Christopher Boyle Email & Phone Number

London, GB

Role leading a team of Category Managers in the IT procurement function, buying a wide range of customer-facing and end user IT solutions including application development services, hosting services, data, line-of-business software, hardware, cloud services, IT professional services and consultancy.

London, GB

Supply Chain ESG lead for Aviva, responsible for planning a pathway to a Net Zero Supply chain by 2030. Includes coordination of our own scope 3 target setting process, engagement with key suppliers on their Net Zero journeys, engaging our people on this key topic and implementing a change programme to amend our procurement practices and processes to.

London, GB

Interim role covering leave of Head of IT Procurement on full-time secondment basisLeading a team of 25 technology procurement proffessionals across 4 category teams, managing multi £M departmental budget. Delivering £x0M bottom line savings to the organisation whilst achieving goals on customer satisfaction, employee engagement, risk mangement and.

London, GB

• Global Category Lead for all Third Party desktop software and hardware procurement for the group -software licensing for key business tools, cloud services, professional services/consultancy, PCs and mobile devices.
• End-to-end management of the Distributed Software and Hardware category for the group
• Working directly with major enterprise IT suppliers including Microsoft, Dell, HP, Apple, IBM, Adobe, Symantec in addition to many others
• Developing and implementing a category plan and sourcing strategies
• Supplier management including performance, risk and relationship management
• Leading all procurement activity and sourcing exercises for the category e.g. tenders, e-auctions, commercial negotiations and benchmarking, including use of e-sourcing systems

London, GB

• Category Manager for finance and fund management applications - covering software licensing, support, maintenance and professional services across the portfolio.Responsibilities:
• End-to-end management of the IT Finance Software category
• Working with over 50 suppliers ranging from top global IT organisations to smaller niche software vendors and resellers
• Creating and implementing sourcing strategies, supplier relationship management, leading all sourcing exercises for the category, stakeholder management, maintaining supply market knowledge, contract management.
• Delivered £multiM bottomline opex reduction and cost avoidances
• Transformation of Aviva’s supplier relationship with Oracle – negotiating and agreeing a new global master contract and new price frameworks, established new governance approach and secured membership to Oracle’s ‘Key.

London, GB

• Leading small to medium value buying projects and supporting a team which sourced IT hardware, software and services requirementsResponsibilities:
• Tenders and commercial negotiations for low to medium value requirements and renewals
• Market and supplier research
• Financial appraisal and proposal analysis
• Spend analysis
• Savings recording & approvalAchievements:

London, GB

• Project Management role in the central UK business change function.Responsibilities:
• End-to-end management of projects, overseeing the delivery of project objectives whilst meeting the cost, time and quality constraints set by the business sponsor
• Planning and resource management (including budget)
• Directing and motivating project teams
• Stakeholder management and reportingAchievements:
• Successfully delivery of BPO projects

Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions And Contracts Management

Ba (Hons) Business Management, Business Management

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