Experience

EH Smith Builders Merchants

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administration Manager

  • May 2019 - Present



E H Smith

• Shirley, Solhull

• Lightside Service Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Apr 2019



EH Smith Builders Merchants

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Olton Depot Manager

  • Apr 2010 - Feb 2017

  The role that I have is a challenging one but also enjoyable. Some of the main duties are as followed. • Manage team of 30 staff.• Responsibility for the up keep and running of 12 HGV's and ensure we conform to the term of our ‘O’ licence.• Ensure deliveries into stock and to our customers are carried out efficiently and correct. Working to OTIF.• Health and safety for site and staff.• Key holder duties.• Process management.• Monthly sales targets, and overhead budget management.• Customer Service procedures. • Daily depot delivery of up to 400+ Tonnes of building materials. Show less

• Longbridge Production Manager

  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2010

• Procurement

  • Jul 2005 - 2007

  This was my first role within the builder merchant industry; some of my main duties were as followed.• Placing stock orders • Negotiating with suppliers to agree prices and delivery expectations• Setting up stock control profiles Max and Min’s to ensure stock availability.• Inter departmental communication to ensure great customer satisfaction.



MG Rover

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Returns Centre Manager

  • Jan 2002 - Apr 2005

  • Responsibility of 8 members of staff. • Warranty returns parts processing of up to 150000 per year • Ensure items for testing where collect by suppliers for testing • Process results of tests and issue debit in accordance to the individual agreements. • Use data from UK test results to issues world wide debits as per agreements. • Help project manage and implement new software systems. • Support field engineers with reports and data from supplier findings • Return NFF (no fault found) parts back to dealers. • Negotiate Warranty agreements with new suppliers • Manage the relocation of the Returns Centre. • Average profit of £5 million per year Show less