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United Kingdom
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Food and Beverage Services
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Head Of Sourcing
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Oct 2019 - Present
Provide leadership in sourcing excellence by forging ever-stronger relationships with suppliers and developing an understanding of their capabilities and driving the sourcing strategy. Ensuring that sourcing processes and procedures are robust and in line with best practice. Playing an integral role as the interface between supplier and internal teams to achieve OTIF and customer delight and to build effective relationships through regular communication. Responsible for sourcing circa £25million of materials including essential oils, oleoresins and chemicals, as well as business utilities and other Indirects as appropriate
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Thermo Fisher Scientific
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Category Manager
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Oct 2013 - Oct 2019
This position is responsible for the identification, management and delivery of key strategic projects with a global remit in support of the MBD Global procurement strategy. Key Responsibilities: • Lead strategic make vs buy projects for the division, working with MBD category leads to identify opportunities. Support cross divisional sourcing and optimization projects.• Continuously work to drive down cost in the Direct Material spend portfolio by leveraging the Sourcing Process. This includes management of supplier identification, product qualification, RFP, supplier selection, contract development, implementation and ongoing supply base management• Support the Divisional Sourcing Director with the development of Group Procurement models, standards and policies covering procedures, documentation, governance, risk management etc to drive consistency and good practice.• Leverage the LCR entitlement spend to maximize LCR project opportunities• Work with Finance, R&D and Operational teams to complete and analyze the project cost benefit analysis. • Work with Regulatory, Transportation, Quality Assurance, Inventory Planning, Marketing, Finance, and other teams as needed. • Communicate key drivers of performance, provide updates to key strategic projects and update progress towards category or regional goals. • Develop and maintain expertise in both the area of spend being managed and in strategic sourcing processes• Continue to develop best practice procedures that reduce the Sourcing Project Development cycle time.
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Divisional Sourcing Director
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Jan 2010 - Sep 2013
• I reported to the VP Global Operations, (UK based), and a dotted line report to the VP Global Sourcing for Thermo Fisher, (USA based).• I was responsible for developing the strategic sourcing initiatives for the Microbiology division in both direct and indirect materials and I am accountable for delivering the sourcing savings in the Business Plan. I report these quarterly to Thermo Fisher Corporate.• I had functional responsibility for the factory sourcing leads at 11 sites in Europe, N America and Asia Pacific, with an annual spend of £55M across 16 commodity groups and 550 Vendors. • I met the Corporate target of 3% savings, net of inflation, for the last 5 years and I use the Corporate KPI metrics to drive appropriate behavior.• I improved the functional skills and strength of the sourcing team through benchmarking, coaching and sharing of best practice through my Procurement Excellence model• I champion the drive to Low Cost Region sourcing using a Total Cost of Ownership model to validate supports the commercial justification. • Adoption of lean sourcing was more relevant at my USA site which has 60% of its spend on Kanban agreements achieving reduced inventory and improved service. • I led a business transformation programme to implement formal Supplier Business reviews incorporating a Supplier performance scorecard, which has contributed to significant commercial benefits and a more robust supply chain. • I actively seek out intra company sourcing opportunities across Thermo Fisher Scientific to leverage the Group’s spending power, to align my Division’s policies with Corporate strategy and to benefit from the experience available in this diverse sourcing community.
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Oxoid Limited
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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Purchasing & Materials Manager
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Apr 1996 - Dec 2009
• As Materials Manager I reported directly to the Operations Director, with the responsibility for Purchasing, Stock Control and the Goods Inwards Warehouse. I managed a staff of 20 to ensure the economic availability of Raw Materials required for Production, tracking material availability as a key metric linked ultimately to lines on time in full to our Customers. • My procurement role controlled a £18M spend across 22 countries and 11 currencies. This expenditure was divided across an active Vendor base of 450, sourcing about 2,500 ingredients, chemicals, packaging and components. • I initiated a Supplier Development programme, to significantly reduce this Vendor base to engineer cost benefits and when I left at the end of 2009 it had reduced to 205. • Typically, I achieved year on year savings of between 2 -4% through alternate sourcing programmes, long term agreements and firm negotiations with incumbent Suppliers. • The spend was spread over a range of commodities, such as Chemicals, Plastics, Food and Pharmaceutical, which provided a wide exposure to different styles of buying and selling. • In addition, I had responsibility for some Indirect spend at the site which included Utilities, Travel and a Fleet of 54 Company cars. • The Materials management element of my role was handled by SAP, using its MRP functionality to co-ordinate and control our activities. The MM module was implemented in 1995 and I ensured it became embedded into the site culture in my early years in this role. Subsequently, I championed wider adoption of wider functionality to realise benefits through greater integration across the Supply Chain.
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QA Manager
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Jan 1993 - Mar 1996
• I was responsible for a team of 2 QA staff, who ensured the maintenance and compliance to the site’s ISO9001 registration, conducted key Supplier audits and hosted Customer audits. • Additionally, I managed the Chemistry QC laboratory and a small group of development scientists. • The highlight in this post was leading the first implementation in the world of the SAP QM module in 1995 and the subsequent International conference presentations in Paris and Waldorf, Germany. • I was responsible for a team of 2 QA staff, who ensured the maintenance and compliance to the site’s ISO9001 registration, conducted key Supplier audits and hosted Customer audits. • Additionally, I managed the Chemistry QC laboratory and a small group of development scientists. • The highlight in this post was leading the first implementation in the world of the SAP QM module in 1995 and the subsequent International conference presentations in Paris and Waldorf, Germany.
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Education
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1978 - 1982
The University of Salford
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1971 - 1978
Barton Grammar School
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