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Richard Callander
SENIOR BUYER
Contact: Mobile Number 07920187299.
Summary of Competencies
Richard is an experienced professional CIPS qualified buyer who has
worked in different industries, dealing with various contracts, raw
materials, product components and services. His experience in
procurement and contract management means that he is able to obtain
the best negotiated package to the benefit of the business.
Real success in obtaining substantial cost savings are even more
valuable as he has, at the same time, built up lasting relationships with
quality suppliers enabling the most favourable practices to be maintained.
Always ready to accept a challenge, Richard welcomes the opportunity to
set up and/or be involved in a professional buying operation in a growing
organisation and lead or be part of an existing team where success
depends on implementing change.
Richard has developed methods to obtain immediate results as well as
considering the long term plans for the future. These methods have been
successful in the traditional areas of reducing supplier prices, resourcing
and rationalisation although not at the expense of quality. He considers
that clear communicating skills are vital, using persuasion rather than
coercion to liaise with and involve other departments. He views
purchasing as an essential and integral part of the company
management structure, not as a separate entity. Richard has had some
formal computer training and found that its introduction is helpful in
bringing management functions together in a positive way.
Relevant Project Experience
June 2016 to Present, Senior Buyer, Jacobs UK Ltd, Winnersh,
Reading, Berkshire.
Secondment Role for the IMC / SIPChem Expansion Project. Commercial
Bid Evaluations Analysis, Purchase Order preparation for main
Mechanical Categories for Jubail KSA location.
Jan 2016 – May 2016, Senior Buyer, Jacobs UK Ltd, Cheadle Heath,
Stockport
Centrica (CSL) Gas Storage York Onshore Compression Project. Bid
tendering, Commercial Bid Analysis, Purchase Order preparation &
Expediting for Valves, Instruments, Piping requirements.
Apr 2015 – December 2015: Senior Buyer, Jacobs UK Ltd, Cheadle
Heath, Stockport
SABIC Petrochemical UK Ltd Teesside Gas Cracking Project, Phase 1
IBL Works Project. Bid Tendering, Commercial Bid Analysis, JMMS
Purchase Order preparation for client SAP PO issue and Expediting for
Instruments, Piping and Mechanical New Equipment requirements.
Mar 2014 – Apr 2015: Senior Buyer, Jacobs UK Ltd, Cheadle Heath,
Stockport
a) Novo Nordisk Purification Pilot 1R Project Expediting of documentation
and reporting to Lead Buyer for Client review since 26th January 2015;
combined with
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
Exam passes in Tactics & Operations
and Purchasing,2000
Undergraduate:Professional Stage
Chartered Institute of Purchasing,
1999
British Telecom sponsored Education
Training Course:ONC Business
Diploma,1979
Bell-Baxter High School,Cupar, Fife,
Scotland:‘O’ Levels in English,
Arithmetic, Physics,History and
Economics,1971
MEMBERSHIPS
AND AFFILIATIONS
Corporate Member:Institute of
Supervisory and Management,1996
Corporate Member:Chartered
Institution of Purchasing and Supply,
1988
AWARDS/HONOURS
Association Supervisor’s Purchasing
& Group Award, 1988
Institute of Supervisory&
ManagementAward, 1996

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b) GSK Worthing MFA Expansion Project buying control of mechanical,
electrical, instruments, automation and machinery items for RFP/ITB
issue, negotiation and evaluation of bids and selection of Vendor to
placement of Purchase Orders. Documentation and Expediting review
and control to meet client’s delivery schedule requirement for
construction work at site.
Feb 2014 – Mar 2014: Senior Buyer, Jacobs UK Ltd, Winnersh,
Berkshire
Secondment to Reading Office of Jacobs UK Ltd to start-up BP Khazzan
Oman Oil and Gas Project as part of Procurement Team. Main
packages: Mechanical Engineering including Valves, Pipelines and
fittings. RFP issue and evaluation of bids to placement of Purchase
Orders. Total Spend anticipated in excess of $100m.
Feb 2012 – Feb 2014: Senior Buyer, Jacobs UK Ltd, Cheadle,
Cheshire
Contract and Permanent role for Saudi Arabian Global Contract; i.e.
Sadara covering engineering purchases for Chemical plant including
categories: Structural Steelwork, Heat Exchangers, TPER Joints,
Scrubbers, Valves, Pipe fittings/flanges, Electrical Instrumentation, Mag
Drive Pumps, Shop Built Tanks, Carbon Catcher Candles, Switchgear,
Metering Pumps, Instruments and Piping to date.
My budgeted spend is in excess of $50m. Responsibilities include Bid
issue tendering, technical and commercial clarifications and negotiations
to placement of Purchase Orders.
Mar 2011 – Dec 2011: Buyer/Expeditor, Simon Carves Engineering
Ltd, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire
Contract Interim role undertaking buying and expediting for two
Polyethylene Global Engineering Projects; i.e. Canada and Thailand.
Combined Spend in excess of £5m. I was responsible for the bid and
tender process to the logistics completion of delivery of equipment to site.
The equipment purchased included EVS, Gate Valves, HP pipes/fittings,
Electrical and Instrumentation.
Nov 2010 – Mar 2011: Contract Site Services Buyer, Brunner Mond
Ltd, Northwich, Cheshire
Interim role to cover sick leave for Engineering Purchasing Manager with
responsibility for two site services covering construction, electrical and
mechanical requirements. Part of Project team for refurbishment of plants
at both sites. Budgeted spend was in excess of £30m with main objective
to acquire quality contractors to plan, undertake and complete work for
year 2011. The Movex software was used for Purchase Order
Processing all parts and services required.
Nov 2008 – Nov 2010: Senior Buyer, Switchgear & Instrumentation,
Bradford
This permanent role involved the complete management of all Sub-
Vendors for Major Bought-Out Items including Modules, VSDs, UPS
systems, Batteries, Chargers, Panels, and Bus Ducts etc. The main
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Wheeler, and SSW. The spend was in region of £25m depending on
value of project bids won. I liaised with the Application Sales Engineering
team, Contract Managers and Project Managers on ITBs’ evaluation both
commercially and technically for placement of Contract Orders and finally
expediting with the main suppliers, namely Portastor, Bradgate, Gutor,
Chloride Masterpower, Delta Unibus, ABB, Areva, Siemens and
Schneider Electric. Cost savings accrued to £630k.
Jun 2008 – Nov 2008: Project Contracts Officer – Contract, Stopford
Projects Ltd, Little Stanney, Nr Chester
A six month contract role preparing commercial evaluations for
Construction and Equipment bids with clients BP and Chevron Petro
Chemical sites within the UK. Value of work in excess of £25m. This
work involves technical and engineering evaluations from receipt of ITBs
to placement of Order and expediting. Liaison with Project Managers and
Process Engineers was the main interaction. Equipment included Tanks,
valves pipes and fittings.
Feb 2008 – Jun 2008: Senior Contracts Officer – Contract, Day &
Zimmermann Ltd, Stockport, Cheshire
On-going contract role preparing ITBs Invitation to Bids and Managing
Service for Mechanical, Electrical Equipment & Construction, Civil
scopes of supply. Value of potential contracts £50m plus. Negotiating
lowest bid or value for money quotes to meet needs of clients who are
Ineos Chlor, DuPont and Eastman Chemicals. Using modern methods of
Procurement: e.auctioning and e.procurement to achieve best price
against budgeted cost of planned work. Issue of Purchase Orders is via
SAP.
The savings achieved are measured in man-hours accumulated over
period of work with client.
Sept 2007 – Feb 2008: Technical Project Contracts Agent –
Contract, Butterley Engineering, Ripley, Derbyshire
Interim Buying Role covered clients work for British Nuclear Sellafield
and Kvaerner Offshore. Main skills provided were Negotiation of Terms
and Conditions, Price and availability of Project items, Traceability of
Design requirements from Technical Drawings, full traceability of quality
plans and documents for Sub-Contractors, Expediting for Outsourced
Project Items to Primavera scheduling and introduction of new
engineering sources. The spend was £17m.
Cost savings were achieved for value of £400k.
Jun 2006 – Aug 2007: Contract IS Buyer, Thales Information
Systems plc, Service Division, Cheadle Heath, and Nr Stockport
This contract interim role covered procuring of Software & Hardware
Maintenance Contracts for all Thales Group companies on an insourcing
basis. My spend was £5.5m for software licences and £1.3m for
hardware contract requirements. Thales has a £11bn turnover. My main
aspects of brief are to co-ordinate with all the Thales Group Operational
Business User Managers and negotiate the best terms and conditions
linked to cost reductions and Service Level Agreements for both supplier
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I also purchase printers, audio, visual equipment and have responsibility
for particular contracts requiring Novation with Thales Services acting as
an Outsourcing Company. I have access to e-procurement for various
hardware and other consumables requirements. Cost savings to date are
£544k from spend value £6.8m.
Dec 2005 – May 2006: Interim Sub-Contracts Assistant Purchasing
Manager, SHS International Ltd, Liverpool
This temporary role was to cover secondment of the permanent manager
who was undertaking a strategic European purchasing role at the Numico
parent company head office based in Holland.
My role was the control of the day-to-day business at the Liverpool
production site with responsibility for both new product development and
existing sourcing of ingredients with 3rd party suppliers from a spend of
£30m.The objective was to set-up Supply Agreements with the main
suppliers suitable for Global Purchasing which are inclusive of
Confidentiality Agreements and Quality Plans. I liaised with the Research
and Development Project Leaders, Planning and Production Managers,
and the Operations Marketing Directors. The main produce was pharma-
food specialist products in powder and liquid form.
Cost savings were achieved through supplier rationalization from 30 total
to 20.
Jun 2005 – Dec 2005: Contract Project Group Buyer, Timberwise
plc, Knutsford, Cheshire
I completed an assignment with a construction service company to set up
improved purchasing methods and procedures. The products purchased
included chemical fluids, building materials, timber, chemicals, print,
stationery, consumables, office equipment, telecoms for the head office
and six branches throughout England and Wales. The spend value for
both directs and indirects was £1.4m from a £7m turnover. Cost Savings
were planned and £129k was achieved from £546k spend with the main
suppliers.
Jan 2005 – Jun 2005: Temporary Contract & Engineering Services
Officer, Brunner Mond, Northwich, Cheshire
This contract work was to assist the buying team including two
purchasing managers on raw material and engineering contract services
purchasing from a spend of £30m.This included all chemical spend and
stores allocation for engineering requirements also facility office service
needs including photocopying maintenance, mobile telecoms provision.
Use of Movex computerised system for Purchase Order Processing. I
achieved cost savings of £20k for chemicals with spend £136k and
introduced a new supplier.
Nov 2004 – Jan 2005: Temporary Project Contracts Agent, GE
Energy Services, Normanton, Wakefield
This assignment was to assist the Global Sourcing Manager with Invites
to Offer and the Commercial Operations team with bids for Rumanian,
Greek and Russian sub station long term contract work. The Primary and
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Disconnectors, Transformers, Diesel Generators, Cables, Panels and
Containers. Cost saving at bottom line of £5m was achieved.
Outsourcing assistance was also given to the Global Sourcing Manager.
Aug 2004 – Oct 2004: Temporary Group Buyer, SES Metals Group,
Rochdale
This work project was undertaken to assist the Directors to achieve better
stockholding methods and lower costs of acquiring multi steel purchases.
The main range of products stocked included stainless sheet, bars,
angles, boxes, galvanised sheet, zintec sheet, cold and hot rolled sheets,
copper, brass and aluminum alloys; there was also a small laser profiling
work area for plate cutting. My initiative was to buy from steel mills and/or
merchants and reduce the number of stockists which are currently used,
also improve stock-turns and assist the sales team with back to back
purchases. Cost saving of approximately £30k was achieved for three
month call-off contract for stainless steel sheet. The spend was
approximately £2m with £8m sales turnover.
May 2004 – Jul 2004: Temporary Buyer, Doncasters Bramah plc,
Sheffield
I undertook an on-going temporary contract, procuring main production
engineering parts and project work for the operational cells of the
Aerospace structures section of the company. The main customers were
Airbus, Boeing, B F Goodrich, Embraer, Rolls-Royce, GKN Aerospace
and Westlands Helicopters. The spend value was in the region of £20m
for the various sheet metal requirements and sub-contracting sourcing. I
achieved £30k savings by means of kitting stainless steel parts for a
Rolls-Royce Project. I reported to the Supply Chain Manager.
Feb 2004 – Apr 2004: Temporary IS Contracts Officer, United
Utilities plc, Warrington
This three month contract was to assist the Procurement Manager
Specialist in procuring various software and hardware requirements for
the end users and clients operation of the Water Service in the North
West of England.
The products and services include SAP/APIP, HP, IBM, Macromedia,
Asset Disposals, Collaboration agreements, Dun & Bradsheet Software,
MAP Info, AutoCAD and Purchasing Card contract.
Sept 2003 – Dec 2003: Temporary Sub Contracts Officer, Amec Spie
Rail Systems Ltd, Stockport
Assistance to both the Procurement Manager and Project Manager for
set-up, negotiation and issue of sub-contracts for the Route 7 Alliance
West Coast Modernisation. Method adopted in line with sealed bid
tendering and EU procedures. Spend value was budgeted at £200m
covering
IT provision, layout of telecommunications, facility requirements, duct
laying, cabling, troughing, rebuilding, environmental issues, traffic
management, cleaning and maintenance of compounds etc. Liaison was
pursued with the Design Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Commercial
Manager, Construction Manager and SHE - health and safety regulations
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pre-let contract meetings.
Jan 2003 – Aug 2003: Temporary Purchasing Manager, Advance
Procurement Services Ltd, Crewe
This 8 month contract work involved the setting up of a Purchasing
department with a team of two Buyers and Purchasing Assistant. The
position was responsible for both the procurement of machine tool
maintenance products and services main spares valued at £3m spend
annually and the control of the Purchase Ledger. The main client was
Rolls-Royce plc Aerospace in Derby and Nottingham and Advance
Automation Services and Machinery Services based in Crewe and
Manchester.
Oct 2000 – Dec 2002: Procurement Associate, BASF IT Services Ltd,
Wilmslow, Cheshire
This permanent position involved the following brief:
 Management of the maintenance contract database for all site
managers.
 Control and Monitoring of Telecommunications Contracts, i.e. Mobile
Phones and Network Voice and Data requirements through Service
Levels Agreements for provision of customer service.
 Issue and control of purchase ordering for all users from a Pegasus
financial computerised package.
 Introduction of educational training contract for helpdesk and lotus
notes computing staff on two-year basis with control by means of
service level agreement.
 Control of Microsoft Select software licences and other prolific licences.
 Contract negotiations for essential line provisions and services with
both supplier and BASF Business user groups.
 Supply of PC hardware and software also disposal of same with use of
service level agreement.
 Purchase of IT miscellaneous consumables, peripherals.
Implementation of e.procurement and e.auctioning for quick hit areas
for cost savings and software/hardware contracts set-up respectively.
 Basic knowledge and understanding of SAP Purchasing package as
part of the SAP team.
 Assistance with BASF Lead Buyer Group Federation.
 Link to BASF global purchasing in Arnhem, Holland; Ludwigshafen,
Germany and Wadenswil, Switzerland HQ.
The spend January to December 2002 was £7m with Sales Turnover
£25m.Cost Savings were achieved in two financial years to the value of
£650k.
I reported to the Procurement Director and Strategic Procurement
Manager in Wadenswil, Swiss HQ.
Nov 1999 – Sept 2000: Strategic Senior Buyer, Alstom T & D
Distribution Switchgear Ltd, Higher Openshaw, Manchester
I liaised with the Procurement Manager to fulfil the following duties:
 Managing the mechanical commodity groups to develop a structured
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extremely effective.
 Teamwork on projects to support Stretch 30 activities.
 Responsibility of the supplier schedule adherence and quality
performance of the supply base.
 Development of the buyers to assist their pursuit of objectives to meet
policy needs.
The commodity range includes: Raw materials (steel, copper, sheet
metal), fabrications, mouldings, turned parts, welded assemblies,
insulation, machined parts and labels.
Close liaison with “sister” French companies was pursued to reduce the
range of assembled parts and costs. Strategic overview of purchasing
contributes to the business as a whole is under my control. Company
spend is £39m total with mechanical commodity spend of £18m; sales
turnover is £51m. Use of an ICL computerised network system.
Jan 1999 – Oct 1999: Senior Buyer, Alstom Engines, Hazel Grove,
Stockport
My main duties were as follows:
 Co-ordination of spares requirements with all buyers for purchased
items including raw materials, bought-out finished goods, fabrications
etc., to achieve and maintain the provision for spares, monthly and
quarterly budget £k levels. The annual turnover for spares was £25m.
 Control and purchase of bought-out and finished goods including piston
rings, dampers, bearings, turbochargers, camshafts, lubricated oil
pumps for both spares and engine build requirements. The total spend
with the sources of supply was approximately £ 5m.
 Development of existing sources, both UK and European, to achieve
cost savings and better lead times while maintaining the quality of
product.
 Introduction of alternate sources to achieve lower prices, improved lead
times and to widen scope of supply. Use of an ICL MRP computerised
network system.
 Pursue existing teamwork within the department to benefit commitment
of service to all end users.
I was transferred from this position to Alstom T&D.
Apr 1996 – Dec 1998: Senior Buyer, David Brown Special Products
Ltd., Huddersfield
During my employment at this PLC, which specialises in heavy
engineering gear manufacture, my objectives were acted upon in the
following areas:
 Review of existing purchasing procedures.
 Application of ISO 9002 quality procedures.
Reduction of supplier base and lower cost of Raw Material and Services
purchased out of my £5m spend by 10% with main suppliers.
I reported to the Chief Buyer and had responsibility for the purchase of
the following raw materials and services: Forgings of Round Steel Bar,
Castings (Iron, Steel and Aluminium), Pipes and Tubes, Packaging and
Minor Engineering requirements for services. I was also involved in
project management as directed by the management team.

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Aug 1994 – Mar 1996: Buyer, Rotunda PLC, Denton, Manchester.
(Now Scapa Tapes PLC)
At Rotunda plc my tasks included the following challenges as part of my
contract period:
 Purchase of chemical, resin, solvent and aluminium raw materials for
UK and French factories.
 Coordinating the MAX / ICL MRP computerised Purchase Order
Processing System.
 Sourcing alternative and new raw materials and suppliers for all sites.
 Reducing existing raw material prices, improving supplier capability
and quality of product from a spend of £18m.
 Introduction of a travel management policy by means of competitive
tendering which set up a single source travel company to control a
£350k spend.
 Spreadsheet preparation of monthly budgets/forecasts/actual costs for
the Raw Material Price Index using Lotus 123 version 4.
Aug 1992 – Jul 1994: Purchasing Manager, Kooltherm Insulation
Products Ltd. (Now Kingspan), Glossop
My responsibilities were:
 Maintaining minimum stock level targets
 Reduced standard finished product costs
 Introduction of a computerised management system (Chameleon) to
meet the needs of production, engineering, technical, customer
services and financial accounting.
My resulting achievements were:
 Monthly monitoring system for chemical raw materials achieved £100k
savings from an annual spend of £3m.
 The Supplier base was reduced from 140 to 110.
Jan 1991 – July 1992: Area Manager / Buyer, H.J. Heinz Co. Ltd.,
Wigan
This multi-national operation gave me the opportunity to achieve the
following results:
 Single Sourcing Policy by means of a manufacturing excellence
programme
 Reduction of supplier base from 200 to 140
 Increasing stock-turn from 2/3 times to 5/6 times per annum
 Lowering the unit cost of production from a spend of £15m by 10%
 Reduction of bin values for engineering spares held in two store
locations by 20%
Other spend categories covered maintenance service contracts, office
equipment and computer hardware/software packages. Project
Management involvement was undertaken on some Capital Purchases
for production needs.
Jul 1989 – Dec 1990: Senior Buyer, Ingersoll – Rand Sales Co. Ltd,
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This contract position extended my engineering experience through the
following brief:
 Spares spend of £5m on mobile parts requirement
 Stationary Air Compressor Contract negotiating and expediting
 Liaison with Sales, Material Control and Marketing functions
 Use of AS400/IBM MRP computerised system.
Oct 1971 – Jun 1989: British Telecom PLC
Jan 1986 – Jun 1989: Supervising Manager, Edinburgh Area
This position covered Accounts Payable and Contract / Purchase Order
Management for electrical goods and accommodation services, directing
a team of eight.
Oct 1971 – Dec 1985: Contracts Negotiator, Personnel Officer and
Budget Control Officer, Dundee Area
My first experience was varied and included the following department
functions:
Contracts, with particular interest in underground cabling, telephone
exchange, buildings and installation, through negotiation of contractor’s
rates and prices.