PROCUREMENT EXPERIENCE
NHS University Hospital of South Manchester Present
Material Management Assistant 2014
Core Contributions:
• A wide and multi-functional role with overall responsibility for the implementation and maintenance of a materials management service to pre-determined departments and wards across this busy hospital
• Working proactively and cross-functionally with the finance, procurement and NHS supply chain functions to maximise the organisation objective
• Prepare the site advising on storage requirements and design of the storage area
• Manage all aspects of materials flow and maintain control and accuracy over all goods inventories, including all transactions, procurement, planning, scheduling, cost, warehouse, receiving, and shipping
• Actively promoting Standardisation and Supplier Rationalisation across the Trust
• Reducing the level of low value orders by utilising alternative purchasing arrangements as appropriate to ensure that customer orders are fulfilled on time and within budget
• Performing detailed and complex analysis of customer demand including liaising effectively, indentifing and agreeing a portfolio of products and stock levels with the customer
• Monitor usage and activity patterns, recording savings to contribute to the supplies department CIP savings targets and implement service improvements
• Daily ordering activity on behalf of a number of designated departments in line with agreed protocols
• Establish and implement methods and best practices relating to the systems and process that support inventory forecasting, purchasing, and material control
• Placement of timely and accurate orders to maintain agreed stock levels; receive, check and put away all deliveries, deal with all emergency needs outside the normal cycle and all discrepancies
• Develop and execute a sourcing strategy to meet the company’s business growth and sourcing requirements
• Implement and manage, in conjunction with Finance, an inventory control system, capable of identifying discrepancies in inventory counts and taking corrective action to guard against inconsistencies
• Work within financial constraints; prepare the materials budget, schedule expenditures, analyze variances and initiate corrective actions
• Preparation of various reports to the senior management team including spend profiles and regular reporting of spend/saving activity for the Supplies Strategy Group
• Undertake regular reviews with the customer and maintain accurate administration records and filing systems
Fregate Island Private Reserve, Seychelles 2007
Assistant Procurement manager 2006
Core Contributions & Achievements:
• Successfully researched, proposed and developed an inventory coding system, which was approved and implemented, reducing delays significantly
• Gained key exposure across a variety of procurement functions including; sourcing, costing and purchasing, recording and receiving of goods, audit and finance
• Diligently researched and obtained tenders/quotes where necessary
• Ensured all documentation was completed in accordance with company policy and governance requirements
• Managed the authorised internet orders system and produced key procurement information for use by suppliers and for bids and tenders
• Expedited requirements and ensured delivery to site was complete and on time
• Collation of data for reports and maintained supplier records and approved database maintenance
• Managed the quotation process and sourced new/approved suppliers
Microloan Kenya Ltd 2006
Procurement Assistant 2004
Core Contributions & Achievements:
• Successfully worked for a Microloan provider, looking at ways to improve supply networks
• Fully supported the Procurement Manager and oversaw the arrival of shipments
• Inventory Management: Stock optimisation, perpetual inventory counting
• Purchased products and services to specified requirements and carried out tendering, contracting and formal procurement exercises
• Contributed to the achievement of targets in a challenging environment through the effective delivery of cost and efficiency savings
• Managed the contracting process including the formal and informal monitoring of contracts to ensure the benefits of the contract were being achieved
• Assisted the Head of Procurement in reviewing, developing and implementing procurement policies and practice
Kenya Airways 2002
Assistant Stock Controller 2001
Core Achievements:
• Successfully completing a 6 month placement planning delivery timetables under supervision
• Monitored stock levels using computer databases and tracked the movement of goods through depots
• Oversaw the ordering and packaging process ready for dispatch
• Responsible for the monthly stock take and the preparation of weekly, monthly and yearly reports on stock
• Monitored, reported and updated the maximum and minimum stock levels held in the Central Store basic inventory program ensuring that a consistent and cost effective approach to stockholding was achieved
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Health Care Organisations: Support Worker 2008-2014
• Working for a large health care provider to fund university study
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
BSc (Hons) in Logistics and Supply Chain Management [2.1]: University of Huddersfield 2014
Core Modules Studied:
• Commercial Management | Introduction to Air Transport | Transport Issues and Challenges | Marketing and Logistics Management | Economics and Business statistics | Buying and Merchandising | Managerial and Enterprise Skills | Logistics Management | Freight Transport Management | European Business and Global Markets | Logistics Planning Techniques and Applications
Certificate in Short Sea Shipping: Port de Barcelona 2012
Course Content:
• Motorways of the Sea (MOS) in Europe | Intermodal Logistics | Environmental Policy of the European Union on Transport | Ports and Shipping Lines Services | Cost analysis. SSS viability
Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management: Kabete Technical Training Institute, Kenya 2002
