Purchasing Manager

• Nov 2018 - Present

Buyer

• Jul 2017 - Nov 2018

• Support 2 sales territories within Manchester RDC.• RDC supplier base development and management to deliver best service at minimum cost. • Working closely with existing supplier base, sourcing and apprising new suppliers when dealing with customer enquiries.• Adding value and cost reduction implementation through savings and re-engineering.• Developing staff directly or indirectly where appropriate.• Negotiating price and lead time for new and existing products.• Ensuring working processes were in line with company KPI requirements.• Commercial decision making towards stock holding cost and profit implication and working closely with suppliers to reduce those through effective ordering.• Supporting tender processes and new product development. Show less

Assistant Buyer

• Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

• Working closely with sales and logistic in order to fulfil customer’s fluctuating expectations/demands and provide high level of customer service.• Sourcing alternative suppliers where required.• Managing space requirements and stock holding volumes.• Supplier relationship and performance monitoring.• Adding value and reducing total cost through order process analysis.• Understanding the local rebate structure.• Aged stock management and reduction through patterns and re-order point analysis• Discrepancy and invoice query investigation and prevention. Show less

Stock Controller

• Feb 2014 - Dec 2015

• Raising purchase orders for stock and bespoke products in order to maintain most cost effective stock without compromising availability.• Maintaining up to date stock holding agreement system.• Booking deliveries and stock into ERP system.• Ensuring deliveries are in full in agreed lead time to correct end users.• Regular daily stock checks and discrepancy investigation.• Inventory control and stock level optimisation of high volume SKUs.• Liaising with sales and logistics teams to ensure that customer requirements were met. Show less

Waiter

• Oct 2007 - Feb 2015

Responsibilities include: customer service, cash handling and staff training. Time management skills developed through combining undergraduate and postgraduate studies with part-time work duties, have proven to be crucial in enabling effective time management as well as becoming a disciplined and organised individual. Responsibilities include: customer service, cash handling and staff training. Time management skills developed through combining undergraduate and postgraduate studies with part-time work duties, have proven to be crucial in enabling effective time management as well as becoming a disciplined and organised individual.

Team Leader

• Nov 2005 - Sep 2007

Responsibilities included: customer service, cash handling, supervision of store staff, inventory management, and task management. Responsibilities included: customer service, cash handling, supervision of store staff, inventory management, and task management.

Electro-Plater

• Jul 2005 - Sep 2006

Responsibilities included: electro-plating, polishing, sandblasting, chemical cleaning, packing. Responsibilities included: electro-plating, polishing, sandblasting, chemical cleaning, packing.