Cam Lynn

• Brought efficiencies to the purchase order processes
• Creatively resolved aged/dead stock value
• Streamlined cross-functional communications between departments such as Customer Service and the Logistics team
• Developed my own supplier rating system to categorically grade a supplier's performance
• Rationalise and reduce the number of SKUs
• Achieve cost savings of 1.5% of our annual spend
• Negotiate rebates, price increases and SLAs with strategic suppliers

• Raised purchase orders to maximise stock turnover and prevent stock-outs
• Tendered high-value specifications to support customer retention
• Achieved cost savings of approximately £60,000 in the first half of 2024
• Assisted the logistics and operations team with moving warehouses and consolidating stocks across three locations into one
• Coached, mentored and monitored the performance of a graduate buyer in lieu of a purchasing manager
• Built and managed supplier contact and maintained lasting relationships.
• Negotiated supplier rebates with strategic suppliers and their sales directors/managing directors
• Responsible for negotiating price increases and decreases in line with the PPI index and appropriate market movements

• Led supplier negotiations to improve cost prices, generating over £100,000 in cost savings for 2023
• Led enquiries for new business, supporting an external sales rep in the winning of up to £450,000 in new business.
• Analysed profit margins of new business and key accounts to optimise profitability where possible
• Contacted suppliers to resolve price, quality and delivery issues.
• Worked with an average direct spend of £2.5m year-to-date
• Visited customers to support business development with extensive market knowledge
• Compiled monthly detailed reports on the performance of the procurement department which include stock OTIF's, warehouse value, invoice queries, perpetual inventory and converted new business

• Trained and mentored new starters to maintain high-quality standards and excellent productivity levels
• Assessed and evaluated supplier performance to ensure a consistent level of service
• Followed market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers for negotiating favourable cost pricing
• Instigated and conducted supplier meetings to support operational objectives and maintain strategic relationships
• Established improved order patterns to improve the business' cash flow
• Tendered major products extensively to achieve significant cost savings and margin optimisation

•Sourcing, negotiating, purchasing and stock controlling bespoke items for two territories of key accounts
• Analysing re-order points of stock products
• Managing performance of a portfolio of suppliers
• Contribute to the stock management of a 3,000 pallet space warehouse
• Identifying and optimising areas of profit margin improvement
• Assisting warehouse team with goods reception administration and daily perpetual inventory