Wayne Gilvear

Steering purchasing improvement operations to develop and maximise the success of a leading corporate clothing provider • Reporting to the Head of Purchasing and working closely with the Technical Director in reviewing and analysing all purchasing and business processes • Identifying cost saving opportunities including scrutinising manufacturing source and duty rates to counteract global raw material cost increases in the Far East without jeopordising supply of goods to the customer • Analysing forecast and demand; negotiating lower prices/delivery times with new and existing suppliers • Overseeing a team of three Merchandisers in sourcing and managing the purchase and supply of the company's core range of 3m garments with a value in excess of £10m pa • Managing profitable relationships with the company's key strategic partners • Delivering many effective cost saving strategies during a challenging market downturn • Introducing best practices to maintain supplier data and performance • Providing valuable input in maintaining the highest level of supplier KPIs • Alleviating price increases through firm but fair negotiation

Managing and supporting the buying office, a team of five buyers and overseeing seven merchandising staff • Reporting directly to the Chief Executive and Technical Director • Initiating change and developing best practice by enabling a fully integrated buying / merchandising team • Implementing regular team meetings and one-to one-reviews on departmental and supplier performance to meet planned cost and delivery projections • Promoting attitude and culture change and eliminating imbalances between the teams • Building strong relationships with suppliers and managing and monitoring performance • Arranging regular factory visits in the UK and abroad including Dubai, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Pakistan and Indonesia • Recovering large amounts of compensation in the event of poor quality of garments or inadequate supply and satisfying the need of the customer • Analysing and reviewing delivery costs and discovering individual savings of up to $100,000 • Project managing the on time delivery of garments to the US, from initial manufacture in China, Dubai and Bangladesh, managing delivery to Dubai before shipping to the US

• Reporting directly to the Buying Manager and overseeing the control of workwear garments • Managing and motivating a team of seven merchandisers to maintain consistent OTIF supply • Identifying inconsistencies in supply by evaluating forecasts and resolving any disparities • Maintaining minimal back order after monitoring and identifying gaps in the company back order • Pioneering strategies to enable the conversion of surplus fabric held at various factories into garments for sales to the customer • Arranging regular team and one-to-one meetings to review supplier and department performance and indentify improvements • Reviewing, initiating and delivering a new internal process comprising of an official training manual and stock control training manual • Training all seven members of the merchandise team

Merchandising garments from the Dubai factory following a restructure of the merchandising department • Reporting to the Stock Control Manager and working closely with the forecasting and sales teams to identify demand for garments • Liaising with the fabric team, Glasgow ensuring OTIF delivery of fabric to manufacturer • Negotiating best price based on volume and acceptable margin for existing and new manufacturing requirements • Placing orders, identifying and investigating gaps in supply and delivering solutions • Attending weekly conference calls to maintain optimum delivery times

• Identifying fabric demand, placing orders with UK and European fabric suppliers for onward shipment to Morocco and the third party factory in Dubai • Communicating with external stock control and merchandising teams and liaising with the factory to ensure correct quantities received • Agreeing 10% buffer stock levels • Working closely with the forecasting system AS400 on a 6-month rolling forecast

• Supporting the UK stock control team, updating the sales department and pursuing manufacture and delivery dates with the factory in Morocco • Consistently updating and maintaining the AS400 system