Chris McCarthy

Cabin Category Manager at Virgin Atlantic Airways

Sutton, England, United Kingdom

About

• Highly motivated professional Manager with a proven career record of successful team management both in operations and support functions. • Applies dynamic and successful approach to problem solving • Excellent team leading and motivation skills • Expert communicator at all levels. • Recent career centred on the achievement of annual cost reductions from key Indirect suppliers to the business including; transactional mailing, staff uniform, IT hardware and consumables, forklift truck leasing and fuel for company vehicles. Specialties: Indirect Procurement covering a wide range of categories including Marketing, Print, Fleet and Fuel, IT hardware and consumables, Utilities, Waste management etc.

Experience

  • Cabin Category Manager at Virgin Atlantic Airways
    Oct 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 9 mos

    Managing a team of buyers who look after the Cabin equipment suppliers

  • Associate at Performance Consulting Ltd
    Feb 2009 - Sep 2009 · 8 mos

    Working as a Purchasing consultant at Virgin Atlantic

  • HSS Hire Service Group Ltd (8 yrs)
    • Purchasing Manager
      Aug 2005 - Dec 2008 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Looking after all the Indirect categories of Purchasing including Fleet, Utilities, Marketing, HR services, Print etc.

    • International Buyer
      Jan 2001 - Jul 2005 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Setting up and running the Purchasing Department for our US business.