Supporting Flutter (FTSE 100) on set up of Procurement Off-shore Capability centre in India:- Ensure Business Readiness for Transition- Alignment with Coupa Implementation- Deployment of Governance Structures and Frameworks

Supporting businesses on Procurement Transformation, Excellence, and Operational Procurement requirements. Experience working with private equity backed businesses in Media and Market Research industries. Financial Acumen with ACA Qualification (Big 4).Open to conversations about how I can support your business with the following specialisms:✦ Implementing Procurement Frameworks✦ Opportunity Assessments / Cost-Out Initiatives (including. PMO)✦ Process, Methodology, and Governance✦ KPI Frameworks and Reporting✦ Supplier Diversity Workstreams and ESG✦ Procurement Policy Review and Development✦ Procurement Systems Process Review✦ Carve Out and Supplier Separation ActivitiesClients and Activities include: Business Readiness Planning and Execution - Go/No Go Assessment, Training Review, Mobilisation of Services, Policy and Procurement Process Review -- Flutter Entertainment (FTSE 100)

Helping celebrate talented Women Winemakers and importing portfolio of these wines to UK On-Trade Businesses

During the post-Private Equity acquisition period, drove transformation initiatives in line with Bain Capital's strategy and investment model. Established governance model, standardised processes, and implemented measurement/reporting tools for key programmes. The transformation programme was nominated for CIPS Best Large Procurement Transformation Team award for 2021.• Delivered $130m of savings across 3-year programme, against $1bn of spend by managing opportunity assessments and procurement pipeline.• Enhanced pipeline by incremental $15m in 2023 by developing category strategy frameworks, which introduced category councils to integrate within business functions. • Increasing compliance coverage from 30% to 80% over an 18-month period by developing and implementing criteria to risk assess, identify contract coverage, and evaluate strategic relationships.• Achieved 8% Supplier Diversity target, from 0.5% 24 months prior, and achieved Silver Ecovadis status by driving supplier strategy to shape supplier base in line with corporate values.• Supported the implementation of Coupa P2P tool, covering $600m of global spend across 4 key markets, providing process excellence and change management.• Developed and executed plans for Shared Services Centre, optimising tactical work through value stream analyses, standard work implementation, and system platform enhancements.• Developed procurement policies for function, as well as supplier code of conduct and annual modern slavery statement• Managed annual goal setting, budgeting processes, and global reporting, including quarterly reports and executive reviews. Ensuring that procurement savings were fed into global finance budgets.• Managed team and strategy related to M&A (supplier separation strategy) ~ successfully, executing 3 sizeable divestments from Kantar within the agreed timeframe

• Received Chairman's Award for exceptional individual performance in driving growth.• Delivered $8.5m annual cost-savings across data comms, cloud, and software as the owner of Technology Procurement strategy, utilising supplier negotiation and stakeholder management. • Oversaw Technology TSA program during divestment from WPP.• Implemented financial and operational processes to capture off-budget savings.• Presented technology updates to executive boards (Kantar, WPP, and Bain Capital), demonstrating value and impact.

• Delivered $1m cost-saving opportunities against forecast, using actionable insights.• Achieved 4% group budget reduction on global IT/operations recharges.

I have three years experience working across a diverse client base with turnover ranging from £1 million to in excess of £1 billion for a number of FTSE 100, FTSE 350 and AIM clients.My industry experience includes consumer products, automotive, retail and hospitality and oil and gas- Provided key technical and leadership support on a number of Consumer Products clients including a large wine specialist on the AIM- Played an important role in identifying key controls in the UK subsidiary of a large worldwide in-car audio manufacturer, in order to implement Japanese Sarbanes-Oxley controls.- Performed lead executive role on a number of large clients in Consumer Products and Retail & Hospitality sector which involved managing the audit process from planning to client delivery and leading a project team.- Team leader as part of a key project for large sporting organisation committee during event in 2012, tasked with organising staffing and providing on-site leadership.

- Responsible for finding ways to advertise graduate positions around the university- Communicated to individuals with senior roles around university to negotiate the most favourable way to market the firm- Responsibility for handing promotional material to students and acting as a link between the university and the company

- Negotiation with shop-keepers to stock clients products in specific layout layouts- Managing a budget for stocking and distribution- Leading a tactical team to advise best areas to locate and promote clients merchandise