Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
A Senior Buyer and Procurement professional with 20 years experience who has led teams in the UK and Far East. Negotiated with suppliers to achieve the best prices across 2000 active sku's and re-engineered products over many categories, supplying to a number of major retailers throughout the UK and beyond with a sales value of over 30 million. Removed all plastic from single use packaging across all categories, which resulted in savings on over 100K.
o Buying Manager, setting clear strategy and KPIs o Office management, developing and implementing processes and procedures o Range review analysis management, analysed and evaluated sales data o Published market research data for internal teams and customer use, communicating with stakeholders, advising the impact of market change with potential solutions for improvements o Supply chain management, measuring supplier performance and compliance, Incl. improved supplier payment terms o Far East and UK buying and negotiation experience o Managing Far East office staff, based in Hong Kong & Ningbo, China o Worked collaboratively, negotiated and engaged with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the purchasing and distribution strategy o Presented costings, savings and development to all levels of the business o Maintaining legal, technical and compliance records o Floor stock responsibility / Merchandiser management o Managed suppliers and developed their contract terms and conditions (Incl. claims / rebates) o Streamlined clearance reports, implemented responsibility and promotional plans o Contributed to overall business strategy and annual budget process incl. board level financial presentations o Gained strong customer relationships o Critical path creation and management o Project management o Transformed ranges to be sustainable and monitored supplier environmental performance o Reviewed all customer opportunities o Audited existing and new suppliers / factories