Paul Josen

Head of Procurement

Walsall, England, United Kingdom

About

I am an accomplished manager who is proactive and experienced in goal setting, driving and meeting business objectives. I have extensive experience of business development and account management with the ability to communicate at different levels across organisations. I am capable of building effective relationships and feel passionately about people management. I have excellent influencing skills and have experience in motivating and managing teams

Experience

  • Head of Procurement at Corrugated Box Supplies Limited T/A CBS Packaging
    Sep 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 11 mos

  • Owner at Quick Stitch

  • Operations Manager at Washington Inventory Service Ltd
    Mar 2012 - Nov 2015 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Responsible for European account management for retailers such as Ralph Lauren; Debenhams; Signet; Inditex Group and Euro Car Parts etc. The operations were based in the U.K, Holland, France, Germany and Belgium. Logistics, equipment management, fleet management, recruitment. Staff Development and retention comprising of over 100 employees and 25 managers. Development plans instigated for new managers onboarded onto team. Job scheduling, staff schedules. Progress Meetings with Head auditors to enhance consistency and customer service. Achieved sustainable growth of European account by 60%.