Charlene Adam

I am an enthusiastic and dedicated person with over 20 years experience of Purchasing, gained within the Manufacturing and Utilities Industries. I have developed a good understanding of materials, planning, bench-marking and vendor management and end to end procurement. I enjoy being part of a team and can be relied upon to work individually without supervision and possess excellent interpersonal skills to be able to communicate effectively at all levels.

Assistant Buyer - Curtis Moore

(2025-07)

Curtis Moore Cladding Systems Ltd are leading specialists in Industrial and commercial roofing and cladding

• Using Coins System to raise orders
• Working through requisitions from site managers for materials required urgently. This would be for various projects
• Receiving schedules from design team and send out to suppliers for quotes
• Work with accounts to clear invoice queries
• Hiring and off hiring plant machinery
• Updating Plant register for each project to make sure all on hires and off hires have been recorded
• Updating Procurement Registers with all details including linking order and schedules for site managers to know orders were raised and when they would delivered

Buyer - Eclipse Blinds Systems

(2019-08 - 2025-06)

• Relationships and procurement strategies – Added 4 weeks to reorder pattern.
• Cost savings through negotiations - £55,000 saved through packaging project.
• Processes to improve efficiency – 1700 parts effectively categorised.
• Cost/Time saving – £58,000 saved by finding tubes new supplier
• Covering Management meetings and fulfilling actions from these meetings
• Managing junior purchasing team which includes training and problem solving

Procurement Administrator - Gas Measurement Instruments

(2017-06 - 2019-08)

GMI is one of the world’s leading providers of gas detection equipment to the gas distribution and utilities market. Assigned in a 6 month contract with a view to go permanent

• Using Syspro system
• Create and raise requisition
• Place Purchase orders
• Raise new Kanban orders
• Expedite orders
• Chase for acknowledgements
• Source alternative parts
• Going through parts on a weekly basis updating the safety stock with 3 months usage

Interim Procurement Officer - SSE / SGN

(2015-11 - 2017-06)

18 Months Contract. Assigned to SSE for I year contract supporting SGN on a project called Gas to the West. SGN and Mutual Energy were awarded licences by the utility regulator for Northern Ireland to build and operate the high and low pressure gas pipelines which will extend the natural gas network into the West of Northern Ireland.

• Execution of Market Analysis using Achilles , Supply Line and Gas to the West Portal
• OJEU Notice creation
• Receiving Expression of Interest
• Issuing of Pre Qualification Questionnaire
• PQQ administration
• Tender administration
• Contract administration for products and services
• Management of Gas to the West Portal for Procurement
• Proficient in the use of Achilles, Themis, Supply line, Oracle, Procuretrak, Microsoft Office
• When working on tenders I have negotiated with suppliers to deliver cost savings including terms and conditions. For example on the tender for supplying steel at the end of the tender evaluation it was close as in price and the points they received marked against each question. We would have separate calls with the tenderers and lawyers to negotiate price and terms conditions this was when I made cost saving of 6% off £2 million contract.
• Worked on strategic sourcing of goods and services within the framework of EU procurement Regulations for Utilities on Gas Detection. This was done by publishing OJEU Notice on what I was looking for which it would bring the correct tenderers forward to compete in the tender.
• I managed the supplier relationship between SGN and all the suppliers involved in the Gas to the west project. This was done by earning your suppliers trust by giving great service and being consistent and managing expectations of what is required from me.

Interim Document Controller (Supply Chain) - BAE Systems

(2015-04 - 2015-11)

Interim Buyer - DMS (Diagnostic Monitoring Systems)

(2012-05 - 2013-12)

Interim Buyer - Clyde Union Pumps

(2011-08 - 2012-05)

Purchasing Assistant - IDS LTD (Immunodiagnostics Systems)

(2010-09 - 2010-12)

Buyer - Vascutek Terumo

(2006-04 - 2009-06)

Assistant Buyer - Inventec (Scotland) Corporation

(2004 - 2006)

Machine Operator - Inventec (Scotland) Corporation

(2002 - 2004)

HNC - Travel (2001 - 2001)

NC - Leisure and Tourism (2000 - 2000)