Simon Bartlett is a seasoned professional with experience in commercial and engineering fields in industries such as oil and gas, chemicals, automotive, and aerospace. He currently serves as the Head of Purchasing at MURCO Petroleum Ltd, where he manages over 贈200m in annual procurement. Prior to this role, he held various purchasing and materials management positions with increasing responsibility, demonstrating strong leadership, strategic thinking, and project management skills. He holds an MSc in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Warwick University and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering.
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CURRICULUM VITAE word 97 & 2003 December 2014 V3
1. SIMON A. BARTLETT MSc , BSc (Hons), CIPS
Telephone : (h) 01437 890931 (w) 01646 696442 (m) 07918 858003
email : (h) simonbartlett100@btinternet.com (w) simon.bartlett@murco.co.uk
LinkedIn http://lnkd.in/jv-bdy
Executive summary
A seasoned professional with a proven track record in both commercial and engineering
fields of expertise allied to experience in the sectors of Oil & Gas, Chemical, Automotive
and Aerospace.
A strategic thinker with experience of initiating and implementing new processes and high
profile projects.
Employment History
Excellent leadership and management skills with responsibility for the preparation of
budgets and annual strategic cost reductions. A CIPS affiliate with MCIPS pending interview
and also willing to relocate.
Career History
Jan06 - Present MURCO Petroleum Ltd (Previously TOTAL UK )
Milford Haven Refinery , Pembrokeshire
Head of Purchasing
揃 Responsible for complete refinery spend (excluding crude oil slates) of over 贈200m, includes
all contracts, projects , spares , MRO, chemicals and catalysts.
揃 Line manager for three professional contract senior services buyers , one materials buyer and a
purchasing assistant, also non line manager responsibility to one senior buyer and two
inventory control buyers.
揃 Personally responsible for negotiating and maintaining all large contracts greater than 贈5m
including , towage, mooring , large capital equipment projects (recent Cogen (CHP) plant) and
Crude distillation Unit upgrade, liason with major design contractors (FEED studies)
including Kellog, Jacobs, AMEC .
揃 Responsible for maintaining reviewing and updating refinery purchasing procedures and
responsible for audit compliance (SOx testing , ISRS , ISO 9000 , 18000 , 14001 .
Jan02 Jan06 Visteon UK Ltd (Previously Ford UK )
Swansea.
European Cutting Tools Commodity Buyer
揃 Lead commodity buyer for expendable Cutting Tools for Visteon Europe Also lead plant
buyer with responsibility for two local buyers.
揃 Conducting purchasing strategy for a $19m spend across 4 European plants; Swansea UK ,
D端ren and W端lfrath in Germany and Prazska Poland .
揃 Implemented an e:bidding strategy in conjunction with 'Freemarkets' (now Ariba) software for
re-sourcing tooling commodity contracts.
揃 Implemented a major new strategic project with an Inventory and Logistics provider and tier 1
partner supplier, Sandvik.
揃 Realized an inventory stock buyback of 贈1.1m in Swansea and 990k in Germany and to
move the inventory stock turnover ratio from under 1 per year to greater than 12 per year.
揃 Introduced shop floor dispensing machines for KanBan supply of cutting tools at machine.
Recognised in award of manufacturing innovation plant of the year in Duren , Germany.
Aug 99 Dec2001 BOC Edwards (Division of BOC Group)
Crawley, W.Sussex
Manufacturing Cell Manager
揃 Responsible for Profit and Loss of a manufacturing cell Chemical & Pharmaceutical
vacuum pump systems.
揃 Line manager to twenty nine personnel. Project engineers, Design engineers, Buyers,
Production planners, electrical and mechanical fitters.
揃 Turnover of the cell in excess of 贈6million prime manufacturing cost .
揃 Initiatives include setting the manufacturing strategy for the cell and preparing budget
proposals for capital expenditure.
2. 揃 Managed a ten month implementation programme of Cellcentric and Kaizen philosophy
into the cell organisation to strive for lean manufacturing and cost down culture
Jan 97 July 99 Flight Refuelling Ltd. (Cobham Plc )
Brook Road , Wimborne , Dorset . BH21 2BJ
Team Leader Strategic Procurement
揃 Responsible for a team of four strategic buyers across the commodity base including MRO.
揃 Prime responsibility for all utilities within Cobham Group , spend of 贈1.2m.
揃 Lead cross sectional teams on implementation of new projects for reducing acquisition costs,
揃 Introduced corporate purchasing cards to all levels of the business.
Mar 91 Dec 96 G.E. Aircraft Engine Services ( General Electric U.S.A. )
Nantgarw, Mid Glamorgan.
Materials Manager CFM56 Engines
揃 Responsible for implementing a master production scheduling system within the first year
from design through to commissioning.
揃 Team leader for Engine Final Build business unit
揃 Materials Manager for the complete supply of parts for the CFM56 group of engines during its
complete factory life cycle from strip to repair , test and dispatch , Including line
responsibility for production assistants and buyers.
揃 Stock control of $3.5m and throughput purchasing spend of $40m .
Sept 87 Mar 91 Rolls-Royce Plc (Aero-Engines)
Derby.
Advanced Manufacturing Technologist
揃 Graduate trainee ;Test beds ,commercial product support , experimental vibration other non
manufacturing attachments .
揃 Manufacturing Technologist , structured training including Draughting / Planning , machine
part programming Quality engineering.
揃 Secondments to RR Sunderland, fan disc manufacture Production engineer at Barnoldswick
, Lancs AIMS controller PC01 turbine disc manufacture
揃 Control.HQ Derby Revenue sharing and Offset division of corporate manufacturing
responsible for managing the offload of manufacturing to RR strategic partners, usually in
packages of value from $1m - $3m standard man hours.
Thin Sandwich Degree Training
揃 April 86 Sept86 : Royal Aircraft Establishment Aberporth
Ministry of Defence (P.E.)
揃 July 84 Dec 84 : Chessell Ltd (Div. Euotherm Intl )
Worthing , W.Sussex .
Courses Attended ( Selection )
揃 Professional Purchasing Seminars (mainly CIPS approved)
揃 Understanding and Implementing IChemE Red book model contract (also Green Book)
揃 Contractual Law CIPS and various others
揃 Working with CDM Regulations 2007 (Construction, Design 贈 Management)
揃 Diversity Training
揃 TUPE (Transfer Undertakings of Personnel employment) regulations
揃 Competant Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access,Outlook)
揃 Ethics
揃 Bribery Act workshops
揃 AON Pension Trustee training programme (Part I & II)
揃 Emergency Management and Leadership (including recent refresher)
揃 Modex II machine part programming & SAP (R3)
3. 揃 Appraisal for the Appraisor
Education & Academic Qualifications
Postgraduate : Warwick University (Manufacturing Business School)
1990 - 1993 M.Sc. Manufacturing Systems Engineering
College : University of Glamorgan
1983 - 1987 B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering Class II Section I (Hons)
Vocational : CIPS affiliate with MCIPS pending
Secondary : Lliswerry High School 1976 - 1983
G.C.E.O Level : Mathematics , Physics , Chemistry , Latin ,
Geography , Design Craft Technology , English .
G.C.E. A Level : 1986 Mathematics , 1987 Applied Mathematics ,
Pure Mathematics , Physics .
Address : (Home ) 70 Pill Road, (Work) MURCO Petroleum Ltd ,
Hook, PO Box10 ,
Haverfordwest. Milford Haven.
SA62 4LU SA73 3JD
Telephone : (01437) 890931 (01646) 696442
(m) 07918 858003
email : (h) simonbartlett100@btinternet.com (w) simon.bartlett@murco.co.uk
LinkedIn http://lnkd.in/jv-bdy
Interests
揃 Windsurfing - RYA Level 3 ; Dingy Sailing RYA 2 Day skipper RYA
揃 Golf - Member of Haverfordwest G.C. Current Handicap 13
揃 Junior Cricket coach level 1
揃 Skiing - 24 years experience
揃 Self Select ISAs and stock market
揃 Pension Trustee (Murco Defined Benefit Scheme)