Alex Farr Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

As part of my role with Skople, I am responsible for supporting the development and investment in a comprehensive procuretech ecosystem. This position involves positioning Skople as a leading venture studio that brings innovative procurement technologies to market, enhancing value for procurement and supply chain solutions. Additionally, I will continue my leadership of SparkRFX, ensuring the alignment of both companies in driving advancements within the procuretech space. My focus includes fostering growth, supporting technological innovation, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in procurement and supply chain management.

United Kingdom

SparkRFx is the platform designed to enhance the experiences of brokers, buyers, and suppliers while driving significant cost savings and value for all parties involved in procuring services.Don’t be shy; get in touch so I can understand your challenges with procuring services and how deploying SparkRFx can add value to your business and services.At our core, we understand organisations' challenges in managing their supply chains efficiently and effectively. That's why we have developed a cutting-edge platform that leverages the latest technology and data-driven insights to streamline the procurement process by providing:- Seamless supplier onboarding and panel management- Fast and practical tools to cut through maverick tail spend- A supply chain marketplace to quickly engage the services you need- RFx capabilities to effectively manage multiple supplier networks, reduce proposal and evaluation timelines, and deliver exceptional valueA powerful white-label solution, SparkRFx is designed to run diverse business models. It's not just a platform; it's a tool that adapts to your needs and empowers you to bring trusted and new suppliers into your private curated marketplace. "A catalyst for efficiency, transparency, and innovation in the procurement journey"

Scotland, United Kingdom

EW is short for 'Extended Workforce', the industry I have spent 20+ years working in. I help on two main areas:1. Enhancing individuals, and teams, performance and motivationHelping individuals, and businesses, with their motivational drivers to implement and manage extended workforce programs. Whatever the stage in the lifecycle, people have the biggest impact on success and require the support to be the best they can be. - Focussed on delivering personal/team coaching solutions that will drive awareness on motivational drivers, opportunities to enhance motivation and performance, provide strategic guidance to become a high performing team.-Analysing Team Engagement: Identifies and aligns individual motivational profiles within teams for improved teamwork and collaboration.-Tackling Motivation Challenges: Provides a structured approach to understanding and managing the often complex aspect of motivation in the workplace.-Enhancing Leadership Strategies: Support leaders in understanding motivational drivers within their teams, whilst aiding the creation of opportunities to maintain or gain a high performing team2. Creating, and aiding the delivery of, value for buyer/providers utilising extended workforce software. (VMS, FMS, Direct Sourcing, essentially all software used to manage extended workers)Creating, implementing and managing, value is the most important element of setting up any solution. I assist ensuring value in a number of ways:-Help understand what discovery is required to enable the creation of solid scope of services. -Working to create a need and how to achieve value from management of extended workforce. -Identify potential risks, blockers and gaps to achieve expected value whilst recommending matching providers. -Recommend best approach to be ready for implementation, whilst govern the success of business needs during implementation and BAU.-Healthcheck if value is being achieved throughout contract lifecycle, to ensure success.

London, United Kingdom

My role covered three key areas of accountability:-Sales Strategy and delivery for specific product lines-Partnership sales and operations-Revenue and escalation implementation Executive Sales Strategy and delivery for specific product lines - highlights:-Accountable for achieving growth targets, managing a team of four sales leads, to include sales support-Agreeing and implementing sales strategy covering vision, marketing, approach, activity and full sales lifecycle-Attending conferences, running webinars and roundtables to generate opportunities-Developing and closing new and existing customer agreements-Supporting team at key points through sales process to close customer agreements-Delivering a sales support function to augment sales leads, to include design, demonstration, RFP management and contract negotiation.-Running consistent processes, governance meetings and reporting to monitor and improve performance of myself and team.Partnership sales and operations-Accountable for all MSP, technical and consulting partnerships across all product lines in EMEA-Driving a sales strategy, to support revenue growth, across all partners to Beeline-Implementing and delivering a strategic partner program to manage partner alignment and operations-Owning all executive level relations with strategic partnersRevenue and escalation implementation Executive -Across all new, and expanding, customers in EMEA acting as the sales to BAU executive-Monitoring and driving maximisation of revenue against agreed booking-Supporting project teams with top level escalation management when required-Monitoring performance, time and effort across projects to maximise customer happiness and revenue.Although each team is unique in responsibility, I drive for consistency and collaboration as all have relevant touchpoints that can affect a customers experience if not managed well. I play a key role globally and sit on our Senior Leadership Team.

United Kingdom

Responsibilities involve managing the implementation and account management of our vendor management software across European clients, who operate mainly in the financial/professional/Utilities/local authority markets. Ultimately I ensure that the project delivery team supplies quality consulting services, which are well trained and motivated to achieve success. I am responsible for the analysis, direction and management this team of professionals who provide business process design, configuration, business re-engineering consulting services; custom development services; project management, reporting services and documentation in order to deliver the Beeline suite of products to our clients. I have achieved success by demonstrating strong analytical skills, excellent communication, strong presentation skills, and a detailed understanding of the staffing and contingent workforce solutions/vendor management systems industry. In addition, this position requires me to be hands on involved with large scale software implementation processes & methodology, business analysis & design, a strong understanding of the Beeline software development lifecycle, and good listening and creative problem solving skills.

The role of Operations Manager was to oversee all strategic and operational aspects with Beeline Client Solutions across EMEA, developing a vision and future for the business which is in line with the company objectives.

The role encompasses overseeing a Vendor Neutral Managed Service Program for a London local authority. The program was focussed on providing on-site support to operate vendor management software which enhanced the client’s delivery and sourcing of non-permanent staffing.