1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Doug Bearne
5 EDWARD COURT, DAPPS HILL
KEYNSHAM, BRISTOL, BS31 1US
Mobile:- 07519 692653
Nationality: British
Place of Birth: Aldershot, Hampshire
KEY SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
• Good communication skills with Suppliers, Management and Colleagues
• Good organisational skills and can work under pressure using own initiative
• Good negotiational skills
• Well developed interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of computer packages e.g. Microsoft Office – Word 2000, Excel, E-mail, using large network systems
including Purchasing, Inventory Control, MRP (Trifid, Baan and Syspro systems), Sanderson, Unity, SAP and Bill of
Materials modules.
• Apprenticeship served (4 years) – sound Mechanical Engineering background, able to read and understand engineering
drawings, and O.N.C. qualified.
• CIPS Student Member .
CAREER SUMMARY
JUNE 2014 – OCT 2016
Kliklok Int’l – Technical Buyer
Duties include:
• Working with Internal and External customers.
• Managing various supplier’s orders and deliveries to insure on-time delivery to production.
• Working with project teams at all levels to insure requirements are met.
• Working with internal Stakeholders to ensure relevant information is collected and passed on.
• Dealing with queries from customers, suppliers and stakeholders, including delivery schedules
and invoicing queries.
• Ensuring problems are highlighted quickly and dealt with accordingly, making sure quick
solutions are found.
• Updating systems to ensure items purchased show correct suppliers, prices and lead-times.
MAY 2014 – JUNE 2014
Zodiac Seats – Strategic Buyer
Duties include:
• Working with Internal and External customers.
• Managing various suppliers orders and deliveries to insure on-time delivery to production .
• Sending out RFQs
• Updating internal sub-con price-lists.

2. MAY 2012 – APRIL 2014
Airbus – Ordering officer (A400M May 2012 – Oct 2013 / Fuel & Inerting Nov 2013 – April 2014)
Duties include:
• Working with Internal and External customers.
• Managing various suppliers orders and deliveries to insure on-time delivery to production and
Final Assembly Lines (FALs).
• Working with project teams at all levels to insure requirements are met.
• Working with internal Stakeholders to ensure relevant information is collected and passed on.
• Dealing with queries from customers, suppliers and stakeholders, including delivery schedules
and invoicing queries.
• Ensuring problems are highlighted quickly and dealt with accordingly, making sure quick
solutions are found.
DECEMBER 2010 – APRIL 2012
Space Engineering Services – Category Manager
Duties include:
• Working with Internal and External customers.
• Managing various categories across the business, including M&E parts, Refrigeration parts,
compressors and evaporators, and refrigerant gases.
• Consolidating spend across departments and suppliers.
• Working with project teams at all levels to insure requirements are met.
• Negotiating and putting deals in place for supply of parts for various parts of the business
• Establishing new suppliers, including Vendor Evaluation and set-up process.
• Working with internal Stakeholders to ensure relevant information is collected and passed on.
• Dealing with queries from customers, suppliers and stakeholders, including delivery schedules
and invoicing queries.
Achievements:
Delivered first year savings of @ £600K on categories handled.
Reduced supplier directory by @ 20%
AUGUST 2005 – NOVEMBER 2009
Siemens Infrastructure Logistics
Head Office – Senior Buyer – Postal and Airports Projects
Duties include those below, plus:
• Working with Internal and External customers.
• Working with project teams at all levels to insure requirements are met.
• Negotiation, placing and expediting of orders for various project sites.
• Establishing new suppliers, including Vendor Evaluation and set-up process.
• Keeping records of orders placed against projects, for internal records and KPIs.
On site at HWDC Royal Mail – Senior Buyer / Spares Co-Ordinator
Duties include:
• Liase with HWDC Stores personnel to determine Spares requirements, and order as required..
• Respond to requests for urgent breakdown Spares needs.
• Communication with customer management to advise lead times, problem parts, alternative
solutions, etc.
• Supplier selection for new parts, as well as purchasing from recognised listed suppliers.
• Expediting of parts to ensure timely delivery.
• Receipt of goods and passing over to customer.

3. • Recording of all enquiries, orders, with dates and when delivered.
• Keeping supplier performance records, and reporting to management.
• Source / purchase parts for Airports Division Engineers.
Achievements:
Increase spares spend from £250K in year 1 to £420K in year 2, therefore increase in profit to
company.
Improvement in relationship between company and customer.
NOVEMBER 2001 – AUGUST 2005
Automotive Technik Limited – Production Buyer
Duties included:
• Responsible for sourcing and purchasing various items, including fasteners, chasis parts, brake
pipes, windows, wiring harnesses, seats and various vehicle body fittings.
• Prioritising ordering of parts to suit build schedules.
• Expediting to ensure suppliers delivered parts on time, and adjusting delivery schedules as
required.
• Arranging various sub-contract operations, such as plating and painting of parts and assemblies.
• Organising logistics of moving vehicles around from body shop to painters to build shop with
transport companies.
• Cost reductions through scheduling orders, bulk ordering, reducing supplier base.
• Reporting to Management team with details of delivery of items and subsequent effects on build
schedules.
• Liasing with other departments such as Engineering and Accounts to insure problems solved
quickly.
Achievements:
Initiated VMI set-up of Fasteners.
Reduced supplier base by 10%.
Previous Full Employment History available on request.
Summary of qualifications
and courses attended
One-day workshops in Portfolio Analysis, Negotiation, Price and Cost Analysis,
Category management, Contract law, Market Analysis.
O.N.C in Mechanical Engineering, Guildford College
3 day course on “Margin improvement through the purchasing function”
2 day course on “Procurement commercial workshop”
Education 1978 – 1982: Robert Haining Secondary School, Mytchett
Attained O’level passes in Maths, English Language, English Literature,
Physics and Geography
References Available on request