Procurement Specialist Resume Sample

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Don Maxim

Procurement Specialist

Sourcing smarter, spending better, supplying reliably

+44 121 555 0634
linkedin.com/in/don-maxim-procurement

Procurement specialist with nine years sourcing goods and services and managing suppliers for a manufacturing business in Birmingham. Runs sourcing and category work — finding and negotiating with suppliers, managing contracts and spend, and securing the right balance of cost, quality and reliability. Delivered a sourcing and negotiation programme that cut procurement spend while improving supplier performance. Manages tenders, supplier evaluation and contracts, analyses spend and identifies savings, and works with stakeholders to meet their needs while controlling cost. Strong on the negotiation, the analysis and the supplier relationships procurement runs on. Commercially sharp and rigorous about value and risk. Looking for a procurement-specialist, buyer or category role with a business that takes its supply chain and spend seriously.

LocationBirmingham, UK
NationalityBritish
GenderMale
Notice Period1 month
Date of Birth1991-10-08
Work Experience
(April 2016 to Present)10 years & 3 months

Midlands Manufacturing Ltd - Birmingham, UK

Procurement Specialist

Run the sourcing and category work, finding and negotiating with suppliers right across the spend.
Delivered a sourcing and negotiation programme that cut the spend while improving overall supplier performance markedly.
Manage all the tenders, the supplier evaluation and the contracts across both goods and services.
Analyse all the spend and identify the savings while balancing cost, quality and reliability carefully.
Manage all the supplier relationships and their performance to keep the supply genuinely dependable throughout.
Work with all the stakeholders to meet their needs while controlling the cost and risk.
(August 2014 to March 2016)1 year & 8 months

Birmingham Supply Group - Birmingham, UK

Buyer / Procurement Officer

Sourced the suppliers and processed all the purchasing across the various categories.
Supported the tenders, the negotiations and supplier management across the categories.
Learned the sourcing, the contracts and the spend analysis on the job.
Gained the CIPS diploma and then moved into a procurement-specialist role.
(June 2012 to July 2014)2 years & 2 months

Birmingham Supply Group - Birmingham, UK

Purchasing Assistant

Raised the purchase orders and chased the deliveries for a manufacturing business.
Compared the supplier quotes and kept all of the purchasing records accurate.
Learned the procurement, the ERP and the supplier basics on the job.
Then earned the move up into a full buyer role from there.
Education
(September 2011 to June 2014)2 years & 10 months

Birmingham City University

BA (Hons) Business & Supply Chain - Supply Chain Management

Degree in business and supply chain covering procurement, logistics and operations, with a placement. The placement led into procurement. Built the commercial foundation the role needs.
(January 2016 to June 2017)1 year & 6 months

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

CIPS Diploma in Procurement & Supply - Procurement

CIPS diploma in procurement and supply covering sourcing, negotiation and contracts. It is a benchmark procurement credential. Applied directly to sourcing, tendering and supplier management.
Highlights

Cut spend, better suppliers

Delivered a sourcing and negotiation programme that cut procurement spend while improving supplier performance. Saving money and raising quality at once is the real art of procurement.

Value, not just price

Balances cost, quality, reliability and risk rather than simply chasing the lowest price. The cheapest supplier is rarely the best value over the life of a contract.
Key Initiatives

Supplier Consolidation

Procurement Specialist (January 2019 to September 2019)

Consolidated a fragmented supplier base down to fewer, stronger partners, cutting maverick spend and getting better pricing and service through larger, committed volumes.

E-Procurement Rollout

Procurement Specialist (February 2020 to July 2020)

Rolled out an e-procurement and purchase-order system, giving the business clear spend visibility and approvals and cutting the off-contract buying that wasted money.
Languages

English (UK)

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

German

Limited Working Proficiency
Certifications

CIPS Diploma in Procurement & Supply

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (June 2017 to Present)

CIPS diploma in procurement and supply covering sourcing, negotiation and contracts. It is a benchmark procurement credential. Applied directly to sourcing, tendering and supplier management.

Negotiation & Contract Management

CIPS (April 2019 to Present)

Certification in negotiation and contract management for procurement. It supports the tendering, supplier negotiation and contract work that delivers savings without losing quality.
Personal Skills
  • Negotiation
  • Commercial Awareness
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Communication
  • Integrity
Technical Skills
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Supplier Negotiation
  • Category Management
  • Contract Management
  • Tendering
  • Spend Analysis
  • Supplier Management
  • Cost Reduction
  • Risk Management
  • Stakeholder Management
Activities & Interests

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