Gregg Oliver
Garvagh,United Kingdom
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in negotiation and communication, supplier relationship management, and global sourcing. Demonstrates proficiency in Excel and supply chain analytics to develop effective purchasing strategies and cost-reduction initiatives. Skilled in vendor negotiation, risk assessment techniques, and performance monitoring to enhance supply chain collaboration. Career goal includes leveraging skills to drive strategic sourcing initiatives and optimise supply chain efficiency.
Proactive and driven professional with excellent analytical skills and knack for strategic thinking. Demonstrates strong negotiation abilities and deep understanding of supply chain management, coupled with exceptional communication and problem-solving skills. Aims to leverage these strengths to drive cost savings and optimise procurement processes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work history
Commodity Manager
Elevate Aircraft Seating
California, United States of America
2024.04 - 2026.02
- Commercial accountability for all metal work, outside processing and bought out assemblies.
- Lead Projects to reduce cost whilst increasing efficiencies from the supply chain.
- Analyzed market trends, enabling proactive response to price fluctuations.
- Developed strategic procurement plans, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
- Spearheaded contract negotiation to obtain favourable terms for quality, cost and delivery requirements.
- Directed contract negotiations resulting in significant savings and favourable payment terms.
- Ensured continuity of supply by establishing risk mitigation strategies.
- Mitigated supply chain risks with thorough vendor assessment and selection procedures.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams for increased organisational effectiveness.
- Managed global supply chain, achieving better cost management.
- Introduced operational and administrative procedures to uphold integrity of current processes.
- Encouraged open communication, fostering a positive work culture.
Senior Procurement Specialist
Adient Aerospace
California
2023.06 - 2024.04
- Procurement representative for UK Engineered projects (4 major projects being launched to world wide customers)
- Collectively working with Programs and Engineering on upcoming milestones and feeding back to the US team for action
- Shortage management of other projects
- Supplier management for Open Order reports and SOTD for European suppliers
Commodity Specialist
CDE Group
Monkstown
2022.07 - 2023.06
- Commodity Specialist over fabrications and raw materials for CDE Group
- Responsible for Raw Material negotiations as part of a group material deal
- Responsible for Fabrications spend across the category and ultimately responsible for the category strategy going forward
- Escalation point for scheduling buyers and under performing suppliers
- Day to day sourcing of fabrications through project release
Procurement Specialist Steel Fabrications and Castings
Sandvik AB
Ballygawley
2021.07 - 2022.07
- Project management of key projects affecting the steel fabrications supply chain- these included cost avoidance, dual sourcing of components, new supplier on boarding and low-cost country sourcing
- Overall responsibility of commercial aspects of the commodity and escalation point for operative purchasing to resolve issues
- Costing of NPI projects for category
- Process mapping for current processes and new processes to increase efficiency
Non-Inventory Buyer
Oakwood Door Designs Ltd T/A Uform
Toomebridge
2020.11 - 2021.07
- Non-Inventory supply base of 350 plus supplies
- Introducing of web-based purchase requisition system which provides control of spend within non inventory and sign off from HOD and director level
- Previously spend was not approved and purchase order books were used across the company
- Strategic documents across commodities of the non-inventory supply chain, (PDCA creation and 4 box communication to HOD and Director level)
- Day to day management of suppliers (Non-Inventory and Inventory)
- New supplier approval documentation – Introduction of new cardboard supplier
- Contracts central database creation and log
- Utilities suppliers (oil and electricity)
- Movement to a new oil supplier saving 6% average on last years spend, electricity contract renewed but experience around the cost of past throughs
- Running of department metrics (Overdue Acknowledgements, Shortages, Overdue to requirement date and forecasts based on average weekly usage)
- Movement of packaging onto the above forecast, (8 suppliers spend of £450k) to sage control with warehouse locations
- In line with strategy document next step to look at cost reductions and consolidation of supply base
- Cost Tracker – for all known non inventory spend
Commodity Specialist of Metallic Components
Thompson Aero Seating
Portadown
2020.01 - 2020.11
- Machined Components & Sheetmetal
- Supplier rationalisation from the work already completed during 2019
- Supplier categorisation of Maintain, Grow, Decline/Exit and New Entries which includes Lower Cost Sourcing
- Raw Material
- Conducting market research within the raw material procurement of aluminium grades so as to fix the price for 6 months
- Three suppliers under this category with only 1 proceeding to contract negotiations based on service level and kilo rate
- Machined suppliers above are being allowed to buy off the back of the contract under a directive buy
Senior Buyer on Strategic Procurement of Machined Components, Raw Material and Treatments
Thompson Aero Seating
Portadown
2019.04 - 2020.01
- Machined Components
- Supplier rationalisation of 72 suppliers using Quality, Cost, Delivery, Management and Technology
- Supplier categorisation of Maintain, Grow, Decline/Exit and New Entries
- Resourcing of Decline/Exit Suppliers (45 suppliers) currently with 28% saving over the original price
- Contract negotiations on 3 year deal with these suppliers (No contracts every in place with them before)
- Raw Material
- Conducting market research within the raw material procurement of aluminium grades so as to fix the price for 6 months
- Three suppliers under this category with only 1 proceeding to contract negotiations based on service level and kilo rate
- Machined suppliers above are being allowed to buy off the back of the contract under a directive buy
- Treatments
- Reduction of 3 suppliers to 1 main supplier for 90% off treatments
- Contract currently being discussed with heads of terms
- All pricing to be fixed to allow machining supply base to purchase off the back of it
- Miscellaneous
- New Product Introduction – attending weekly and daily meeting on release and development of new programs to ensure supply chain whether raw material, machining or treatments have the necessary technology going forward
- Metrics for the business for On Time Delivery in Full along with Inventory reporting to senior management
Senior Buyer for Aluminum Raw Material and Machined Components
Thompson Aero Seating
Portadown
2017.06 - 2019.01
- Managing a team of 8; consisting of buyers and purchasing admins for aluminium raw material, machined components, seatbelt, cut and sew and Return to Vendor Process, which was split between sourcing and operational buyers
- (£40 million spend with 90 suppliers split across the various commodities under my control)
- Overseeing the sourcing of all new machining requirements for test and throughout the life of the program using 72 machining suppliers due to the program needs of the business at that time and liaising with internal manufacturing to offload any capacity restraints
- Attending daily production meetings to advise for the commodity on delivery dates and then advising operational buyers if they don’t support load date at production
- Providing escalation point for Buyers if a supplier is failing to deliver
Buyer for Various Components
Thompson Aero Seating
Portadown
2016.04 - 2017.06
- Day to Day management of 13 to 52 suppliers of various categories mostly was machined details supply base
- (Spend of £3.5mill)
- Tendering new product of machining and Sheetmetal to supply base
- Placing orders where appropriate using MRP requirements
- Chasing shortages through treatments and from suppliers to keep up with production
- Attending Material Review Board for quality defects and signing off disposition with the help of quality and engineering
- Processing and chasing of Return to Vendor parts that were failed for various quality reasons
Sourcing Agent/Senior Buyer within Fabricated Machined Parts
Manpower UK working with Bombardier
Belfast
2015.11 - 2016.04
- Dealing with 10 suppliers on a day to day basis on pricing and contractual issues
- Contacting suppliers for Quotes using exact drawings for up issued parts and new parts
- Ensure with New Parts/Modified parts are on site in time for production switch over
- Negotiating pricing and lead‐times with suppliers of machined parts
- Negotiating contract terms and conditions
- Raising first article orders for new modified parts
- Reacting to shortages and attending daily meetings for department key performance indicators
- Working with Raw Material for consigned material delivery
- Communicating with suppliers to reduce costs across various programs
- Reacting to quality raised problems with suppliers
- Working with Procurement Methods to ensure the best price is selected from the supplier for nesting and material utilisation
- Organising transport for expedited delivery
Purchasing Officer/Buyer
Glen Dimplex Creda Group
Newry
2015.03 - 2015.11
- Dealing with around 20 to 30 suppliers on a day to day basis
- Placing purchase orders for components and tooling for suppliers
- Organising freight deliveries from FOB warehouse to site either by sea freight or airfreight
- Calling off components kept from supplier sites
- Expediting orders from suppliers depending on demand based on MRP
- Finding new suppliers for components and negotiating payment terms and costs
- Communicating with suppliers on quality issues
- Returning rejected stock to them for rework or replacement
- Raising deviations to alternative stock
- Ordering in new components for new products
- Reducing lead‐times with suppliers
- Working with Direct Line Feed supplier to ensure Kanban is at correct levels
- Attending daily production meetings
- Checking stock on a weekly basis to ensure main runners are topped up
- Compiling Supplier Delivery Performance on quarterly basis
- Using AS400 system for all ordering and pricing details
- Current spend stands at £326,000 per month
- Cost Reduction projects on hand at present (one saving £8000 per annum, and another saving £32,000)
General Assistant
S.M. Oliver & Sons
Coleraine
2008.09 - 2015.03
- Communicating with Suppliers, Customers and Employees
- Bills for customers and applications for payments
- Invoices filed, recorded and set against job files
- Organising Delivery of materials to site when required
- Tenders for jobs which included the buying of materials at certain prices
Placement Student within Supply Chain
Caterpillar NI Limited formally FG Wilson
2011.06 - 2012.08
- Supplier Portfolio (Maximum of 78 at one stage), with inventory holding of £1.8mill plus)
- Organising orders and reports to the supplier on a daily basis, based on demands of production
- Dealing with shortages from production and expediting materials from suppliers
- Liaising with departments within the company regarding any problems with materials
- Supplier Delivery Performance with weekly evaluations inventory control
- Invoice Grief Resolving from accounts with suppliers
- Organising transport for materials from certain manufacturers
- Departments Key Performance Indicator metrics and continuous improvement cards
- Scope list and material masters updating on a daily basis with hyperlinks
- Projects which included Engineering Change Notifications for Material Planning, Electronic Data Interchange, Stock Adjustments from manufacturing and the bearing on transport costs for the company
Education
Masters of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Studies
University of Ulster
JordanstownFoundation Degree in Science - Physical Principles, Professional Engineering, Case Studies, Engineering Skills
University of Ulster
JordanstownA levels - Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry
Coleraine Academical Institution
Skills
- Negotiation and communication
- Efficient communication
- Coordination
- Supplier relationship management
- Global sourcing expertise
- Performance monitoring
- Excel proficiency
- Supply chain collaboration
- Supply chain analytics
- Purchasing strategy development
- Cost-reduction strategies
- Vendor negotiation
- Risk assessment techniques
References
- Mr Chris Irvine, Procurement Manager, Uform, Creagh Ind. Estate, Toomebridge, Co. Antrim, BT41 3UF, 028 7965 1636
- Mrs Aany Sustarsic, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Adient Aerospace, Huntington Beach, USA
Timeline
Commodity Manager
Elevate Aircraft Seating
2024.04 - 2026.02
Senior Procurement Specialist
Adient Aerospace
2023.06 - 2024.04
Commodity Specialist
CDE Group
2022.07 - 2023.06
Procurement Specialist Steel Fabrications and Castings
Sandvik AB
2021.07 - 2022.07
Non-Inventory Buyer
Oakwood Door Designs Ltd T/A Uform
2020.11 - 2021.07
Commodity Specialist of Metallic Components
Thompson Aero Seating
2020.01 - 2020.11
Senior Buyer on Strategic Procurement of Machined Components, Raw Material and Treatments
Thompson Aero Seating
2019.04 - 2020.01
Senior Buyer for Aluminum Raw Material and Machined Components
Thompson Aero Seating
2017.06 - 2019.01
Buyer for Various Components
Thompson Aero Seating
2016.04 - 2017.06
Sourcing Agent/Senior Buyer within Fabricated Machined Parts
Manpower UK working with Bombardier
2015.11 - 2016.04
Purchasing Officer/Buyer
Glen Dimplex Creda Group
2015.03 - 2015.11
Placement Student within Supply Chain
Caterpillar NI Limited formally FG Wilson
2011.06 - 2012.08
General Assistant
S.M. Oliver & Sons
2008.09 - 2015.03
A levels - Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry
Coleraine Academical Institution
Masters of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Studies
University of Ulster
Foundation Degree in Science - Physical Principles, Professional Engineering, Case Studies, Engineering Skills
University of Ulster