Senior Procurement Executive with over 25 years of experience in building and leading high performing global teams. Demonstrated success in transforming decentralized and operational procurement organizations into agile, strategic, and stakeholder focused functions, instilling innovation, streamlining processes, creating strong links and a shared vision with internal customers, nurturing supplier relationships to unlock hidden value and developing and empowering team members. Have lead Indirect, Direct and Capital Investment (Capex) Procurement teams in a diverse range of sectors such as Life Sciences, Petro-Chemicals, Manufacturing and Contract Manufacturing). Previously worked in Sports Retail and Management Consulting. A results-driven and collaborative leader with strong business acumen that can successfully navigate through complex stakeholder landscapes. Contributes beyond his own functional area to the group wide strategy, by participating in cross functional business projects making significant value contributions. Led major functional change through 3 large scale transformations which enabled a step change in team capabilities, motivation, business engagement and bottom line performance. Have lived and worked in Ireland, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UAE France and Switzerland. Expert in: Strategy Development and Implementation, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Performance Management, Commercial Negotiation, Supplier Innovation, Value Creation beyond Savings, Selling Ideas, Influencing, Change Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, People Development, Procurement Transformation, Category Management, Global Spend Management, Strategic Sourcing, Cost Control, Supply Chain Risk Management, Business Process Outsourcing, Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving, Project Management.
Listed skills include Strategic Sourcing, Global Sourcing, Procurement, Sourcing, and 43 others.
