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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.
Our greatest asset, from our Customer Engagement Team, Operations and On-Boarding Team, Coaching and Mentoring Team, and our highly experienced Training Team.
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FCIPS PGCE CPSM MBA Chartered Procurement Professional
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 over 20 years ago, Susan gained experience in both the private and public sector and has developed a wide skill base. In industry, Susan has held a variety of positions including Office Manager, Material Controller, Project Manager, Buyer, Procurement Manager to MD. She operated internationally and has first-hand experience of JIT, Kaizen, Lean, Agile, Leagile 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 Procurement 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, Planning Inspectorate, 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 providing 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. Her drive and ethical business practices lead to becoming a finalist at the BIBAs (Be Inspired Business Awards) Business Women of the Year, finalists several times for NHS Excellence in Supply Awards in two categories and also E3 Skills Awards for Education and Training Business Award.
A strong passion for quality and continuous improvement has ensured the continued achievement of ISO9001, Cyber Essentials, Centre of Excellence Status and achieving supplier approval for Crown Commercial Services, NHS Shared Services, ESFA RoATP and others.
Susan lives and breathes continuous improvement always looking to develop her learners, her business, her employees, and herself. Already a qualified teacher holding Fellowship status of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, she continued her development and in 2019 achieved her MBA completing a dissertation on “The Relationship between Professional Qualification in Procurement and Job Satisfaction”. She then went on in 2020 to achieve Chartered Procurement Professional Status. Susan’s team are representative of her ethos of quality, customer service and drive to succeed in providing quality training and CPD.
Susan dedicates much of her time researching the market, listening to customer requirements, and seeking new opportunities which has led to delivering L3 Procurement and Supply Assistant and L4 Commercial Procurement and Supply Chain Apprenticeship Standards. She is heavily involved in the development of Procurement Pathways beyond these apprenticeships and is a key member of the Apprenticeship Trailblazer Board for L6.
MCIPS MBA Chartered Procurement Professional
Director of Training
Greg graduated with a honours degrees from Lancaster University in 2005, since qualifying Greg has gone on to complete his MBA and become a a MCIPS Chartered Procurement Professional.
As a graduate, Greg started his procurement journey in local government, gaining experience across a number of both types of procurement and procurement disciplines.
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.
As an experienced CIPS tutor and CIPS assessor Greg brings his expertise to the development of the SR course structures and materials, blending the academic knowledge and practical application of content to help learner not only pass exams but thrive in their continued professional development.
Greg is a student of procurement and education, striving to ensure that as an individual and a business, SR are pushing the boundaries of what is achievable, in both its content and delivery.
As our training director, Greg has a passion for the development of others and believes learning should be an experience, with sessions being as interactive and engaging as possible, a session with Greg is not easily forgotten.
Head of Central Services and Safeguarding Lead
Joining SRSCC in 2019 from Booths Sophie quickly settled into her role evaluating existing processes and analysing their effectiveness. She spends her time developing and implementing new strategies to improve productivity and efficiency whilst ensuring continuous improvement and maintaining the highest quality of SRSCC products and services which are provided to the procurement supply chain market.
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 keen to develop her knowledge and skills further in quality and procurement to further enhance the SRSCC experience.
Sophie is known by her colleagues as a great manager but also for her obsession to create, implement and check compliance by conducting internal audits.
Sales and Business Development Manager
Clare’s role is front-of-house, joined SRSCC in June 2019 with responsibility for building and developing customer relations. Her position is aligned well 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 works with both existing and prospective clients and brings 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.
Prior to joining SRSCC, Clare studied with SRSCC to achieve her CIPS Level 4 qualification therefore has an excellent understanding of SRSCC’s culture and approach to high standards, quality, and commitment. Clare plans to continue her CIPS studies in the future as she truly believes that learning is 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 expanding her team, developing relationships with SRSCC’s customers, and always looking to develop new business.
If you would like to get in touch with Clare, please call 01772 282555 or email clare.towne@srscc.co.uk
BA(Hons) MCIPS Chartered Procurement Professional
CIPS and EPA Trainer
With over 30 years procurement practitioner experience, Alison is passionate about helping new people achieve success in the profession that she loves.
Alison started her career working for a number of well-known private sector organisations where she developed her skills across a wide range of categories including IT, FM and construction. She later moved into the public sector working in a number of senior procurement roles and even spending time as a consultant helping other organisations achieve the best from their procurement activities.
At this time Alison felt she wanted to share her knowledge and experience with others so whilst working full-time as a Procurement Manager within local Government she studied to obtain qualifications to teach post compulsory education. Once qualified in 2007, she began delivering courses for the CIPS qualifications across the country.
It was at this time too when Alison first signed up with CIPS as an assessor on their qualification programme and since then has worked with then in a number of roles including being an elected representative for the North of England on CIPS congress.
After having worked with SR Supply Chain Consultants in her free time previously, Alison became a full-time tutor for us in January 2020. She delivers 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.
Alison enjoys teaching areas linked to relationships, leadership and the development of strategy but as her background has been so varied she is equally comfortable with the more practical hands-on subjects related to contracting and asset management. 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.
FCIPS
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.
Apprenticeship Manager
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.
Course Progress Mentor
Laura graduated from Uclan University in 2019 achieving a first BA (hons) in Events and International Tourism, she has always had a keen interest for business studies and customer service after competing her Level 3 Business Administration at Runshaw College.
In industry, Laura has worked in customer facing environments since the age of 14 where she developed a real passion for people. Since then, she has had a wide variety of experiences in retail, product, customer service, financial services and sales.
Following University, Laura has held music events raising money and clothes for the homeless charities in Preston and truly prides herself on the awareness and funding that was generated from this.
Laura loves to spend her time camping and hiking in the Lake District and hopes to buy a van in the upcoming years to renovate and travel in. She cares passionately about mindfulness and art, recently creating digital dog portraits for friends and family.
Business Development Administrator
Joining SRSCC in November 2016, Jean has developed from Business Development Administrator to Finance Officer who is now responsible for purchase ledger, Apprenticeship funding and venue management.
Jean has a wealth of Customer Service and Sales Administrator experience beginning with her roles with the Littlewoods catalogue company in her hometown of Liverpool where she held several administrator, supervisory and junior Management positions within the organisation before being made redundant.
Since then, Jean has held differing administrator roles in various types of businesses. These include a soft furnishings supplier and a whiteboard manufacturer. Jean has expanded her knowledge and experience to include managing a call centre and 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.
Administration Assistant
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.
Business Development Account Manager
Declan recently graduated University studying BSc Business and Management with Marketing achieving a 2:1 and was looking for a role in Business Development to put his knowledge and education to the test.
He has a strong desire to grow the SRSCC brand and customer base. Working alongside our Business Development and Relationship Manager; he looks to strengthen both our Commercial and Apprenticeship learner portfolio by liaising with potential and existing learners through building customer relationships and understanding their requirements.
Course Progress Mentor
Emma joined SRSCC in 2019 on a freelance basis taking on a teaching and learning consultancy role. She has 20 years of experience in education as a qualified teacher, working in adult learning, secondary and primary school settings in the UK as well as abroad, namely Japan, Hungary, and France.
More recently Emma has been teaching yoga, resilience, and mindfulness in primary schools to promote the physical and mental well-being of both pupils and staff.
Being multi-lingual and having a zeal for communication, cultural exchange and life-long learning Emma jumped at the opportunity to join the company as a Course Mentor. Building a good rapport with her learners, supporting them to overcome any challenges on their apprentice journey and facilitating them to fulfil their potential is her motivation.
Cumbrian born and bred in the Lake District, Emma enjoys the outdoors. When not relaxing in tree pose, she is most at home trail running in the hills with her husband and dog. Having clocked up 4 marathons to date, the application of her long-distance running mindset of perseverance, determination, discipline and patience is key to supporting her learners in their studies.
Customer Support Coordinator
Learning Engagement Manager
With 18 years teaching experience in Secondary Schools, Laura is passionate about helping people use education and training to achieve success. Born in Lancashire, Laura crossed the Pennines to complete a Psychology degree at Sheffield University. She then studied her PGCE at Sheffield Hallam before working as a Mathematics teacher for 11-19 years olds across the city. Continuing to learn alongside her career Laura completed qualifications in Counselling and Hypnotherapy but it was her desire to help those students that struggled the most that led her to complete her Post Graduate Certification in SEN Coordination in 2012. Laura then worked as a SENCO working to support students with Special Needs in school. Laura’s work with students as a Mathematics teacher, form tutor and SENCO have always been rooted in her commitment to seeing every student reach their potential. Laura has joined SRSCC with the mindset that we can help support our learners overcome any challenges on their apprentice journey.
Outside of work, Laura can be found on the edges of the Peak district with her husband and two children taking advantage of some hilly terrain and beautiful viewpoints.
Course Progress Mentor
Michelle graduated from Liverpool John Moore’s University in 2003 with a BA(HONs) in Physical Education, Sport, Dance and English, with Qualified Teacher Status. Michelle now holds 20 years’ experience of working in education. Her experience to date is hugely diverse, with a love for learning and striving for excellence across all areas of her life developed from when she was a young girl, representing her country at Athletics. It was from this platform Michelle developed a disciplined approach to every tasks set of her. During her time in teaching, she has taught a wide range of subjects, been a pastoral leader, and led ITT programmes.
Michelle prides herself on her ability to get the best possible outcomes out of people. This has been proven not only in the time she’s spent in education, but also in the set up and running of her own business.
Working in a fast-paced environment, especially becoming a Head of Year as well as teaching has consistently challenged her and ensured she’s flexible and adaptable
Admin and Customer Service Manager
Jenn completed her Apprenticeship in Business and Administration in 2008 and has since built upon a foundation of knowledge and skills in the administration and customer support areas.
Jenn has a degree, as well as a master’s degree, in English which have helped support her commitment to compliance and attention to detail.
Since returning to work from maternity leave in 2020, Jenn has worked in education settings and has an in-depth knowledge on Safeguarding and Child Protection, which she believes is a key part of all employees’ role when working with learners.
Outside of work, Jenn lives with her husband and two young daughters. She had her first book published in 2022 and advocates for the mental wellbeing of new parents.
Course Progress Mentor
Nathalie is delighted to have joined the team at SRSCC in February 2022 as a Progress Mentor.
She has worked in education ever since graduating from the University of Liverpool, including overseas in Italy, Spain and Thailand. Her experience ranges from working with the Early Years to delivering ESOL courses to adult learners in companies. Teaching English as a second language is her specialism and she has extensive experience of leading language courses to people of all ages and occupations. Although living abroad carried many benefits, such as the unbeatable weather and delicious cuisine, what Nathalie enjoyed most was meeting new people all the time, discovering more about them, and guiding them on their learning journey. Nathalie is excited to have the opportunity to do the same with learners at SRSCC.
Nathalie has many hobbies. When she is not spending time with her partner and their two mischievous kittens, she keeps up with her Italian and Spanish language skills, goes for long walks, and, in the evenings, tries to get through at least one paragraph of her book before falling asleep.
Nathalie will be a stable and supportive point of reference for all learners and looks forward to following them on their apprenticeship journey.
Course Developer
Victoria joined SRSCC in 2022 as a Course Developer and is particularly skilled in Articulate Storyline where she creates accessible interactive e-learning. In her previous position, Victoria played a key role in the rebranding and development of resources and had inhouse training on Articulate and Adobe InDesign, all with the objective of making all learning accessible.
Victoria began a career in Education and Care from completing a BTEC Diploma in Childhood Studies at City of Sunderland College. After gaining experience in a range of setting from education nurseries, private nurseries, behaviour support, language support, Victoria settled working in the Reception Class of a Primary School. She built up her knowledge and confidence and completed her Higher Level Teaching Assistant status in 2007. This enabled Victoria to regularly teach whole classes which proved to be valuable experience and gave her the desire to become a teacher. Whilst working, Victoria completed a Foundation Degree in Education and Care at the University of Sunderland. She then transferred her credits to the Open University to complete the BA Degree with Honours. This enabled Victoria to continue working full time and study via distance learning.
After gaining her BA Honours, Victoria left the Primary School in which she had worked for 10 years to complete a PGCE in Primary Education with Leeds Trinity University. She then gained Qualified Teacher Status after working in the Foundation Stage of a Primary School.
Victoria has had experience of providing excellent customer service working in the Banking and Tax Sectors, but Education is where her heart is. She put her expert knowledge of Phonics to use during the Covid pandemic and provided bespoke online tutoring sessions using the Letters and Sounds Scheme of Work.
Victoria lives in the nice coastal town of Seaham in the North-East of England. She has a passion for music and enjoys playing the piano. In her spare time, Victoria enjoys looking after her 3 cats, gardening, crafting, gaming and spending quality time with her lovely niece, Mia.
Sales and Business Development Assistant
I completed my A-levels in 2021 in Business, psychology and sociology. I have worked in different customer service-based jobs since the age of 15 and over the past 4 years I have enjoyed being able to communicate with different people and learn different skills. My favorite subject at college was business and that helped inspire me to apply for this job as a sales and business development assistant working alongside Clare and Declan. Outside of work I enjoy going on walks in areas of the Lake District and I love watching the sunset. I also enjoy spending time with my friends and family.
Course Progress Mentor
Mark has worked in education since securing a first-class BSc (Hons) in Physical Activity and Health at The University of Chester. He also completed a Diploma in Education and Training and immediately started working with disengaged and disadvantaged young people, delivering English, maths and employability skills. The purpose of this being to provide young people with the skills and qualifications required to access further education, giving them a platform on which to build upon.
More recently, Mark has been working primarily with apprentices from different vocations and has enjoyed supporting them on their journey to securing crucial maths and English qualifications. The intrinsic reward from helping people achieve their goals and aspirations has always been the driving force behind his journey in education.
Mark has also enjoyed planning and delivering projects voluntarily for SEN learners. Mark has taken knowledge from his hobbies of music and sport to deliver enrichment programs to young people on a voluntary basis.
Mark has a passion for music and plays several instruments and has enjoyed participating in competitive sports since a very young age. Mark played American football for over 10 years before hanging up his boots just before the pandemic. Mark also really enjoys spending quality time with his family.
Mark is thrilled to have joined the team at SRSCC in March 2022.
Customer Service and Support Co-Ordinator
Having worked extensively in the customer service sector for 8 years after leaving school, Alex investigated additional career paths in the field of education and graduated from Edge Hill University in 2020 with a Bachelors in Primary Education (2:1), following an access course at Southport College.
Moving forward, he has been looking to combine the aforementioned areas of expertise, which is what led to joining SR as a Customer Service and Support Coordinator in 2022. This experience has instilled determination and pride to offer the best possible service with every customer interaction, regardless of the circumstances or magnitude of the requirement.
Away from the office, Alex enjoys spending time with his friends, family and rescue dog, Belle, whilst also indulging in reading, learning German and movies.
Administrative Assistant
Office Administrator
Ashlee has joined the SRSCC team as an Office Administrator, and with a level 2 and 3 in Business Administration, she fits right in!
Ashlee has a wide range of experience from working as a Legal Secretary for the Royal Air Force to managing a team. Ashlee is eager to use her customer service and business administration skills for her new role at SRSCC.