About me

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An experienced procurement leader, with a proven record of successfully delivering global sourcing initiatives, category strategies and transformation programs. As a consistent top performer, I have delivered increased productivity, effective digitalisation, operational efficiencies & enhanced supplier performance in every organisation I have been a part of.

 

I have a passion and focus to drive procurement excellence, developing the ability to successfully improve global procurement teams through holistic change management (process, technology & people), dynamic leadership, and developing effective stakeholder relationships at all levels of the organisation.

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Key skills

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• Procurement leadership - Experience in leading a driving categories and category teams in improving category management, supplier relationship management and risk management across multiple areas of spend

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• Stakeholder management - Ability to apply commercial principles to help key stakeholders (from functional leads to c-suite) identify strategic business requirements, formulate strategies and lead the execution to deliver business objectives

 

• Procurement delivery - Track record of the design, development and implementation of innovative sourcing solutions that satisfy commercial and business objectives, often creating best practice processes for large direct and indirect procurement organisations

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• Commercial acumen - Ability to deliver both multiple small niche technology projects and complex £multi-million initiatives, ensuring focus remains on commercial benefit and quality output 

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• Expert negotiation - Ability to achieve substantial cost reductions through effective sourcing and negotiating skills; and the ability to positively engage senior stakeholders to ensure the delivery of target benefits