
Guy Dobson
An Operational Purchasing / Planning Control manager with 20 years’ experience in both growing & challenging sectors, who... | Preston, Preston, United Kingdom
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Guy Dobson’s Expertise An Operational Purchasing / Planning Control manager with 20 years’ experience in both growing & challenging sectors, who has constantly delivered cost saving initiatives, managed & consolidated multiple suppliers across Europe, the United States and the Far East, forecasted, planned and managed stock from both internal and external suppliers and worked closely with the Financial, Planning and Production departments to deliver optimal solutions for the best interests of the company. • Project Management: 20+ years’ experience of managing project launches successfully from initial ideas to delivered finished products, managing teams to make sure budgets & critical deadlines are adhered to. Daily interaction with Sales and Marketing, R&D, Quality, Production, Stores/Goods inbound and Finance, making sure all their needs are being serviced accordingly. • Procurement: Successfully worked in various markets where the emphasis to buy well, reduce costs and increase cash flow is a primary skill. Proven experience of purchasing in the Construction, Pharmaceutical / Nutraceutical, Leisure & Print industries. Always looking to recommend and promote innovation where applicable. Consolidating suppliers to leverage savings and negotiating the lowest total cost of ownership for all materials / services in a timely manner that reflects the requirement of the company. I currently source in Europe, the Far East & America. Fully adverse of procurement legislation, tendering & contract management. • Stock Reduction, Control and Planning: Constantly using smarter planning methods and system held historical data to forecast component & material requirements, working closely with budgets & suppliers to understand their businesses to receive optimal prices. • Technology: Responsible for the creation of complex real-time planning reports, that interrogate management systems, enabling smarter, timely purchasing decisions. I am extremely proficient in Excel report writing, Word and PowerPoint. I am also proficient in the full Microsoft office package and finance systems. Experience of Microsoft Navision, Sage line 50, Sage 200 & Sage 200C
Guy Dobson’s Current Industry The Senator
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Dobson’s Prior Industry
Cca Stationery
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Tangerine Holdings
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Production Planner & Stock Controller
Mon Jun 01 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Wed Nov 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Sun Sep 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat Feb 01 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Production / Purchasing Manager
Mon Jan 01 2007 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Sep 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Operations Manager
Sat Jan 01 2005 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Sep 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Production & Planning Manager
Mon Jan 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Dec 01 2006 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)