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Chandler's Ford, GB

Hereford, GB

Stoke-on-Trent, GB

• Leadership of Procurement, Commercial operations (traded services), Property, Customer Services and Libraries.
• Led review of operating model for the delivery of procurement & approved by Cabinet in 2023.
• Led restructure of procurement & accounts payable functions, development of new roles and recruitment process.
• Implementation of new Procurement Strategy, Procurement Code and Procurement Assurance methodology.
• Implementation of category management supported by toolkits, training and to embed “new ways of working”
• Implementation of Councils approach to Community Wealth Building, Social Value and Responsible Procurement.

Clarksburg, Maryland, US

• Leading procurement sourcing & delivery programme for Triton, a collaboration between Thales and Roll Royce) for technology & equipment “procurement as a service”.Leading the design and delivery of Thales Sustainable.
• Implementing operating model including policies & processes aligning with the and Public Contract Regulation 2015 and Defence & Security Public Contract Regulations 2011.
• Development of Sourcing Programme for Dreadnought Training Programme totalling c £200M.
• Delivery of Supply Chain Carbon Reduction Programme supporting journey to net zero across scope 3 emissions; to align them with Thales goal of -50% emissions by 2030.
• Delivery of Procurement Compliance Programme including Integrity & Compliance Charter signed by all suppliers including contractual commitment to support Human Rights, Employment Practices, Anti-Corruption & Conflict.
• Risk mapping and due diligence based on Ani-corruption & Corporate Responsibility Questionnaires.

Preston, North West England, GB

• Development of framework to deliver £5M cost reduction programme to address significant deficit, delivering projects across Estates / FM, Catering Services, IT, Contingent Labour, Consultancy and Travel Management.
• Review of capital programme (works) including fitout, refurbishment and FM contracts.
• Assurance of £200M MasterPlan and delivery of a £57million Student Centre building including FM.
• Led review of the Procurement Effectiveness of the University including sourcing and contracts management.
• Strengthened stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
• Led restructure of organisation to support the introduction of category management and strategic sourcing.

Uxbridge, Middlesex, GB

• Development of framework to deliver 5 – 10% saving across £230M spend
• Development of IT strategy for hardware, software, networks and telecommunications.
• Review of commercial services contracts including accommodation, catering, security & cleaning services.
• Led tendering activity for new £26M Learning and Teaching Centre.
• Led review of the Procurement Effectiveness of the University including sourcing and contracts management.
• Board engagement addressing Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sourcing, Category Management, P2P, People & Skills, Measurement, Policies, Systems and Data.

London, GB

• Responsible for transforming Westminster’s procurement organisation and addressing Westminster’s and Tri-borough spend opportunities totalling £1B.
• Delivered new organisational structure including new roles & responsibilities, recruitment, improved capability through procurement assessment tools and, realignment of staff & training for City Council & City West.
• Led implementation of category management to deliver £200M savings.
• Led souring programmes transforming the delivery and operating models for Finance & HR Shared Services, Information Technology, Customer Services (Digital), Print & Document Management & Facilities Management as well.
• Delivered transformational approach for managing technologies including Data Centre Services, Distributed Computing, Data Networks, Voice & Telecoms, Help Desk Services, Standard & Specialist Applications.
• Delivered Housing procurement activity including £224m capital works, £89m on housing estate renewal and £21m programme on new housing supply schemes for City West Homes.

Chelmsford, Essex, GB

Responsible for supporting the transformation of the Council’s Procurement organisation, developing procurement strategy and best practice to support Category Management.

London, GB

Responsibility for indirect expenditure of £1B.Responsible for Commercial Procurement’s Operating Model including Asset Strategies across £5 billion of addressable spends, Procurement Systems, Policies & Procedures and Resource Planning.

London, London, GB

Responsible for indirect expenditure of £1.3B across UK and N. America and UK Fleet operations. Responsible for Procurement’s Global Operating Model including systems strategies, policies & procedures, procurement financial management and performance.

San Jose, California, US

Responsible for expenditure of £500 million & development of procurement strategies across commodities including Print & Marketing, IT & telecommunications, HR, Professional Services and Travel Management, Real Estate, Facilities and Manufacturing.

Austin, Texas, US

Responsible for expenditure of £400 million across all major indirect commodity groups.

Responsible for expenditure of £200 million and for developing procurement strategies for all indirect purchasing activity throughout EMEA.

Frankston, Victoria, AU

• Responsible for expenditure of £300 million.
• Created a centralised Group Procurement team developing strategies across group including South East Water, Pipeway (Civil Engineering) and Ecovert (Waste Management) and Ecovert South (Facilities Management).

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Leading Procurement Strategy Programme

Diploma In Management Studies (Passed With Merit), Business & Management

National Diploma In Business Studies (Passed With Distinction), Business

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