Business Management Consultancy specialising in Procurement, logistics and assurance in interim roles, consultancy or project management

Group responsibility for two sites. Vehicle & component overhaul & refurbishment/After market spares management & supply

Responsible for 6 Commodity Directors & their teams for the development of sourcing strategies & supply alliance arrangements for key commodities in the after market

Professional Head with Group responsibility for procurement of all commodities/services/capex. -Centralisation post the acquisition of 5 companies with creation of a suite of policies & procedures/terms and conditions of business with the subsequent standardisation of stakeholder requirements. Introduced a new ERP system and developed and implemented an e-sourcing strategy. Introduced supplier partnership programmes improving product/service quality whilst securing double digit cost savings year on year. Project managed construction of new warehousing and distribution facility.Managed a national award winning road vehicle fleet comprising of 550+ vehicles.

In the run up to the industry's privatisation, I designed the transitional and future commercial and organisational framework to facilitate the company's sale to EWS

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - Procurement & Logistics responsibility for 12 offshore platforms and other third party customers from a shore based supply centre.

Responsibility for managing the transition from a 'cost plus' to a commercially driven environment in relation to procurement in the defence manufacturing sector. The range included Facilities & Services/IS & IT/Capex/Buildings & Plant/Consummables/Motor Vehicles/Special Projects

Purchasing and management of materials and services for New build/Overhaul & refurbishment/Maintenance/Spares & logistics/Distribution operations for UK and international rail markets. Management of 350 staff and a stockholding of £100m over 2 major manufacturing sites.