Leicester, United Kingdom
Buyer at Caterpillar (UK) Ltd
Machinery
Education
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply 2008 — 2011
MCIPS, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management, MCIPS
Greenbank Catering College 1989 — 1991
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager, City & Guilds 706/ 1 & 2
Kingsway High School 1984 — 1989
English; Maths, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, HomeEc, Sports Studies, GCSE - English, Maths, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Sports Science
Experience
Caterpillar (UK) June 2012 - Present
Caterpillar (UK) Ltd July 2007 - June 2012
DeltaRail April 2006 - June 2007
National College for School Leadership September 2005 - March 2006
Bombardier Transportation October 2004 - July 2005
The Tile Warehouse November 2003 - September 2004
PC Service Call April 2003 - November 2003
Élan Drug Delivery Ltd June 1997 - April 2003
Skills
Negotiation, Manufacturing, Cross-functional Team..., Project Management, Operations Management, Procurement Contracts, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Global Sourcing, Materials Management, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Forecasting, Facilities Management, MRP, Supply Chain Management, Sourcing, Logistics, Spend Analysis, Logistics Management, Product Development, Engineering, Six Sigma, Purchasing, Supply Management, Kaizen, Software Procurement, Continuous Improvement, Management, Lean Manufacturing, Purchase Management, Process Improvement, Supplier Sourcing, Value Stream Mapping, Contractual Agreements, Automotive, DMAIC, Supplier Performance, Outsourcing, eSourcing, Low Cost Country..., Supplier Quality, IT Procurement, Cost Management, Supplier Negotiation, Supplier Development, E-procurement, Procurement, Budgets, Supplier Evaluation