Matthew H.
Head of Procurement & Supply Chain @Westlab Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Procurement & Supply Chain @Westlab Ltd
Manchester, GB
Strategic accountability for designing and optimising the global supply chain and procurement function to deliver exceptional customer service, compliance, responsiveness, quality, and cost-efficiency. Board-level role, reporting directly to the CEO and leading a team of procurement and supply chain professionals through transformation and continuous improvement- Built the function from the ground up — defined structure, remit, KPIs, and led full recruitment and onboarding- Appointed and integrated a global multimodal logistics partner; eliminated demurrage and cut shipping/processing costs by over 30%- Expanded the global supplier base by more than 100%, reducing risk, cutting costs, and strengthening supply chain resilience- Designed and implemented demand and inventory models to enable 100% order fulfilment, despite tight cash flow and space constraints- Led development of a global sourcing strategy, ensuring best-value procurement with clear vendor qualification and onboarding- Introduced a cross-functional S & OP process aligning Sales, Ops, Finance, and Supply Chain to drive visibility and delivery of key business KPIs.
EDUCATION
Frodsham Science & Technology College
10 GCSEs Grade A*- A including Maths, English, Triple Science, Geography, I.T. & Statistics
The University of Sheffield
2.1 MBiolSci Hons, Biology
Sir John Deane's College
A Levels, Biology (A*), Chemistry (A), General Studies (A), Geography (A), Maths (A*)
SKILLS
ABOUT MATTHEW H.
Procurement & Supply Chain specialist with 10 years’ experience driving performance…
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