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.

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 support delivery of a more sustainable and lower carbon future.Additionally, lead 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.

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 sustainable procurement practices

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, disposal of assets at end of life, document hardware and other infrastructure.Responsibilities:• 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• Stakeholder management – senior stakeholder engagement, driving increased procurement influence across the group including working with peers and stakeholders across the world• Broad supply market knowledge, negotiation of T&Cs, contract management, managing and reporting on supply chain risk, supporting IT asset management practices • Proactively managing CSR issues in the supply chain, e.g. compliance with WEEE and ISO directives and sustainable procurement practicesAchievements:• Delivered £multiM of bottomline opex reductions and cost avoidances • Significant supplier rationalisation• Renegotiated a Global Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft, achieving optimised commercials and aligning licensing strategy to best practice reflect evolving IT strategy and Microsoft’s product Roadmap• Established new group-wide software reseller • Successfully facilitated procurement penetration into new spend areas, extending our central agreements to get maximum value from our existing supply base• Created and embedded new supplier governance approach for the category suppliers

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, negotiation of contract terms, managing and reporting on supply chain risk and supporting IT asset management practices Achievements:• 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 Account’ programme• Commercial lead on major strategic projects

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:• Delivered £000k’s of cost avoidances • Created and embedded a new ‘how to’ guide for supply market analysis• Created and implemented a supplier news alert service • Created and embedded a ‘Purchasing Analyst Community’ for sharing best practice and new ideas across category teams

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• Delivering IT change projects, focused around improvement of Aviva’s website functionality and analytics