Martin Ellicott

Within 12 months at Procurement For All I was promoted to the position of Procurement and Contracts Manager. In this role whilst, maintaining quality levels, I streamline operations for procurement in alignment with Procurement For All's business objectives, provide management support for daily operational activities and support the Managing Director in delivering the business plan. I lead the timely delivery of a complete end to end procurement service including all aspects involved within; a) managing and supporting Procurement For All Members in Mini Competition processes, ensuring compliance and transparency throughout by providing a complete support service including all administrative aspects. b) supporting and delivering the procurement of new and existing Frameworks including the whole tender process and managing workshops with Members and potential service providers. c) support the Managing Director in the management of ad-hoc procurement activities. I attend and contribute to key meetings such as Board Meetings, Corporate Improvement Meetings, Member Meetings (as Chair), Service Provider Meetings (as Chair), Working Group Meeting (as Chair) and Team Meetings. I am responsible for the development and maintenance of day to day relationships with Procurement For All Members and Service Providers. This requires areas such as supporting the identification of future procurement opportunities with Members, the logging and managing of key enquiries and general communications from Service Providers and Manufacturers regarding opportunities. This also includes supporting the Managing Director in the management of sales enquiries. I lead and assist on project planning, resource commitment regarding procurement activities and advising on procurement strategies (and where relevant incorporating them in processes relating to Framework and Mini Competition activities). I analyse procurement data and report / act on the findings providing Value For Money

In this role I create and manage Frameworks for the Public Sector, run drawdown processes such as mini competitions and am responsible for two Procurement Administrators. We currently manage 14 OJEU compliant contractor, supply and install, Frameworks with a combined turnover of approximately £50m per annum. I am currently working on creating 3 new Frameworks for release in Autumn / Winter 2016. The first is a Heating, Servicing, Maintenance, Installations and Associated Services Framework, the second is a Lift Servicing Framework and the third a Water Hygiene Framework. These Frameworks will be available to housing and non-housing public sector organisations for commercial, communal and domestic properties. The 14 Procurement For All (PFA) Frameworks I am currently involved with are; Cyclical Decorations Materials Supply Chain Day to day reactive maintenance (supply and labour) Day to day reactive maintenance (labour only) Construction Design Management Consultancy (CDMC) Gas Auditing Gas Servicing and Maintenance Lifts Water Hygiene Asbestos Surveys and Removal Communal Mechanical and Electrical Domestic Electrical Planned Improvements Framework (Central Heating, Kitchens & Bathrooms and Windows & Doors) General Build Framework PFA is a not for profit public sector procurement organisation with 6 shareholder members (Accent, Equity Housing, Johnnie Johnson Housing Trust, Leeds Federated Housing Association, Muir Group Housing Association and St Vincent’s Housing Association). The Frameworks created are available to the wider public sector market. My contact details are; e:- [email protected] m:- 07738802167 t:- @Martin_E_PFA w:- www.procurementforall.co.uk

In this role I support the Category Manager for all frameworks within the Materials & Asset Management Category accounting for approximately £45m turnover per annum from public sector customers using the EU compliant frameworks. There are 3 main frameworks, Materials, Kitchens and Paint as well as 4 Joint Frameworks for Retrofit, Solar, Insulation, Heat Recovery Ventilation and Gas Heating Services. I am responsible for the management of the Kitchens framework and the main PfH contact for the Retrofit Frameworks. Key areas of my role are assisting with the creation process of new frameworks and the management of current frameworks and the mini competition processes.

In this role I manage all the purchasing requirements for parts used by Hyva UK. This includes supplier relationship management, negotiations, supplier appraisals and sourcing of new products and suppliers. I control the product information and order settings for the MRP systems and the actual ordering of products. I chair meetings to arrange the sale of “aged stock items” and I compile reports and forecasts on strategic parts for Head Office.

I was responsible for the scheduling and buying of 50% of the products sold by TK Components. I analysed product demand and collated reports suggesting appropriate action. I reported supplier appraisals to the Purchasing Manager as required. I generated monthly reports for senior management on stock figures, valuation and demand analysis. I used IT systems to raise orders, evaluate stock and maintain housekeeping of products. I was involved in the management of a new product range as the contact for the suppliers and customers. I analysed sales figures for initial sales, designed a procedure and analysed and implemented changes to manage the range. I was also involved in the training of a new employee to maintain this process.

Based at the Caligen Foam site in Accrington, I was responsible for scheduling and buying of materials required for three companies within the Vita Cellular Group, acting as the main purchasing contact on site. Key responsibilities included stock management and material scheduling for production; sourcing new and alternative materials; research of potential suppliers and supplier appraisals; agreeing terms and conditions for all export transport negotiations (long term contracts and short term requirements); generating orders using IT systems; analysis and actioning of current supplier performance; deputising for my manager and training junior colleagues

Within 11 months at the company I was promoted to join the Procurement division. In this role I was the main contact for all stock-related issues for the raw materials used in the business. I planned usage and maintenance of stock levels (on and off site) of raw materials required for production. I organised the allocation and distribution of materials for the production process. This was achieved effectively by good communication between me and all departments. I used contingency planning and up to date knowledge of alterations in scheduling. I managed all of the logistical requirements, to provide the business with sufficient product of high quality for manufacture. This necessitated knowledge of markets, sales, trends, availability and pricing of stock. I supervised and trained a junior office member to aid me with the administrative side of the business, delegating work through one to one management.

Duties included customer liaisons via various media, organising the transportation of finished goods to UK customers and being solely responsible for all export administration.

I decided to amend my Business Administration Degree from a standard 3 years course to a 4 years sandwich course to gain work experience as well as an academic qualification. My responsibilities were planning, implementation and evaluation of training activities and supporting human resource processes.

This was a part time position whilst studying my A-Levels. It entailed replenishment of stock on the shop floor and providing customer support

Promotion from my previous role of Procurement and Contracts Manager, similar roles but with greater strategic involvement for PFA's procurement activity as well as an increased involvement in other operational areas of PFA. At Procurement For All in my role in the public sector as Procurement and Contracts Manager I focus on driving for cost savings for our Members (public sector organisations that draw down from our Frameworks) as well as creating new Frameworks that aim to continually increase the scope and cost saving available to Members whilst also enabling awarded Service Providers an increased number and value of contracts to bid for.

Leading a procurement team focussed on innovation, studies and technical aspects of Sellafield within the Design Engineering and Technical team.