Insider profil
Top Insider Advice
To be passionate and keen to learn anything new for a new joiner may not be difficult, however, it's not easy to keep it in the mind in each area and industries. To be open minded so that you can learn from everywhere and anyone, they could be your clients, your suppliers, customers and the colleagues in multiple groups and functions as the supply chain industry is the end to end from upstream to down streams with the many interactive spots and links.
Career path
Senior Supply Chain Annalyst
Kingfisher Plc
Started 01/2012 to PresentCompany
What do you like about your job and the company?
As the bridge to link with the upstream and downstream of supply chain, I feel proud of the importance. I can get the demands and requirements from the clients, and this could help me understand the market needs and customer needs and meanwhile, it will drive the production and lead the preference of manufactures. I can work with suppliers to provide the best offer for customers with good quality and proper prices and try to reduce the whole end to end costs to save the working capital and reduce the costs as possible as I can
Greatest achievements
As Far East vendors have much long end to end lead time, including ordering materials, production arrangement, shipping on sea freight and operations in UK ports (sometimes strikes and the congestions will worsen the efficiency), SH office implemented a pilot with 2 vendors, with the system tools management ,finance support, all the functions and departments were oriented by the SC team to make it happen that the production L/T was successfully reduced from 60-70 days to 20 days , which save the large amount of working capitals for the clients in UK and France .
Dominic W
Lead Engineer
Top Insider Advice
There isn't enough kindness in this world generally, but as a person that has to recruit is quite clearly obvious in most interviews when you are being your authentic self. As an engineer, you would often exclaim at the stereotypical management that you would hear about on the internet. As I grew into the position that you would hear stories around, and developing myself, I realised that all those are based on trying to second guess the answers that you think the interviewer would want to hear. Generally, I want to just find out about the person; approach an interview as an opportunity to show who you are, what you enjoy and what you are good at. Be open and honest with your answers and don't forget that an interview process is a two way process.
Natalia J
Top Insider Advice
It's a powerful truth that many of us need to hear when we're standing at the crossroads of aspiration and reality. We all have dreams, whether it’s building a successful career, starting a business, traveling the world, or making a positive impact on the community. But too often, we let our dreams sit idle, cherished in our hearts but never brought to life. Without action, even the most beautiful dreams will stay out of reach. It’s the steps you take today that turn your aspirations into tangible achievements. To turn your dreams into something real, you have to take the leap and start moving forward, no matter how small the first step may seem. The road from dream to reality is paved with consistent action and determination.
Karen B
Business Analysis Capability Manager
Top Insider Advice
Sometimes the best opportunities are the ones you don't see coming. Be your own authentic self and if you see an opportunity which catches your eye - go for it! You have nothing to lose, and you could just end up in a great new environment where you're able to keep learning, inspiring and loving what you do.