Train manufacture, overhaul, refurbishment & repair
+1000 employees / turnover c. £80 million

Jan 2006 – 19 Dec 2008 Procurement Bids Co-ordinator (Services)
• Reporting to Bids Manager
• Part of a team of 3
Selected from the Procurement Team to enhance Bid accuracy and competitiveness.

Working as part of a cross-functional team:
with Sales & Marketing to ensure correct interpretation of Customer Tender, Specifications, T’s&C’s are understood and backed off to the Supply Base.

with Engineers to ensure Bill of Material accuracy to meet the customer’s tender.

with Procurement staff to ensure the timely submission of the most cost effective material element of bids for maintenance or refurbishment of rail vehicles.
Also lead a CFT responsible for the completion of +30,000 spares price database to increase market share in the Aftersales Spares business.
Since 2004, I have been the elected ‘Employee Representative’ in a non-unionised office of c.70 to 100 staff. Helping to minimise the effect of 4 downsizing exercises, negotiating with and on behalf of members of staff put at risk of redundancy.

Oct 2004- Dec 2005 Materials Manager (Electronics)
• Reporting to Purchasing Manager
• Working in a team of 4
Responsible for ensuring contractual compliance, by Main Equipment Suppliers, to Aftermarket Terms & Conditions where negotiated for New Trains.
Negotiating agreements with other non-contracted suppliers of electronic components.
Jun 1999- Oct 2004 Materials Manager (Tenders & Pricing)
• Reporting to Purchasing Manager
• Management of a team of 3 including staff training and development
Costing and co-ordinating tenders for refurbishment of trains and long term supply of spare
components into the Railway industry.

May 1997- Jun 1999 Materials Manager (Aftersales Contracts)
• Reporting to Materials Director
Responsible for joint negotiations with New Build Buyers to ensure agreement of best possible terms with Main Equipment Suppliers for the Maintenance and Aftermarket

UK division of an American Corporation, design and manufacture of Automotive Wring Systems, across a multi-site production facility, serving the European Automotive Industry
1600 employees / turnover c. £60 million.

Aug 1995- April 1997 Advance Purchasing Manager / European Commodity Manager
• Management of a team of 3 including staff training and development
• Reporting to the UK Managing Director / European Purchasing Director
Implementing strategy of moving from Local Purchase to Advance Purchasing Management, with Lead Unit Project Centres for new product design.
Strategic development of component sourcing, for UTA Europe, concerning Tapes and Heatshrink Products. Co-ordinating selective European Commodity Management for the company.
Developing new systems and procedures to ensure smooth implementation of the above together and establishing a European Purchasing Database.

Apr 1989 - Aug 1995 Operational Purchasing Manager
• Management of a team of 3 including staff training and development
• Reporting to the Materials Director, later the Finance and Purchasing Director
Effective sourcing of all Raw Material Components, for production, for the UK operation valued at c. £20-23 million.
Competitive purchase of all indirect and consumable materials valued at c. £3-5 million.
Recruitment and development of Purchasing staff to facilitate the growing production demand, and ensure, through teamwork, excellent communication with other disciplines in the business.

Jul 1987- Apr 1989 Senior Buyer (Production Materials)
• Reporting to Purchasing Manager
Competitive sourcing of major production material with a cost total of c. £8-10 million.
Management of Raw Materials Department, ensuring the sourcing and scheduling / expediting of production materials to Just-In-Time principles.