Katie Brown

Experience

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  Andrew Balding Training Stables (Kingsclere)

  Jan 2009 - Feb 2011

  Work rider
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  BrightHouse

  Feb 2011 - Mar 2016

  Spares and Admistration co-ordinator

  • Administration of Third Party Contractors • Coordination of the workload, administration and cross referencing of all company invoicing related to third party contractors. • Budget management ensuring operational costs maintained at agreed levels. • Extensive experience of excel spreadsheets and “Green Screen” Warehouse Management System. • Receipt of spare parts from manufacturers and liaison with Group Spares department to facilitate the prioritisation of customer repairs within the White Goods Engineering department. • Coordination of White Goods workflow • Dealing with customer complaints and service issues • Dealing with supplier non-conformance issues • Administrative support including collating reports and trend analysis of third party and in house Key Performance Indicators • Complete Management Information for daily and weekly senior management Operations Meetings. Show less

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  Trescal Group

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2018

  Accounts and Purchasing Administrator

  Accounts and Purchasing Administrator Authorising and processing all UK and Overseas invoices onto the company bespoke accounts system.• Dealing with UK and Overseas payment requests.• Liaising by email and telephone with suppliers and Site managers to ensure stock is ordered correctly and delivered in the timescale required.• Supporting the Credit Controller with invoicing out to customers.• Meeting invoicing deadlines on a monthly basis.• Answering and queries regarding invoices, statements, late payments, stock availability and orders.• Raising purchase orders to strict deadlines.• Consolidate overtime received from sites ensuring a detailed breakdown is supplied to payroll for processing.• Consolidate expenses received from sites to supply to payroll.• Processing payment runs for both UK and Overseas suppliers ensuring critical suppliers are prioritised at all times. Show less

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  Atg airports

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2021

  Purchasing

  Procuring materials for manufacturing & supply of Airport Taxiways, LED Runway Lighting, Airfield Controls Systems, and AGL Cabling.Day to day -Raising purchase orders from Sage ERP / MRP ensuring to keep delivery dates in line with lead times and build dates. Sourcing/buying electronics and mechanical components globally. Purchase to site requisitions ensuring lead times, pricing and terms are correct. Monitor and arrange Site Plant Hire. Arrange global shipments within a specified timeframe. Expediting Orders and liaising with Internal stakeholders. Arranging shipments to be picked loaded and despatched to suppliers or customers on a tight deadline ensuring all relevant colleagues are kept informed of movement of goods. Cost saving Initiatives in line with departmental objectives and company direction for both Indirect and Direct lines. Monitor on and off-site equipment calibration requirements. Recognise and apply cost reduction opportunities for existing product. Keep an extensive record of all PPE purchases and requirements. Monitor and amend minimum stock holdings for fast moving / long lead time items ensuring safety stock is in place with spend in mind at all times. Ensure drawing revisions and amendments are kept up to date on all parts forwarding them to suppliers as and when changes are made. Liaising with production and sales regarding overseas shipments being Air Freighted / Sea Shipment from America, China, and other countries to ensure delivery dates are adhered to in line with sales and production schedules. All general administration duties. Maintaining a close relationship with accounts and the supply chain manager for clarity of payments, shipments, invoicing queries. Raise GRN’s for onsite deliveries dealing with any queries with supplier non-conformance issues Forming and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and project managers to ensure good working relationships are maintained throughout the buying process. Show less

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  VolkerFitzpatrick Ltd

  Sept 2021 - now

  Office Manager