Dave B. Email & Phone Number

• 8 Years Marketing Procurement experience operating across Media, Creative (inc ATL, BTL, Digital / Social and Production), PR/PP and Research and Insight.• Delivered Aviva's Global Media Tender in 2016 (~£200mn).• International MarComms Procurement Role from 2H12. Majoring in Above the Line Creative and management of BBDO Worldwide agency Network.• Highly versatile - setting and delivering strategic change in MarComms Procurement (Creative - UK Trade agency pitch in 2012), and previously in IT (through Offshoring / outsourcing; RAC in 2005/6 and NU IT in 2006).• Overall procurement strategy development and implementation for UK Creative category of spend (c.£20m) ATL, BTL, Digital / Social.• Experienced management of supplier relationships through large contract deployments; AMV.BBDO whilst in Procurement and C&W during time in IT.• Strong communication and consultative skills. Passionate and driven to deliver great business outcomes.• Excellent stakeholder management skills coupled with extensive management experience. Used to communicating and influencing at a senior level.• Demonstrable business management knowledge through experience aligned to academic qualifications (MBA in 2008 through the University of Liverpool) • High degree of experience working within large enterprise (59,000 FTE) across functions and directorates.• Extensive experience working with large volumes of change (merger, acquisition, strategic programmes). Experienced in major project and programme deliveries.

Listed skills include Stakeholder Management, Outsourcing, Project Delivery, Offshoring, and 22 others.

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  Senior Category Manager It Infrastructure (Cloud, Datacentre, Hosting And Storage)

  Aviva

  Nov 2018 - Present - Norwich, United Kingdom

  Category covering Aviva's major Datacentre, Hosting, Storage and Cloud suppliers in the UK and France.