Amy McIntyre and Lauren Hallam
Quality Essential Distribution (QED) has announced that Lauren Hallam, who joined QED in Jan this year as Customer Service Administrator, has been promoted internally to Purchasing Assistant.
Amy McIntyre, Purchasing Manager said: “I’m delighted Lauren has joined the purchasing team to support the plans we have to accelerate and develop QED’s supply chain and give a more strategic focus to the role of purchasing within the business.
“Lauren’s experience and understanding of customer needs is a bonus and will come in useful when she’s speaking and negotiating with suppliers. I’m confident she will be successful in the role and help us continue to deliver high quality products and value to customers. “
Lauren said on the appointment: “This is an amazing opportunity and I’m excited to learn more about purchasing, it’s such an important role in the company. I really enjoyed my time in customer services and so grateful for all the support and training I’m receiving from everyone at QED. I can’t wait to start working full-time in purchasing.”
Matt Philp, QED Managing Director, commented: “Amy and Lauren have a critical role to play to keeping up to date with changes affecting both the supply of, and demand for, products and materials. Building strong relationships with suppliers is also critical especially in the current climate to maintain a continued and strong supply chain.”
