Procurement

Education/Qualification

• 1999 – BSc Sports Science 2:1 St Martin’s, Lancaster
• 1996 – BTEC Leisure & Tourism, Brecon College, Wales
• 1994 – 8 GCSEs Llandrindod Wells High School, Wales

Systems used

• Excel
• MS Dynamics – Business Central
• Sage Line 50 and Payroll
• Word & Outlook

Career Summary

 Current Employer – Distributer

Dates – 2002 – present

Position – Director of Purchasing

Dates – February 2022 – present

• Introduced over 19 key brands and manufacturers adding to the product portfolio contributing to around 30% of the sales each month.
• Effectively managing and mentoring a team of procurement and purchase ledger assistants.
• Successfully negotiating successful contracts on favourable terms including pricing with some of the industry’s leading manufacturers.
• Increasing inventory levels from £4 million to £7 million to accommodate for the company’s sales growth and targets.
• Monitor and manage inventory levels encompassing all 5 UK branches.
• Analyse the stock health and availability for over 5,000.00 product lines, along with implementing strategies to prevent overstock and shortages.
• Collaborate with internal departments including the Finance department preparing the annual purchasing budget and managing annual forecasts in line with the financial year.
• Monitoring the company’s £20 million annual spend across direct and indirect procurement focusing on margin optimisation.
• Developing and maintaining over 40+ successful vendor relationships in both UK and international markets.
• Monitor the purchase ledger function of the business and ensure payments are made in accordance with company procedures
• Contributed to the development of our new Microsoft Dynamic System which launched in March 2024.

Position – Purchasing & Payroll Manager

Dates – February 2008 – 2022

• Managed a team of Procurement and Purchase Ledger assistants.
• Maintained the ISO 9001 certification by completing annual audits and regularly reviewing and updating processes in line with companies’ strategy.
• Monitored and managed stock and inventory levels of around £4 million.
• Maintained optimal inventory levels and minimised stockouts.
• Built and maintained successful vendor relationships with over 20+ suppliers.
• Monitored all aspects of the Purchase Ledger role and ensured payments were made in accordance with company procedures.
• Managed £8 million in annual spend across direct and indirect procurement, identified cost savings in all areas of the business.
• Ensuring accurate and timely calculation of salaries, wages, taxes and other deductions.

Position – Purchasing, Purchase Ledger, and Payroll

Dates – 2002 – 2008

Previous Employer – Logistics

Position – Goods Inward Administrator

Dates – August 2001 – February 2002

• Booked all incoming deliveries into the internal database and liaised daily with the Warehouse team.
• Accurately recorded received goods note onto the inventory system.
• Identified and reported any discrepancies including any shortages and damages.
• Checked and processed documents relating to the import-export and transit of goods under custom supervision.

Previous Employer – Supermarket

Position – Administrator

Dates – December 1999 – July 2001

• Accurately counted and recorded daily cash takings from designated cash bags received from co-workers.
• Reconciled the cash received against internal records and resolved any discrepancies.
• Prepared and packaged counted cash in accordance with company protocols for collection.