Experience

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  Merseyside magistrates court

  Apr 2002 - May 2003

  Administrator (cash office)

  - Production of financial statistics used for reporting at local & national government level.- Handling of large cash values; dealing with highly confidential files; face-to-face client liaison.

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  Merseyside police

  Jun 2003 - Aug 2003

  Team member (criminal justice unit)

  - Post court file consolidation; dealt with highly sensitive criminal documents.- Off-site work at Police stations- gathering of evidence files.

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  Alder hey children's hospital

  Aug 2003 - Nov 2006

  Operational support coordinator & service administrator

  - Operational & office management of community based Psychology team (Building Bridges community project). - Statistical reporting in support of funding applications. - Full management of office relocation & all associated logistics planning. - Organization of & attendance at community events. - Management of patient files; creation & maintenance of business management systems.

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  Various

  Nov 2006 - Nov 2007

  Career break

  Travel to China, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji & USA; included office work placements, farm work & volunteer work to support & build a culturally traditional village in remote Fiji.

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  Ge power

  Nov 2007 - Jul 2023

  - Lead Buyer for Fossil Fleet 4 sourcing team at OTR & ITO phases, providing support & guidance to a team of external buyers; management of large project orders; purchasing support for global teams; UK nuclear site support. - Cost reduction: Negotiation of pricing & pay terms, ensuring most competitive pricing is achieved without sacrificing Quality or fulfilment needs; utilization of global company digital tools to achieve this. - Supplier Performance Management & selection, ensuring best price & quality: preparation of RFQ’s, offer evaluation, purchase order pricing, placement & acceptance; Supplier Promise date commitment, delivery confirmation & on time delivery targets of 95% to meet required need dates; management of payment issuance.- Cost reduction: Negotiation of pricing & pay terms, assuring most competitive pricing is achieved without sacrificing Quality or fulfilment needs; utilization of global company digital tools to achieve this. Monthly reporting of results to European management teams.- Advanced expediting, including working with engineering teams on alternate part selection to ensure business needs are met.- Strong working relationship & communication with cross functional teams, to assure business needs are fully understood and supplier strategy/supplier requirements are met; liaison with other sourcing units to ensure sourcing synergies.- Ownership of supplier performance & improvement from a Cost, Delivery and Quality perspective. - Provide flexible & responsive sourcing support, to meet stakeholder’s needs & specific emergent requirements. - Liaison with Supplier Quality teams (globally) to ensure use of qualified suppliers, supplier compliance to quality directives, whilst ensuring on-time delivery.- Ensure 100% compliance of team to GE company sourcing policies and procedures, and to ensure KPI targets are met through all of the above actions Show less - Responsibility for managing sourcing activities for assigned projects (Complex Scope) including ITO & OTR. - Complete purchasing activities & supplier selection in line with GE sourcing policies and procedures and in conjunction with Strategic Sourcing teams; parts purchase at best price & quality to required time scales. -Regular assessment of information to ensure correct supplier contracts & agreements are in place.- Working with respective Supplier Quality Engineers to ensure the use of qualified suppliers & to resolve any quality issues that may arise.- Regular contact with engineering on alternate part selection for critical parts.- Sourcing Fulfilment of blading parts, rotor forgings, valves, insulation, boiler assemblies, etc.- Sourcing representative on the proposal team to ensure compliant and competitive proposals.- Creation of monthly departmental statistics (Excel) for analysis of spend data & supplier performance, reporting of KPI's on live projects (savings, KPI's, target suppliers). Show less - Management of tender enquiries & direct procurement of engineered components (including large forged & machined fabrications, machined metallic components, hazardous materials, proprietary items & labour supply). - Negotiating prices, quantities & delivery schedules with suppliers; £150K+ savings & 98% OTD.- Strong working relationships with suppliers; open communication & visits to discuss RFQ’s, review capabilities & monitor order progress.- Support to line manager in completing department statistics.- Attendance at project review meetings. - Key involvement in development of component database for supplied items, creation of department training manuals & matrix’s. - Daily contact with Project Management, Engineering, Tender, Finance and Management teams. Show less

  • LEAD BUYER

    Sept 2018 - Jul 2023

  • PROJECT SOURCING LEADER

    May 2017 - Sept 2018

  • BUYER / VENDOR FACING COORDINATOR

    Mar 2012 - May 2017

  • JUNIOR BUYER / TRAVEL ADMINISTRATOR

    Nov 2007 - Mar 2012
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  Ge vernova

  Jul 2023 - now

  Sourcing leader- fleet 4