Meet the people who make our learners feel special.
SRSCC have been successfully delivering procurement qualifications, apprenticeships and training to organisations and their employees since 2007.
A Centre of Excellence with consistently high achievement rates in both CIPS qualification and Apprenticeships. Strong employer relationships with continued repeat business and referrals.
All SR Supply Chain CIPS tutors are chosen specifically for their specialist skills and wealth of experience in the procurement and supply environment. Their skills are matched with the relevant CIPS unit to ensure the students receive the best possible training. Our tutors are fully MCIPS qualified, FCIPS, CIPS assessors and Chartered Procurement Professionals. Our tutors bring theory to life through session interaction, real life examples and practical application.
We have maximum class sizes to ensure quality. Lessons are interactive, and site visits are arranged with partnership companies to help cement learning, and see best practice application in the workplace.
Our greatest asset, from our Customer Engagement Team, Operations and On-Boarding Team, Coaching and Mentoring Team, and our highly experienced Training Team.
Our greatest asset, from our Customer Engagement Team, Operations and On-Boarding Team, Coaching and Mentoring Team, and our highly experienced Training Team.
Our greatest asset, from our Customer Engagement Team, Operations and On-Boarding Team, Coaching and Mentoring Team, and our highly experienced Training Team.
What was your perception of Apprenticeships before you embarked on one? Quite a negative perception, after studying and completing an Economics degree at Nottingham Trent
What made me mentor? As a tutor, I get to meet students in a formal training session, but I felt I could add something to
I dread social conversations when someone casually asks “What is it you do?” So what’s the reason I struggle with this question? Is it because
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FCIPS CPSM PGCE
Managing Director
The founder, Susan Rashid, was born in the 1970′s in London and started her career in the automotive industry and rapidly progressed to supply chain manager.
Moving to Lancashire approximately 19 years ago, Susan has gained experience in both the private and public sector and has developed a wide skill base. In the industry, Susan has held a variety of positions including Office Manager, Material Controller, Project Manager, Procurement Manager to MD. She operated internationally and has first-hand experience of JIT, Kaizen, Benchmarking and total quality management approaches. It was in this industry where her training career began. Her passion for procurement and training led to becoming a full time lecturer of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) qualification ladder and member of the CIPS examination team. Her portfolio of delivery includes being Lead Tutor at the National School of Government, British Airways, GCHQ, Skills Funding Agency and many more.
In 2007 Susan established SR Supply Chain Consultants Limited, a Lancashire based training provider for the CIPS qualification ladder and now also provides assessments and CPD throughout the UK. She is not only renowned for the professional and ethical manner in which she runs her business but also for the quality of course material, flexibility and supportive approach. In 2013 her ethical business practices lead to her becoming a finalist at the BIBAs (Be Inspired Business Awards).
In 2013 her business achieved the Silver Standard Investors in People Award and then went on in 2014 to be nominated for NHS Excellence in Supply Awards in two categories. In 2015 her business has also been nominated for The E3 Skills, Education and Training Business Award.
Susan is a “down to earth” practitioner who uses experience, examples, workshops, assessments, case studies and group work to deliver her courses. She is highly experienced and skilled and adapts her delivery to the unique requirements of each group she teaches. Susan’s team of tutors are representative of her ethos of quality, customer service and drive to succeed in providing quality training and CPD to her customers.
MCIPS
Director of Training
Born in the 1980’s in North West Lancashire Greg Jackson started his career in the Public sector. Working within the Works Department at Preston City Council Greg gained a wealth of experience in Public sector tendering and project costing. He soon progressed to a managerial role before deciding to move on.
Greg went on to take a positions in wholesale and distribution, here he gained substantial expertise in expediting, warehousing and logistics management, centralised procurement, own label procurement, category management and commodity buying.
Greg took responsibility for internal training and felt a growing satisfaction from seeing others progress and achieve.
In 2011 Greg delivered CIPS Courses at SR Supply Chain Consultants Ltd Blackburn/Preston study centre, with fantastic results. He soon realised that teaching was his passion and joined SR Supply Chain Consultants full time as Training and Innovation Manager and is now Director of Training.
Greg is fully MCIPS qualified and also has a Maths and I.T Degree. His specialist subject is CIPS Level 6 Supply chain diligence, although he also has a flair for Effective Negotiation, Developing contracts and many other CIPS units.
Utilising his IT skills Greg creates innovative course material, quizzes and tests which are fantastic tools for his delegates. So far Greg has achieved without fail, far higher the national average pass rates across all subjects.and skilled and adapts her delivery to the unique requirements of each group she teaches. Susan’s team of tutors are representative of her ethos of quality, customer service and drive to succeed in providing quality training and CPD to her customers.
Operations Manager
Sophie Forshaw is the Operations Manager at SRSCC.
The role is to monitor existing processes and analyse their effectiveness. To create strategies to improve productivity and efficiency all to ensure continuous improvement of the highest quality products and services we provide to our existing and prospective clients.
Sophie has an extensive background in providing excellent customer service in many different areas through refined processes, leading by example and training colleagues effectively.
Sophie is looking to continue and develop her own skills, within procurement and the SRSCC experience.
Managing Director
Clare’s role is front-of-house, with responsibility for building and developing customer relations. The position is ideally suited to Clare’s considerable experience and skills and will support SRSCC’s internal team, ensuring that high quality and continuous improvement remain a priority.
Clare will be working with both existing and prospective clients and brings to the position perspectives gleaned from a range of industries, including Furniture and Giftware wholesale, import/export, Brewery and Digital Marketing Software. Clare has extensive commercial experience in Sales, Team Management, Marketing, Administration and Customer Services, and is familiar with the challenges of supplying to public and private sector organisations.
Clare qualified to Level 4 CIPS with SRSCC and therefore has an excellent understanding of the company’s approach, high standards and commitment. Clare is also planning to continue her CIPS studies, knowing the benefits of treating learning as a lifelong activity.
Clare’s ability to bring together siloed teams, creating dynamic multifunctional groups will be invaluable in the growing organisation. A hand-on, pragmatic and problem-solving attitude are key to Clare’s success to date and her drive and dedication will be well suited to SRSCC’s ambitious plans. A natural leader, Clare is already making her mark within the organisation and is looking forward to working with SRSCC’s existing client base and to bringing on-board new business.
If you would like to get in touch with Clare, please call 01772 282555 or email clare.towne@srscc.co.uk
MSc MCIPS
Apprenticeship Manager & Course Tutor
Jade Rabezzana-Drake was born in the late 1980’s in Lancashire and started her career in the Private sector. Working within the Scheduling department in the Aerospace industry Jade gained vital skills in supplier management & made frequent supplier visits to France.
After 4 years of working in this industry & one year of level 4 CIPS studies under her belt Jade desired to progress further and embarked on a new adventure working for the largest dental corporate company in Europe known as {my} dentist.
Jade joined {my} dentist as a Buyer looking after a wide range of direct and indirect categories and continued her CIPS level 5 & 6 studies with SR Supply Chain Consultants Ltd which she successfully completed and achieved MCIPS status in 2014.
In early 2014 Jade’s role was also developed where she began looking after more high profile spend categories and started a management position which involved looking after the wider Procurement team.
Jade has experience of working on high level business projects, contingency planning, risk mitigation & supply chain due diligence.
Further to completing the CIPS qualification Jade then went on to do her Master’s Degree in Procurement through the University of South Wales achieving an overall distinction – Jade’s final dissertation subject was ‘Effects of Vertical Integration on Stakeholders’.
Jade thoroughly enjoys developing people & being in a learning environment which soon resulted in Jade joining the SR Supply Chain Consultants Ltd team on a self-employed basis in September 2016 tutoring across all levels & units whilst continuing to grow further in her role at {my} dentist.
As of October 2018, further to 2 years of delivering training with fantastic results, Jade has now joined SR Supply Chain Consultants Ltd on a full time basis taking the position as Apprenticeship Manager & Course Tutor.
CIPS Trainer
Paul Jackson is a Procurement and Supply Chain Consultant and Trainer with over twenty years of experience across a wider range of markets and industries.
Paul graduated from Aston University in 1992, later obtaining MCIPS, becoming a green-belt Six-Sigma and securing Prince-2 project management accreditation, and he is currently finalising his Doctoral dissertation on Sustainable Design concepts.
Paul started his career as a stockbroker, later moving into electrical wholesaling and then International Telecommunications as Procurement and Supply Chain Director for TeliaSonera International Carrier. In 2005 he left to start his own Procurement and Supply Chain consultancy business, later honing his skills to deliver training as well as consultancy to a broad number of international organisations in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe. Aside from his core business, he managed the sales and service activities of an American aviation supplier in Europe from 2009 until 2016.
During his work with TeliaSonera following the Dot.Com collapse, Paul focussed heavily of cost reduction and consolidation programmes, managing a large number of datacentre and property transactions, landlord negotiations, and lease terminations.
Following the start of his business, Paul has undertaken a wider range of assignments including a 4 year project with BAE Systems out-sourcing and implementing military repair contracts for the RAF, a role which required National Security Clearance.
Paul’s approach to training utilises both his knowledge of the material, and his wider experience in applying such methods and techniques. He endeavours to use said experiences to underpin and develop student understanding, making procurement “feel real”.
Paul is an experienced business manager. Paul has also managed multiple projects, been a category manager, a salesman and a service manager during his colourful career giving him a plethora of evidence and experience to support his training activities.
Paul is an experienced overseas operator and has undertaken projects in many diverse locations such as Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Indonesia, USA, China and Saudi Arabia amongst others. He works well in teams both as a team leader and team member, he has a coaching philosophy to HR issues, is a good communicator and delivers consistently to target.
(FCIPS), BA (Hons), DTLLS
CIPS Trainer
Gary has over 30 years of experience in the field of Sourcing, Supplier and Supply Chain Management across both the Public and Private Sectors and internationally.
Following an initial 7 years in the Public Sector, Gary held Director roles in two very large UK Companies, initially as Purchasing Director and then Group Purchasing Chairman. From here Gary held the role of Buying & Merchandising Director for a large UK Education Mail Order business, with responsibility for the departments of Buying, Inventory Management, Direct Supply, Supply Chain Development and Quality, managing approximately 120 employees and over 20,000 SKU’s from a UK and global supply base.
Latterly since 2012 in a training and consultancy role Gary has delivered extensive training, coaching and additional consultancy procurement services, both in the UK and internationally, to recognized customers such as Lloyds Banking Group, CocaCola and NHS Supply Chain to name a few. Additionally, Gary has delivered training in the UAE Region quite extensively in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Internationally, Gary has a wealth of global sourcing experience, from the very exacting requirements of the Automotive sector to the variable and price sensitive Mail Order retail environment. In a procurement role Gary has operated globally in India, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, USA, and all over Europe. Additionally in a training and consultancy capacity Gary has delivered training throughout Europe in many varying countries and sectors.
Gary is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, (FCIPS) and has delivered courses directly on behalf of CIPS on a global basis to various types of organisation’s, across many business sectors, from Negotiation training with NATO to commercial training with Coca-Cola.
CIPS Trainer
Lisa is a professional trainer in the fields of sourcing, negotiation and supplier relationship management.
With 23+ years Indirect Purchasing experience she has led and managed direct and virtual teams in the following sectors: retail, FM; aviation; construction (OJEU); consultancy and manufacturing. She also has experience in Oil & Gas. With clients ranging from both public and private sectors, Lisa has inspired and motivated others to become the best they can be, through active listening skills and effective communication. Lisa has earned a reputation for having an engaging and enthusiastic way of delivering the key messages required from course content. Lisa acts with great integrity, is supportive of others and been told she is fun to work with. Lisa loves spending time at her home by the sea and cherishes every moment of her spare time.
Lisa has comprehensive experience in delivery of training, for example
• Category Management
• Negotiation skills training
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Facilitated strategy creation workshops for Procurement Leadership teams
• Coached Client teams and individuals for major negotiation events
• Responsible for leading, coaching, challenging and supporting stakeholders to develop and implement robust category strategies, performance metrics and measure savings
• Governed the Indirect Purchasing expenditure of c£1.1bn for GNFR vendors
MCIPS
CIPS Trainer
As a procurement practitioner Alison is passionate about helping new people join the profession that she loves.
So in addition to working full time, and because she enjoys teaching and coaching, Alison has worked with SR Supply Chain Consultants in her free time over the past few years. She has delivered a range of the CIPS syllabus to both large and small groups across the whole of the UK and has been instrumental in helping many students achieve success at all levels.
Since joining procurement for a multinational company in 1996 as an IT buyer she then progressed to senior buyer and Procurement Manager. She took her first steps in developing procurement strategies for a local government organisation before moving to a consultancy role with a focus on public sector. Three years ago, Alison joined a large global organisation as a Strategic Procurement Manager on one of their contracts and manages a team of category specialists to deliver £12m year on year savings.
With hands on experience in many areas of procurement, Alison tends to specialise in subjects linked to relationships, leadership and the development of strategy. She is supportive and friendly, engaging her students through the use of examples from her experience that make it easier for them to apply to theory to real-life situations.
A keen supporter of CIPS, she became a full member in 2006 and now is a Principal Marker on one of the Diploma units. Additionally she has recently been elected to represent the North of England at the CIPS Congress.
Course Mentor And Functional Skills Tutor
Simon joined SR Supply Chain Consultants in September 2019 as the Course Mentor and Functional Skills Tutor.
Simon became a tutor because he wanted to pass on and make use of the skills he learnt in industry. Being a key part of the learning process of others and watching them grow into their job roles and careers is a rewarding factor which motivates Simon and inspires him every day.
Simon is an organised, hardworking individual who believes that it is important to build rapport with the learners he’s supporting. Rapport puts them at ease, improves their confidence and removes any barriers to their learning.
MCIPS
CIPS Trainer and Consultant
Rachelle started her career working in the Aerospace industry, gaining a good grounding in raw material and component procurement, with a client list including Airbus UK, BAE Systems and Agusta Westland.
After a spell working within the Quality function for City & Guilds, a global leader in training and skills development, she returned to the world of purchasing, this time in the broader engineering industry. Since then she has worked on several major projects, globally procuring a range of major capital equipment and bespoke engineering components for blue-chip clients such as Centrica, E.ON and Total as well as a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemicals.
More recently, Rachelle has developed cross-functional team performances, promoting the role of procurement in successful project delivery. Her passion for ensuring the right processes are implemented and adhered to resulted in her being asked to act as Interim Head of Supply Chain for Costain, a major UK construction and engineering firm, focussing on the Oil, Gas and Nuclear sectors.
Rachelle takes a pragmatic approach to both work and learning, and is always open to new ideas including looking at alternative ways to improve original ideas. She is keen to guide and inspire others to develop, grow and step outside their own boundaries, whilst always developing her own skills and experience in the process.
Administrator
Straight from high school Katie went into the world of work, where she worked in a well-known salon for four years. During this time Katie also attended college where she gained her level 3 for Bridal and Gentles hair styling.
After working as a stylist Katie then fell into the role of receptionist, where she found she enjoyed this kind of work. So, Katie could develop her receptionist skills she moved to a private health care, where she quickly developed to head receptionist. During this time Katie had to train other receptionist, for the split shifts.
Recently Katie has also attended college to study EDCEL and AAT level 1 and achieved passes in both. Katie now plans to continue her AAT studies.
Administrator
Jordan attended Preston College in 2013 and completed his Business Studies in 2014.
Wanting to get into the work environment Jordan started working at Batley’s Cash and Carry in the warehousing department, where he worked for 4 years.
After working in Batley’s Jordan wanted to put his Business Studies to use so started to apply for Admin based job roles. Jordan then came across the job advertisement for SR Supply Chain Consultants and decided he wanted to call up and enquire about the job role.
Jordan has taken to the role quickly and is showing a keen flair for admin work.
Business Development Administrator
Jean Parry has a wealth of Customer Service and Sales Administrator experience beginning with her roles with the Littlewoods catalogue company in her home town of Liverpool where she held several different administrator and supervisory positions within the organisation before being made redundant.
Since then, Jean has held differing roles in various types of businesses from a soft furnishings supplier to a whiteboard manufacturer and has expanded her knowledge and experience to include managing a call centre, purchasing responsibility for an International soft toy company and a European whiteboard manufacturer.
Always eager to add to her skills, Jean has helped organise trade fairs and took on the role of PA to the General Manager. Advanced Adobe Photoshop was the next qualification gained which came in very handy producing playbook pages to assist the Sales Team. Accounts and Credit Control have also been added to Jean’s experiences.
Principal Marker
Kevin Keigher is the Principal Marker (previously Senior Examiner) for the level 5, Management in procurement and supply module for the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.
He is an experienced manager and trainer who has worked in many sectors including Banking, the Food Processing sector, Retail, Hospitality and Leisure, and Advertising until the mid-1990s.
In 1995, Kevin embarked on a career within education, training and consultancy and has worked with a whole range of clients to improve company performance, enter new markets, equip managers and staff with new skills and implement best practices in business development and procurement.
He has also run a number of successful small businesses and over the last ten years has run his own training and consultancy company.
During his career, he has fulfilled many roles including Team Leader, Sales Executive, In-Company Training Manager, CIPS Programme Leader, Business Development Manager, Senior Examiner and Chief Executive Officer.
He has worked with many clients including the NHS, BAE Systems, MoD, Jaguar Land Rover, Scottish Enterprise, Boots, Raleigh, Baxi, Defra, Derbyshire County Council, Leicester City Council and Trent and Dove Housing.
Kevin is an award-winning professional who has run short courses to accredited professional programmes. He has a unique, friendly and fun style but always delivers to agreed training objectives.
Sales And Customer Services Executive
In January 2018 Brigid joined the SRSCC team as Business Administrator.
Brigid completed her Business Administration Level 2 Apprenticeship back in 2014 at a Marketing and Website design company. Wanting to challenge her new skills in Business Admin and Customer service Brigid went to work for a newly established nursing home down in Oxford. After returning to the North West, Brigid went to work for an environmental company where her role included organising distribution and maintenance schedules working with organisations across the UK.
Since the new syllabus change Brigid has furthered her IT skills and has helped set up the new laptops and trained the new Invigilators. Brigid is also the go to person for students if they have any issues accessing the VLE material on OneFile.
Brigid has now been at SRSCC for two years and has recently been promoted to Sales and Customer Service Executive and will be working closely with the marketing team.
Functional Skills & Course Mentor
Fiona Joined SR Supply chain consultants in August 2020 as a Functional Skills Assistant and Course Mentor.
Fiona wanted to become a course mentor as she is passionate about learning and self-development.
Yorkshire born and bred, Fiona is very down to earth and approachable. Having worked across a variety of community settings with children, young people and adults Fiona aims to instill passion, enthusiasm, and confidence in everyone she works with.
Previously Fiona has taught life skills for adults with learning disabilities, tutored a level 2 understanding autism course, coached and facilitated horse riding and management lessons and she has also been involved with the arts and community-based dance classes.
More recently Fiona has taught mindfulness meditation including self-development as part of a wellness coaching role.
Fiona is organised, supportive, compassionate, and always has a smile on her face.