Adam Bennett

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Experienced Executive level Procurement & Strategic Sourcing leader. @ ExamWorks
atlanta, georgia, united states
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States, United States
About Adam Bennett

Key Skills / Capabilities:- Procurement Transformation / Procurement Leadership / EBITDA Improvement / / World Class Procurement / Category Management / Strategic Sourcing / Procurement Strategy / Strategic Planning / Global Sourcing / Process Improvement / Organizational re-design / Project Management / Change Management / Senior Stakeholder Management / IT Procurement / FinTech / Contract Management / Contract Negotiation / Negotiation / Continuous Improvement / Supply Chain Management / Consulting / Supply Chain Risk / Supplier Risk Management / Supplier Risk / Cross-functional Team Leadership / Leadership / Team Leadership / Team Building / Team management / Business Process Improvement / Procurement Strategy / Digital Procurement / E-Auctions / Procurement Systems / Procurement Sustainability / Supplier Diversity / P/L improvement / Turnaround expertise / Mergers & Acquisition / Microsoft Excel / Analytical skills / Business analytics / Spend analytics / Sustainable Procurement / Private Equity / Corporate Services Experienced Board level Director, a strong consulting background coupled with an outstanding track record of delivering transformational change in global and strategic roles. Operating across all geographies and a broad range of industry sectors. Commercially astute, results driven, consistently delivering step-change cost reduction and incremental added-value, directly impacting the P/L and shareholder value.Managed large complex projects consistently delivered on time / budget with tangible savings impacting EBITDA. Most recently as VP Global Sourcing, responsible for $10 billion Facilities spend saving over $100 million over three years. A strong communicator able to engage senior stakeholders quickly and effectively. Experienced in building and leading world-class Procurement teams and embedding them in to varied cultures to optimize results and effect change. Internationally experienced across EMEA, Americas and Far East.

Adam Bennett's Current Company Details
ExamWorks

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Experienced Executive level Procurement & Strategic Sourcing leader.
atlanta, georgia, united states
Website:
examworks.com
Employees:
464
Adam Bennett Work Experience Details
  • Examworks
    Director Global Procurement
    Examworks Aug 2023 - Present
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Leading the development of a new corporate procurement function, driving value across indirect spend for ExamWorks businesses across North America, Australia and the UK. Responsible for $200 million of spend across the breadth of corporate services, including IT Software and Hardware, HR, Real Estate and Consultancy. Analyzing spend and identifying cost reduction and EBITDA improvement opportunities I developed a three-year Procurement, strategic procurement roadmap.Beginning with quick-wins, delivering projects with a forecasted $1m of EBITDA and over $4m of Value Improvement in 2024.Identified Procurement systems to deliver spend analytics and opportunity identification.Working closely with senior stakeholders to lead projects that significantly impact their business P/L.
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  • Cbre
    Vice President Global Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
    Cbre Mar 2018 - Nov 2021
    London, United Kingdom
    Appointed as a Board Director of a newly created legal entity to manage global procurement services. Led a team of 12 as part of a global Transformation program that delivered $1 billion savings over 3 years.Reporting to the CPO and responsible for $10 billion spend on Facility management categories (Cleaning / Security / Waste / HVAC / Electrical Wholesale / Food) across US, EMEA, APAC.Developed and gained approval for a business plan for the creation of a global team team of 12. Recruited, developed and coached a world-class team of 12 Strategic Sourcing and Category Directors across three global Regions, delivering in excess of $80 million savings. Developed the Procurement strategy and collaborated with business stakeholders and clients to gain consensus to category strategies and adopt them to deliver value to clients and CBRE across the business.Responsible for managing the $3m budget and P/L for my team and the continual organizational redesign to match business needs with resources.Responsible for global Data Analysis Team, providing business analysis on spend and supplier data to provide insight and opportunities for value improvement and savings opportunities. Architected the design and development of the savings tracking methodology, the validation of savings in the business and the monthly reporting of savings against forecast.
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  • Cbre
    Strategic Sourcing Director - Emea
    Cbre Sep 2015 - Mar 2018
    London, United Kingdom
    Responsible for a team of 10. Responsible for Business and Data Analysis, creating Procurement KPI's for executive reporting and analysis of spend and supplier data to identify improvement opportunities. Responsible for the strategic approach to Supplier Relationship Management - responsible for the operation and effective performance of EMEA Preferred Supplier program of over 400 suppliers., Leading and managing the collection of volume discounts, delivering over $30 million incremental value to the P&L. Responsible for the monthly exec. commercial and financial reporting of accruals and collection. Responsible for creating the process for managing and mitigating supplier risk and ensuring compliance. Creating, implementing and managing the supplier approval process, onboarding, 3rd party screening and due diligence.Developed the IT Technology Roadmap for Procurement systems and platforms, including the development of an internal e-procurement platform for managing supplier risk and the identification and selection of an enterprise wide global Procurement platform, Zycus. Responsible for the logistics and organization of keynote annual Supplier Awards event. In addition, responsible for establishing, recruiting and developing a team of 4 Strategic Sourcing managers providing advisory and consulting services to client accounts. Providing category strategies on a broad range of Hard and Soft services across EMEA, delivering innovative Procurement approaches and solutions to deliver step-change value and savings to clients and CBRE.Personal Category responsibility for $12 million of HR Permanent and Contingent Labor; managing the RPO supplier relationship with DATUM RPO, driving annual savings through demand management, improving business processes and negotiating rates with RPO supplier and 2nd tier panel suppliers, delivering over $1 million savings
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  • Cbre
    Procurement Director - Supplier Risk & Compliance Emea
    Cbre Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
    London, United Kingdom
    Managed CBRE's UK and EMEA Preferred Supplier Program; managing the onboarding, due diligence, risk and vetting of existing and new suppliers. Responsible for the internal development of a new procurement IT platform to manage the onboarding and the ongoing risk assessment and vetting of suppliers. This was implemented in parallel with a new e-procurement platform Zycus which included Contract Management, Spend Analytics and performance Management modules.
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  • Jll
    Director Strategic Sourcing
    Jll Mar 2014 - Sep 2014
    London, United Kingdom
    Responsibility for Strategic Sourcing in EMEA across Facilities Management
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  • Bupa
    Global Category Director
    Bupa Jul 2013 - Feb 2014
    London, United Kingdom
    Key Responsibilities -Global Category Manager for HR & Professional Services Category, including Legal, Audit, Consultancy, Recruitment, Executive Search and Travel - total spend £280 million.
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  • Lloyds Banking Group
    Senior Procurement Manager - Outsourcing & Supplier Management
    Lloyds Banking Group Feb 2012 - Jul 2013
    London, United Kingdom
    Key Responsibilities:- SRM / Supplier Relationsip Management / Strategic Sourcing / Category Management / Procurement Training &Development Responsibility for managing the commercial and contractual relationship for the largest outsource contract in Lloyds Bank. Managing key relationships with the 3rd party directors, ensuring compliance and monitoring key Critical Service LevelsResponsibility for an additional £35 million spend on Legal and Professional 3rd party suppliers associated with the main contract. By adopting a formal Category management methodology the numbers of suppliers were reduced by over 35% with the additional opportunity to reduce them by a further 25% delivering a significant reduction in supplier numbers and associated benefits in cost savings and efficiencies.
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  • Lavendon Group Plc
    Group Procurement & Supply Chain Director
    Lavendon Group Plc Aug 2011 - Feb 2012
    Leicester
    Key Responsibilities:- Procurement Strategy Development / Procurement Cost Reduction / Global Procurement / Procurement Organisational design Reporting to the Chairman and UK CEO and subsequently the Group CEO.Implemented a tactical cost savings programme delivering significant P/L benefit over a 4 month period. This was supported by the development of a longer term Group Procurement strategy to deliver longer term sustainable benefits. Working closely with Group business MD's and co-ordinating and leading the Procurement organisation I began the implementation of a Category Management approach to OPEX and CAPEX spend. I developed and implemented a savings tracking and reporting tool providing monthly visibility of procurement performance reporting monthly to the Executive Board
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  • Grosvenor
    Head Of Strategic Sourcing
    Grosvenor Jan 2011 - Jul 2011
    London, United Kingdom
    Key responsibilities:- Procurement Transformation / Organisational design / Category Management and Strategic Sourcing / Savings delivery Reporting to the FD I headed up a Procurement transformation project, redesigning the Procurement organisation, developing a Procurement strategy and setting up a category management structure to embed within the organisation.Developing and implementing an end-to-end procurement policy and process.
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  • Gatwick Airport
    Head Of Productivity
    Gatwick Airport Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
    London, United Kingdom
    Key responsibilities:- Cost reduction / Cost saving reporting and forecasting / Project management / Stakeholder management Reported to the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for reviewing Operational spend, Capex, and staff cost, leading a Project, identifying areas of inefficiency and waste implementing plans to eliminate cost. Delivered £6 million cost savings on to the P/L in that year. Reviewed Facilities, Engineering and other business functions budgets and P/L’s, eliminating £2 million of budgeted spend.
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  • Connaught Plc
    Director Of Procurement
    Connaught Plc Jan 2010 - Jun 2010
    London, United Kingdom
    Key responsibilities:- Strategy development / Stakeholder Management / Project Management / Cost Reduction Responsible for developing Procurement capability at a Regional level; reviewing a total Procurement spend of £100 million, including Direct, Indirect and Subcontract.Completed and delivered a detailed strategic and tactical review of the subcontractor base, identifying significant annual and in-year benefits of up to £8 million. Developed a detailed project plan and approach to implement the benefits.
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  • London Stansted Airport
    Head Of Procurement
    London Stansted Airport Dec 2008 - Dec 2009
    Stansted
    Key responsibilities:- Strategic Procurement / Organisational design / Cost Saving delivery / Team development / Stakeholder Management / Project Management On a Procurement greenfield site built a local Procurement Team of 5, recruiting and developing the team. Developed and implemented a Savings initiative focusing on OPEX and Indirect spend. Implemented a Category Management process and delivered significant savings across a wide range of Categories.Consolidated 8 Indirect contracts in 1 Managed Service contract saving over $2m
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  • Diageo
    Procurement Category Director
    Diageo Apr 2008 - Dec 2008
    Key responsibilities:- Procurement / Category Management / Team development / Stakeholder management Managed a team of 2. Led the Procurement Category involvement in a Global Supply Chain review of European Transport and Logistics and Global Sea Freight identifying savings of between £10 - £15 million by leveraging global scale of sea freight operations and identifying warehouse consolidation opportunities across Europe. .
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  • Barclays Bank
    Senior Director Procurement
    Barclays Bank Feb 2007 - Feb 2008
    London, United Kingdom
    Developed, implemented and delivered £3.5 million savings from a sourcing strategy for Soft Service category areas including Manned Guarding and Cleaning including quick wins of £600k in 2 months. Responsibility for the development of the Permanent Recruitment Preferred Supplier List (PSL); negotiating and establishing contracts with agencies.
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  • Lloyds Tsb
    Senior Procurement Manager
    Lloyds Tsb Mar 2006 - Feb 2007
    London, United Kingdom
    Key responsibilities:- Category management / strategic sourcing / training development / Analyzed all HR and Professional Services categories, including Cars, Consultancy, Legal Services, Recruitment, Travel and Conferencing & Events – totaling £586 million, identifying significant cost saving potential. Delivered savings of £1.5 million in 3 months and successfully led a project to deliver a further £2.5 million of savings by implementing a managed service solution for Cleaning, Manned Guarding and M&E categories
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  • Rbs
    Senior Manager - Procurement & Supply Chain
    Rbs Mar 2005 - Feb 2006
    London, United Kingdom
    Saved £5 million in 8 months and identified a further £2 million of saving from key Facilities suppliers by consolidating suppliers, restructuring contracts and mitigating suppliers VAT.
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  • Jd Wetherspoon
    Head Of Procurement, Supply Chain & Distribution
    Jd Wetherspoon Feb 2002 - Feb 2005
    London, United Kingdom
    Key responsibilities:- Team development / Strategic sourcing / Strategy development / Cost reduction / Supply Chain &Distribution Strategically reviewed the Purchasing and Distribution function and developed recommendations to implement best practice systems and processes, delivering £10 million cost saving annually 3 years running. Managed a team of 5, with a Purchasing spend of £500 million covering a broad range of direct commodities including beer, wine, spirits, food, capital and indirect spend. Introduced formal category management and established Purchasing strategies for all categoriesLed major contract negotiations on Spirits and Beer delivered £3 million and £4 million respectively Responsible for implementing e-procurement and e-auctions to JD Wetherspoon, running e-auctions on Telecoms, and Food purchases Carried out a strategic review of existing distribution services and a undertook a tender exercise to consolidate all pub deliveries in to central distribution model with one single provider of 3PL
  • Kpmg Consulting
    Principal Consultant
    Kpmg Consulting Jan 1997 - Feb 2002
    London / Dallas
    Key Responsibilities:- Leading large Supply Chain transformation projects focusing on Cost Reduction Identification & Delivery / Strategic Sourcing / Category Management / Business Development / Business Development Promoted 3 times in 5 years.Worked in London and Dallas practices servicing clients, including:- Boots - Cost Reduction programme on Indirect Spend GE Capital - Project managed the UK roll-out of Oracle Internet Procurement across GE Chicago Public Schools - Strategic Procurement Review. Responsible for a team of ten consultants. Total spend of over $3 billion - potential savings opportunities of over $57 million identified.Johnson Matthey - Strategic Procurement and Cost Reduction project
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