Experience

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  Valeo Foods Group

  • Europe

  • Senior Group Purchasing Manager

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Europe

    Strategic procurement across the Valeo Food Group

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  Ebit Business Solutions Ltd

  • Dorchester

  • Procurement Consultant

    • Apr 2013 - May 2023
    • Dorchester

    Providing procurement consultancy supporting an exciting procurement services business. Ebit has been formed by Senior Procurement Specialists from Retail to really help, advise and more importantly deliver sustainable savings for it's clients.

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  New ventures

  • Time out

    • May 2012 - Mar 2013

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  Liverpool Victoria

  • Group Sourcing Manager

    • Jul 2008 - May 2012

    Manage team of category managers. Lead negotiator. Supporting and driving start up of new procurement function. Responsible for FM, property refurbishment, HR, Travel, Marketing, Consultancy, Legal. Last six months spent concentrating on Supplier Management within LV=

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  New Look

  • Weymouth

  • Procurement Manager

    • Nov 2005 - Jun 2008
    • Weymouth

    Responsible for the strategic sourcing of indirects and facilities for New Look Stores and offices

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  Ntl

  • Hook

  • Head of Corporate Procurement

    • Jan 2003 - Jul 2004
    • Hook

    Managed all corporate indirect purchasing

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  Telewest

  • Woking

  • Senior Buyer/Group Purchasing Manager

    • Oct 2000 - Dec 2002
    • Woking

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  GKN Westland Helicopters

  • Yeovil

  • Supplier support Contracts Negotiator

    • Dec 1997 - Sep 2000
    • Yeovil

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  ICL Sorbus

  • Stevenage/Yeovil

  • IT Purchasing Controller/IT Customer Site Manager

    • Jul 1994 - Dec 1997
    • Stevenage/Yeovil

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  Kitchen Range foods Ltd

  • Peterborough

  • Purchasing Manager

    • Dec 1991 - Jul 1994
    • Peterborough