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Sourcing, Project and Commodity purchasing with an International Supplier base notably covering opto electronic commodities.Negotiation of NDA's, Development and Framework Agreements covering commercial, logistics and contractual conditions including CSR (Corporate and Social Responsibility).Ongoing benchmarking activities.Project support.Commodity strategy generation and follow up.Cost optimisation covering entire supply chain, including tier 2 where necessary. Consistantly looking for quality, logistic and commercial improvements. Key indirect spend areas covered: support for contract and commercial negotiations

Mission for ETPO Group (mid cap company in the construction sector) to build a central procurement organization to leverage spend and manage suppliers.Interim procurement role working at Leosphere a fast growing SME in the wind measurement field. Managed key national and international Suppliers. Negotiated commercial and contractual conditions.Undertaken an audit of the Supply chain function for a mid sized EMS with a set of proposed roadmaps to address both process and organization issues and drive improvements in Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD). Worked at VINCI as interim Commodity manager - vehicles. Main mission elements included:* Ensuring that Contracts negotiated during 2013 are understood , deployed and fully utilized by Group companies and external partners* Processes are clarified both internally and externally* Management of key external partnersCompleted full commercial RFQ package for Sourcing process covering the Indian market for IOT (Internet of things) high tech communications market using the LoRA eco-system working within strict timescales and in direct contact with the client's Project team.Worked as prime contract support (CAPEX), in the industrial construction sector, for the new national logistics hub Project for a major international retail chain.Key tasks included:*sourcing, RFI/RFQ, quotation analysis, negotiation, contractualisation and follow up*Client interfacing and support.Part of a small team of experts having undertaken a Purchasing diagnostic and subsequent project for TORAY (subsidiary of a Japanese multi-national) , producing high quality films for various industries including the food industry. Managed prime contract support (CAPEX) project for a major extension to an industrial site producing market leading flooring. 21 work packages processed (RFI / RFQ / Analysis / Shortlisting / Negotiations / Contractualisation) with significant cost savings to client.

Member of the BU Management Team Functional / line management of central and regional buyers.Developped Purchasing strategy & actively promoted roll-out focusing on clear communicationsLead buyer for Electrical Distribution & key system manufacturers. Electrical distributors ww spend 30+M Euros/yrIncreased LCC Spend x3 in less than 3 yrs covering Suppliers & Subcontractors.Managed Spend 180+ M Euros/yr for BU Performance examples: double digit savings on negotiated spend, together with quality & service improvements with Electrical Distributors & key system manufacturersBuilt with colleagues & EIPM and then managed a key Purchasing employee training program for 50+ buyers over a 10 month timeframe. Resulted in an effective, focused and pragmatic course consisting of 2x3 days of formal coursework, an inhouse projet and a 1 day Project feedback to senior management.

Managing a Purchasing Team of more than 30 professionals with a spend of 180 Million Euros.Wide spend profile covering direct material as well as indirect & professional services support.

Developped Purchasing strategy Management & Development of 5 commodity Buyers & 2 Supplier Quality engineersNegotiation , roll out & follow up with IP & software SubcontractorsLead buyer for Software (Licences & sub-contract, contribution to software implementation roadmap)Built reporting metricsReorganized team to improve service to internal & external customersContinued support through to company being wound upManaged Spend 200+ M USD/yr

Created Procurement organisation : managed 3 Lead Buyers & 8 Buyers located across EuropeDevelopped Purchasing StrategyHands on negotiations with leading SuppliersLed Europe wide negotiations for key spend categories (HR/Temporary staffing , IT & Telecoms , capital equipment , material handling , vehicles ...)Undertook benchmarking actionsIntroduced regular reporting metricsNegotiated Framework Agreements , including SLA (Service Level Agreements)Managed Purchased spend 165 M Euros/yrPerformance examples: 2003/4: double digit cost reduction on Temporary staffing in BNL , Telecom spend (voice & data), and IT spend (PC/Servers)

Built & managed Team of 5 Senior buyers Responsible for managing global Supplier baseEnsured close co-operation with ww R&D to ensure rapid implementation of new technologies and H/W & S/W platformsWW benchmarking activities , cost breakdown and design to cost actionsDirectly Managed key Suppliers including in-house IC Supplier (250 M Euros / yr)Managed global direct Procurement Supplier base (H/W - S/W , mechanical and accessories) Purchasing spend: 950 M Euros/yr

Managed 4 Project Buyers & 15+ Commodity Buyers/SQA on a functional basisResponsible for the Purchasing & Procurement function for the "Wired" BUManaged Key Component ListManaged key in-house IC Supplier (H/W - S/W - testing - sampling- ongoing deliveries - quality/supply issues) - built reationship , orchestrated improved service levels, and undertook ww benchmarkBuilt close co-operation with R&DRegular reporting into BU managementManaged Purchasing spend : 65 M Euros/yr

Managed A4 Project sourcing for new VW platform (3.5k/cars per day)Built close relationships with R&D , QA, Industrialisation teams based in France , Spain , Mexico... as well as Project managementNegotiated production line equipment for a key Valeo industrial site (CAPEX & MRO)Undertook ww sourcing actionWorked with Customer Managed key negotiationsResult: improved margin on HVAC system & significantly improved financial position on Heating system from loss to profit