Ruth Gentry
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Stephen Beasley MBE MSc
I worked directly with Ruth to embed CI into her teams. The main areas improved were contract and vendor management. Ruth's drive and enthusiasm enabled significant process and behaviour change. Highly knowlegable and skilled she worked with her team to achieve demonstratable improvement, which had a direct impact on the success of the charity.
Jason Dunham MCIPS
I worked for and with Ruth for 5 years. In that time I found Ruth to be an exceptional Manager. Ruth possesses skills across the supply chain that any organisation would benefit from . Her soft skills in managing people are very strong. She is very capable at managing complex projects and was always a supportive and engaging in everything she put her mind to.
Stephen Beasley MBE MSc
I worked directly with Ruth to embed CI into her teams. The main areas improved were contract and vendor management. Ruth's drive and enthusiasm enabled significant process and behaviour change. Highly knowlegable and skilled she worked with her team to achieve demonstratable improvement, which had a direct impact on the success of the charity.
Jason Dunham MCIPS
I worked for and with Ruth for 5 years. In that time I found Ruth to be an exceptional Manager. Ruth possesses skills across the supply chain that any organisation would benefit from . Her soft skills in managing people are very strong. She is very capable at managing complex projects and was always a supportive and engaging in everything she put her mind to.
Stephen Beasley MBE MSc
I worked directly with Ruth to embed CI into her teams. The main areas improved were contract and vendor management. Ruth's drive and enthusiasm enabled significant process and behaviour change. Highly knowlegable and skilled she worked with her team to achieve demonstratable improvement, which had a direct impact on the success of the charity.
Jason Dunham MCIPS
I worked for and with Ruth for 5 years. In that time I found Ruth to be an exceptional Manager. Ruth possesses skills across the supply chain that any organisation would benefit from . Her soft skills in managing people are very strong. She is very capable at managing complex projects and was always a supportive and engaging in everything she put her mind to.
Stephen Beasley MBE MSc
I worked directly with Ruth to embed CI into her teams. The main areas improved were contract and vendor management. Ruth's drive and enthusiasm enabled significant process and behaviour change. Highly knowlegable and skilled she worked with her team to achieve demonstratable improvement, which had a direct impact on the success of the charity.
Jason Dunham MCIPS
I worked for and with Ruth for 5 years. In that time I found Ruth to be an exceptional Manager. Ruth possesses skills across the supply chain that any organisation would benefit from . Her soft skills in managing people are very strong. She is very capable at managing complex projects and was always a supportive and engaging in everything she put her mind to.
Experience
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ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK
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United Kingdom
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Procurement Manager
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Feb 2023 - Present
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Poole Gig Rowing Club
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United Kingdom
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Sports Teams and Clubs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Membership Secretary
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Dec 2022 - Present
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Self-employed
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Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Retired
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Jun 2021 - Present
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ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK
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United Kingdom
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Procurement Manager
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Feb 2022 - Sep 2022
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ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK
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United Kingdom
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Sub Contracts Business Partner
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Sep 2019 - Jun 2021
Team leader for ISS and ILS sub contracts management
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Sub Contracts Manager
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Feb 2019 - Sep 2019
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Make a Difference
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Apr 2018 - Feb 2019
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RNLI
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Pension Trustee
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Nov 2007 - Mar 2018
Delivers governance & challenge to the management of the RNLI DB pension scheme to ensure funding, investments, covenant and administration meets the needs of the pension scheme members today and into the future.
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Head of Supply Chain
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2016 - 2018
Transformational change lead, project manager and benchmarking for Supply. Builds teams and manages stakeholders to deliver £8 million savings in 3 years. Improves spend governance, risk management, and influenced organisational change whilst establishing requirements and implementing a new AX Dynamics ERP system
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Head of Supply Chain Management
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2006 - 2016
Strategic Supply Chain leader and team manager delivering sourcing projects and professional procurement, logistics, disposal and administrative services under budget whilst supporting an HR programme and project lead for Job Evaluation.
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Supply Chain Manager
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2003 - 2006
Improves commercial awareness and influences contract management by establishing CIPS standards across the RNLI whilst leading a multi disciplinary team of supply chain professionals and supporting the warehouse relocation.
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Purchasing &Inventory Manager
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Feb 2000 - Apr 2003
Improves OTIF availability whilst reducing inventory levels and embedding a new SAP ERP system.
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ASMPT, Printing Solutions Division
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United Kingdom
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Purchasing Manager
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Mar 1997 - Apr 1999
Leading a team of eight production buyers and a busy reception. Managing key areas of spend that also included research and development to a value of £40 million per year. Experienced in team management and recruiting and staff development.
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Buyer/Panner
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Mar 1994 - Mar 1997
The production buyer for the new Dek printing machines. Responsible for £7million per annum. Just in Time production requirements were met through fast turnaround development buying and long term strategic procurement. Reporting to the Operations Manager, MRP requirements and tough financial targets were met. the key to success lay in strong supplier relationships and collaboration with the Engineering and Production teams. Fully experienced in Kanban techniques and BS 5070
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SLB
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Buyer
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Aug 1989 - Apr 1994
Responsible for direct and indirect spend to a value of £2million per year. Experienced in production and travel procurement. Production change control and management of procurement schedules to support the changes were delivered effectively with a focus on profitability and delivery timescales. Production Planner and Commercial Administrator. Responsible for planning production activities to meet the Sales Team requirements by considering the availability of parts, resources and capacity planning. Direct responsibility for goods inwards and a team of 2 staff. Show less
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Esso Petroleum Ltd
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London, United Kingdom
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Customer Support Advisor
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Sep 1987 - Aug 1988
Responsible for all activities that relate to customer account management such as contract tendering, payment terms, receipt of orders and delivery schedules. Key accounts included the NHS , Post Office and BT. Responsible for all activities that relate to customer account management such as contract tendering, payment terms, receipt of orders and delivery schedules. Key accounts included the NHS , Post Office and BT.
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Education
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1984 - 1988
Bournemouth University
BA Business Studies -
Churston Grammar School
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