Daniel Marsh

• Ensured compliance with budget constraints during purchasing decisions, optimising financial resource utilisation.
• Developed comprehensive understanding of market trends to enhance sourcing efficacy.
• Accurately analysed purchase requisitions, maintaining adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Reduced supply chain risks through thorough vendor evaluation and selection processes.
• Contributed to robust purchasing strategy aligned with organisational goals and objectives.
• Negotiated contracts effectively, securing favourable terms for the business.
• Cultivated strong vendor relationships, ensuring high-quality goods at competitive prices.

Working within the plastics purchasing department, supporting the Purchasing Manager in the procurement of plastic regrind, plastic scrap and masterbatch/additive materials, with the responsability for managing the purchase of over £16 million worth of raw material/feedstock annually whilst overseeing the day to day operations of the department.

Demonstration strong negotiation skills in a supply market where suppliers often have strong negotiation power. Successfully negotiated competitive commercial terms by identifying alternatives and dual sourcing options where possible, minimising supply chain risk and ensuring cost control.

Applied strong problem solving and adaptability skills to meet fluctuating customer and production demands. Manage changes to order quantites and delivery schedules in line with sales forecasts, whilst maintaining optimal stock levels whilst minimising excess inventory.

Built and maintained effective working relationships with internal departments to ensure customer & production requirements were met.

• This role is managing the non-plastic purchasing side of the business (anything non-plastic related). The key aspects of this job are being the main contact for engineering requirements (machine breakdowns/parts), responsible for stock management of stores and making sure parts are ordered in time to keep production going. The role also requires being the line manager to the purchasing assistant and man manage that person to achieve the department (company) goals & projects. Due to the pandemic, keeping stocking levels correct and making sure the company does not get affected by it has been a key skill that’s been required over the 2 years that has been learned and achieved. Running the non-plastic purchasing & stores side of the business for 6 months over the early parts of the pandemic meant flexibility, commitment and hard work was critical to make sure the department achieved. With this role CIPS Level 4 has been undertaken for further development.

• This role is working within the plastic purchasing side of the business. This role entailed working alongside the purchasing manager to purchase plastic regrind, plastic scrap & masterbatch. Negotiation skills were required, as in this part of purchasing the suppliers usually try to dictate the price due to the limited market, so to get the best price strong negotiation skills were required & developed that resulted in an existing supplier that was only used once every couple of months for 1 type of material to now being one of the company’s key suppliers of PP. Also, due to machine changes problem solving and adaptability is required as you may need to get material ordered/delivered earlier or later than expected due date, depending on sales forecast/requirements whilst keeping stocking levels to a minimum. This role also required working and having a good relationship with various departments within the business (Lab, Extrusion & Logistics) to make sure sales requirements are met. Further good relationship were required with material handling/lab to make sure constant understanding of material is maintained whilst understanding how the material is behaving and if quality of the product is slipping so this can be quickly resolved with the supplier for future orders.

• This role is working in the non-plastic purchasing side of the business. A key role to the job is working alongside the engineering department to provide/supply engineering with the required machine parts to keep production going. The role also entails purchasing all non-plastic requirements within the business (canteen, machine parts, packaging etc). This role also includes being able to use Microsoft Office & Outlook.