Michéle Beck

2 Westminster Drive

Dunsville

Doncaster DN7 4QD

Telephone: 07867476155

Email:

Profile:

I am a degree-educated dynamic professional with over seven years of experience in procurement, gained in both the automotive and manufacturing industries on a global scale. I am self-motivated individual,who consistently delivers in high pressured environmentswhere I successfully aim to continuously improve company and personal objectives.

I am strong negotiator of complex, high profile contractsdelivering cost savings and the management of risk along with performance based metrics in line with company demands whilst maintaining quality of supply and service.

I thrive in a team environment and I have the ability to execute end to end procurement on both a tactical and strategic level.

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Professional Highlights:

Automotive Industry – Leopold Kostal

Position: Project Buyer – Injection plastic moulding; paint & chroming; laser etching; tampo-printing and electrical (PCBA) for clients such as Diamler, Volvo, JLR, VW

Scope: UK, European, Global

Key Accountabilities:

  • Proactive Purchasing Lead in project teams for new product development for Daimler, Volvo and VW managing design procurement through to production and liaising with sales to ensure revenue targets are met.
  • Stakeholder management of the Strategic Buyers and Quality Engineering team throughthe supplier selection and assignment for new products.
  • Management and maintenance of the SAP system to ensure the placing of orders/schedules is completed in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Contract implementation and negotiation, aligning with the Kostal procurement strategy,
  • Benchmarking and Management of Rfis, RfQs and RfPs
  • Post contract Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).

Achievements:

  • Delivery of year on year P&L savings in-line with the company targets
  • Identification and implementation of a tier 1 Chrome supplier through RfP selection and negotiation, now currently supplying across the Kostal Group Globally.
  • Process creation and execution delivery of the IXOS (SAP Platform) for PPAP documentation, leading to simplification and efficiency gains resulting in 85% of parts being PPAP approved at R&R project phase.
  • Implementation and management of the internal TADsystem. Managing the tools across suppliers and internal subsidiaries. This system has been imperative in asset identification. It has also helped Kostal to be able to tag the customer tooling and easily be able to find essential tooling information in our SAP system.
  • Regularly achieving a 10-20% sustainable budget reduction against the cost submitted to the customer across all projects.
  • Implementing and managing the APQP process

Manufacturing Industry – Tata Steel Group

Position: Sourcing Assistant – Raw Materials; Iron ore, Coal, Scrap Metal, Alloys & Specialist Minerals

Scope: UK, European

Key Accountabilities:

  • Management and administration of Procurement activities within SAP.
  • Expediting raw material sourcing
  • Management of Raw Material consumption and delivery
  • Manage complex P2P process for Alloys.
  • Support Lead Buyers on P2P process for Refractories, Gas Oil, Minerals and Scrap.
  • Leading and supporting contract negotiations.
  • Contract creation and implementation.
  • Management of Contract Compliance and ‘one off’ orders
  • Vendor Management within SAP.
  • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).
  • End user engagement and collaboration in optimising raw materials provision.
  • Weekly SAP reporting to senior management against Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).

Achievements:

  • UK & European SAP system implementation, including the transition and integration of the old PISCES ordering platform.
  • Creation and delivery of Workflow training package for stakeholders.
  • Appointed Continuous Improvement (CI) - Project Facilitator for East UK Procurement.
  • Workflow Project Lead for East UK Procurement

Pharmaceutical Industry - The Medical House

Position: Quality Release Assistant and Document Controller

Area of accountability: Dual role monitoring employee’s proposals and paper work prior to release through the authorisation process; inspecting apparatus to ensure suitable and safe for dispatch.

Responsibilities

  • General administration and clerical work, supporting the Senior Management Team on a daily basis.
  • Compliance monitoring of internal computer systems.
  • Quality Control - Inspecting medical apparatus for defects.
  • Inspecting and editing internal documentation

BASH Volunteer job placement 3 months June 2009 – Sept 2010

My experience consisted of gaining their trust and agreeing to let you help them. Finding out about their situation and meeting their needs, giving face-to-face advice about health protection talking about their options for support, finding and agreeing the best services to help them. An example could be, a harm reduction programme, counsellor or GP contacts. Helping them access other services such as housing or benefits. Support and advice going to appointments and going with them if necessary. Providing help with forms, working with their families to give wider, practical and emotional support.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office packages (Strong Excel, Word, Powerpoint), Super User of SAP Platform, PICES, e-Sourcing tools.

Assisting with writing reports and recording information about them so that other professionals can help.

Employment History

Project BuyerLeopold KostalAugust 2011 – Present

Sourcing AssistantTata Steel GroupJune 2010 – August 2011

Quality Release Assistant & The Medical HouseSeptember 2009 – April 2010

Document Controller

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree Sociology (High) 2:1University of Leeds

3 A-Levels, 1 AS level.Doncaster College

10 GCSE (A-C)TheMcAuley Catholic High School

References

Available upon request