Responsible for the management of a team of 6 full time members of staff and reporting directly to the head of Procurement. The team is responsible for a number of key Procurement activities including:• Managing and maintaining various internal corporate databases Responsible for the continuing updating, rationalising and financial and security checking of the company’s vendors. Objective is to cleanse and optimise the data to allow easy and cost effective supplier sourcing. When… Show more Responsible for the management of a team of 6 full time members of staff and reporting directly to the head of Procurement. The team is responsible for a number of key Procurement activities including:• Managing and maintaining various internal corporate databases Responsible for the continuing updating, rationalising and financial and security checking of the company’s vendors. Objective is to cleanse and optimise the data to allow easy and cost effective supplier sourcing. When I begun this role Thames had around 6500 suppliers and now around 3500. • EU Directive monitoring and checking. Responsible for monitoring, enforcing and training of EU compliance for all Procurement activities conducted within the Procurement department and the wider business. Updating and storage of critical Procurement documentation and communicating to the business of Procurement activities, policy• Responsible for challenging and developing more efficient Procurement policies and procedures on behalf of Supply Chain. Updating corporate documentation, communicating and implementing of new policies. Example: Introduction of a risk management process into Supply Chain.• Statutory and corporate reporting. Responsible for collection, analysing and managing Procurement data for reporting to a number of external organisations. Communication at senior management level reporting on critical sensitive information including RAG 5.04, Bitc, etc. Also responsible for various internal Procurement based reporting requirements including risk management, carbon emissions, Health and Safety etc Show less

Implementation of complex supply agreements for a wide range of products and services specialising in indirect spend commodities. Managing relationships with various customers at all levels within and outside of the business. Identifying and presenting cost saving opportunities to the business. Developing and implementing sourcing strategies. Constantly delivering cost savings, through supplier management, business challenges and market activities. Commodities managed and tendered… Show more Implementation of complex supply agreements for a wide range of products and services specialising in indirect spend commodities. Managing relationships with various customers at all levels within and outside of the business. Identifying and presenting cost saving opportunities to the business. Developing and implementing sourcing strategies. Constantly delivering cost savings, through supplier management, business challenges and market activities. Commodities managed and tendered include - Travel and accommodation - Security offers - Stationery - Cleaning - Grounds maintenance - Document storage Show less

Initially reporting into a Procurement Manager and then after two years directly to the Head of Procurement. I was given the responsibility of developing and implementing sourcing strategies to save 5% of £72m of low value “uninfluenced” Thames Water spend. This spend was not managed by Procurement but by the Operation Managers within the business. I was tasked to recruit and manage a team of Managing a team of up to 18 Buyers with 6 off site external Buyers who worked within the operational… Show more Initially reporting into a Procurement Manager and then after two years directly to the Head of Procurement. I was given the responsibility of developing and implementing sourcing strategies to save 5% of £72m of low value “uninfluenced” Thames Water spend. This spend was not managed by Procurement but by the Operation Managers within the business. I was tasked to recruit and manage a team of Managing a team of up to 18 Buyers with 6 off site external Buyers who worked within the operational teams. Main Responsibilities• Set individual targets, produce and manage personal development plans• Roll out culture change process within the business• Communication to the business on benefits of policy and process change.• Manage individual and team Workloads• Ensure projects are completed on time and deliver required benefits• Ensure process compliance to EU legislation as well as Thames Water financial Procedures• Help team develop skills through coaching and mentoring Show less

Responsible for high volume low value inventory for use on Thames Water sites. Using inventory management systems for reordering. Responsible for identifying correct ROP and cyclical Procurement strategies to ensure Thames Water held enough products during different climate conditionsResponsibilities:• Low value negotiations• Purchase Order creation• Identification of potential aggregation of spend • Working with the business on Procurement Strategies to ensue… Show more Responsible for high volume low value inventory for use on Thames Water sites. Using inventory management systems for reordering. Responsible for identifying correct ROP and cyclical Procurement strategies to ensure Thames Water held enough products during different climate conditionsResponsibilities:• Low value negotiations• Purchase Order creation• Identification of potential aggregation of spend • Working with the business on Procurement Strategies to ensue continuation of supply• Creating accurate reorder numbers Show less