Experience

Exporta

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Valneva

• France
• Biotechnology Research
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Buyer Supply Chain

  • Dec 2020 - Jan 2022



Flexel International Ltd

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Buyer

  • Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

  Purchasing policy and strategy development and maintenance.Purchasing project prioritisation and management to avoid any bottlenecks in productionEffective proactive liaison with Project, Manufacture and Finance departmentsMaterial sourcing and implementing consignment stock agreementsNegotiating and administration of purchasing contracts and critical parts for the businessPrepare, approve and issue purchase orders in accordance with company policy while using MRP/ERP systemsExpediting of critical components and liaising with suppliers on overdue deliveries Manage supplier records and review price and quality performance in accordance with ISOPayment term and negotiation, optimisation and managementManage supplier relationships and assist in building effective partnerships to increase working relationships especially in the niche products



John M Henderson Machines Ltd

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

• Buyer Project Admininstrator

  • Dec 2014 - Mar 2019

  Purchasing policy and strategy development and maintenancePurchasing project prioritisation and managementEffective proactive liaison with Design, Project, Installation and Finance departmentsAssist with material selection and specification as required by Design department, looking at CAD drawings and Electrical SchematicsNegotiating and administration of contracts inclusive of all national and international lawsArranging proposals and filtering quotations from suppliers by implementing ITTsprepare, approve and issue purchase orders and specific contracts in accordance with company policy and approval limitsExpediting of critical and overdue deliveriesManage supplier records and review price, quality and on time delivery performancePayment terms negotiation, optimisation and managementManage supplier relationships and building effective partnershipsInternational trading issue-awareness and managementI helped build this company as a small team of 6 when this side of the business was procured due to liquidation of John M Henderson



MSSC (Marine Society & Sea Cadets)

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2018

  I help teach the cadets involved in the Sea Cadet Corp, often attending weekend courses to work my way up the ranking system at present I an APO (Acting Petty Officer) working towards PO (Petty Officer) I do this to help the cadets develop their skills.- PVG(Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Member- Data Protection Courses- First Aid Qualified I help teach the cadets involved in the Sea Cadet Corp, often attending weekend courses to work my way up the ranking system at present I an APO (Acting Petty Officer) working towards PO (Petty Officer) I do this to help the cadets develop their skills.- PVG(Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Member- Data Protection Courses- First Aid Qualified



John M Henderson Machines Ltd

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

• Procurement Buyer

  • May 2014 - Oct 2014

  I complied and worked within procurement, Liaising with finance, project management, quality and production and brought the whole teams together by implementing a preferred supplier list and negotiating with all departments/Stakeholders to bring the teams as one which was not in place when I started.I negotiated and manage supplier accounts through effective, proactive, and robust contracts, to achieve substantial savings in the region of 100k while also negotiating the payment terms that were more suitable to our company’s financial account.Continually investigate alternative sources of supply to help with the implementation that I had introduced with the quality manager to implement the preferred supplier list for, quality, cost, service.and delivery.I Liaised closely with the Engineering Departments to ensure that componentsconsistently conformed to specification and audits while negotiating how to get the best product on the market all the while maintaining the financial implications and working alongside the Finance Manager to achieve this .I Identify and agreed the MRP parameters for replenishment of components as required making sure that overstocking was not being implemented. Responsibility for obtaining quotations for proprietary and basic production/engineering components and ordering them against requirements.



Remploy

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Site Administrator

  • Jan 2009 - Sep 2013



British Gas Business

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Adviser

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2007



Tesco

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Manager

  • Jan 2004 - Jan 2005