Darren Hilton

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Corporate Services Category in Liberty Global Procurement Services @ Liberty Global
Darren Hilton's Location
Greater Reading Area, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About Darren Hilton

Facilitates collaboration by creating an engaging and "straight up" working environment. Delivers true value to business by reducing complexity, articulating goals and agreeing structured action plans.Has a particular strength in long-term relationship building, fostering this through honest dialogue and clear expectation setting.Passionate about, with achievements in: Supplier/Vendor Management, Customer Relationships, Financial Optimisation, Contract management, Governance, Renewables

Darren Hilton's Current Company Details
Liberty Global

Liberty Global

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Corporate Services Category in Liberty Global Procurement Services
Darren Hilton Work Experience Details
  • Liberty Global
    Senior Manager Group Procurement
    Liberty Global Nov 2019 - Present
    London, Gb
    Most recent activity within Liberty Global: Corporate Services Procurement including Travel, Fleet and Facility Management, as well as procurement support of major contract separation activity.Supporting Liberty Group Operating Companies, Ventures and JVs with their Procurement requirements in Supply Chain, Energy, Test and Repair, End of Life Equipment, Fleet, and other Indirect Spend
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  • Liberty Global
    Procurement Account Manager
    Liberty Global Jan 2023 - Feb 2024
    London, Gb
    In addition to the Procurement Lead, I've also been assigned role of Procurement Account Manager. Responsible for delivery and development of Liberty Global's procurement services for EggOn secondment from my other Procurement Duties within Liberty, assisting Egg with their procurement journey as they scale the business. Working with a small business is presenting new challenges and exercising different skillsets, but more than outweighed by the opportunity to make a real difference. The role itself not only involves hands-on procurement but also introducing process, structure, governance, supplier relationships/management, support and coaching to the very passionate and experienced Egg team who are making a real impact in the world of EV charging, Solar, Batteries & Renewable Solutions in both domestic and commercial markets.
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  • Believ
    Senior Procurement Consultant
    Believ Feb 2024 - May 2024
    London, England, Gb
    Supporting this amazing public EV charging company in their procurement journey, assessing and building a suitable model for journey to scale with capability, tools, process, governance , supplier relationship management, contracting, and of course getting my hands dirty with priority procurement related activities
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  • Virgin Media Business
    Partner Manager
    Virgin Media Business Jan 2018 - Nov 2019
    Reading, England, Gb
    Playing a key role in the establishment phase of Partner (Supplier) Management with Virgin Media Business (B2B) where a partnership Ecosystem is critical to delivering connectivity (LAN/WAN) and capability (Security, Voice, Hosting, Cloud, Managed Services) solutions to customers in Enterprise & Public Sector. Responsible for defining, implementing and operating the Partnership Framework and Governance both internally and externally. Owner of strategic Partner relationships, supporting multiple stakeholders with Partner challenges, commercial and contractual SME, defining rebate schemes. Measuring partner performance, responsible for improvement initiatives, but also acting as a partner advocate, assisting sales growth, steering appropriate partner selection and RFP activities.
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  • Ericsson
    Regional Support Contracts Manager
    Ericsson Oct 2013 - Dec 2017
    Kista, Stockholm, Se
    Custodian of All Third Party suppliers (3PP) Contracts for Customer Support Services in all countries in Ericsson Region RWCE. Thinking strategically but often taking ownership and action to lead initiatives and get resultsWorking in close collaboration with RWCE sourcing team. Supporting the business external spend by taking responsibility for matching contract scope to customer needs. Bringing true value for money to the business through supplier contract management, governance, price negotiation and other techniques. End to end ownership of supplier issues engaging any relevant stakeholder in the process. Culture change of delivery managers and continuous process improvements are part of the success of this role. Also focused on Driving business development with our key partners at the same time as realising overall cost savings 3 years running of >10% of cost base
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  • Ericsson
    Implementation Manager
    Ericsson Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
    Kista, Stockholm, Se
    Project Management of Regional Change Programme within Customer Support. Involves culture change and competence shift of all customer support staff in the Region
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  • Ericsson
    Olympic Support Project Manager
    Ericsson Mar 2012 - Sep 2012
    Kista, Stockholm, Se
    Implemented and lead an enhanced support service for all UK operators to be operational through Olympics and Paralympics. Included tier1, 2 and 3 capability 24/7 both locally in UK and globally throughout Ericsson, HW services, special escalation mechanism and procedures. Brought project in under budget and secured customer satisfaction through the whole period.
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  • Ericsson
    Head Of Wireless Customer Support Uk
    Ericsson Jul 2010 - Sep 2012
    Kista, Stockholm, Se
    Responsible for Delivery of all Support Contracts to All UK Mobile Operators with Ericsson InfrastructureManaging a team of Service Delivery Managers and accountable for the profitability and meeting SLAs of key UK Customers
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  • Ericsson
    Service Delivery Manager
    Ericsson 2007 - 2010
    Kista, Stockholm, Se
    Accountable for all of Ericsson's support delivery towards T-Mobile/EE. Lifted customer satisfaction from poor to best in class. Implemented on-site customer network support in a challenging environment. Won award of best SDM of the year and marked as outstanding in performance review.
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  • Ericsson
    Network Support Manager - Oss
    Ericsson Jul 2004 - Jul 2007
    Kista, Stockholm, Se
    Internally headhunted for the role where I built up a team of 30 OSS engineers, recruiting from around the world to become a centre of excellence. Team management and competence development. Department manager responsible for the competence development, team planning, performance reviews, cost setting, budget control.
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  • Ericsson
    Databuild And Field Services Manager
    Ericsson Jan 2000 - Jul 2004
    Kista, Stockholm, Se
    Managing teams of engineers delivering databuild & Integration services to Mobile and Fixed UK customers
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  • Vodafone
    Mobile Switching Services Design And Implementation
    Vodafone 1990 - 1995
    London, Gb
    Joined Vodafone on their graduate programme. Work experience rotation through Network Engineering, Radio Design etc. Implemented features and services on the TACS and GSM networks. Performed acceptance testing in Finland. Short secondment to Germany (E-plus) due to my expertise on the Nokia DX200 exchange. Was selected to be responsible for the Switching Network Testing and Integration of the Vodafone Fiji Mobile network the first mobile network in the country.
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Darren Hilton Skills

Wireless Customer Relations Telecommunications 3g Wcdma Core Network Gsm 2g Service Delivery Operations Management Lte Umts Mobile Devices Customer Service Transmission Bss Gprs

Darren Hilton Education Details

  • University Of Birmingham
    University Of Birmingham
    Electronic And Electrical Engineering
  • Hulme Grammar
    Hulme Grammar

Frequently Asked Questions about Darren Hilton

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Darren Hilton works for Liberty Global

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Darren Hilton's current role is Corporate Services Category in Liberty Global Procurement Services.

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What schools did Darren Hilton attend?

Darren Hilton attended University Of Birmingham, Hulme Grammar.

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Darren Hilton has skills like Wireless, Customer Relations, Telecommunications, 3g, Wcdma, Core Network, Gsm, 2g, Service Delivery, Operations Management, Lte, Umts.

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