As a highly experienced 'Direct' & 'Indirect' MCIPS qualified Procurement Category Manager, I possess strong negotiation skills, global strategic sourcing, supplier management with major global vendors and team leadership experience with a track record of delivering significant savings: £15m in 20/21, £18.7m in 21/22 and £15m negotiated for realisation in 22/23.I have a proven track record of planning, developing and delivering successful cost transformation strategies and continuous improvement initiatives for BT internal spend on it's network. I can identify commercial opportunities which align with Strategic direction and through early engagement influence stakeholders to gain their support to release the benefits, in particular via advance purchasing and de-risking supply in return for cost reduction and delivering multiple negotiated deals to support customer agreements.I have significant experience in people management & coaching in the UK and in India and have managed cross functional teams based in the UK, India & Europe. As a people orientated Procurement lead I have also been our 'Care Survey lead for the BT CPO on 3 occasions delivering significant tangible improvements for the BT Procurement community.I have strong commercial / stakeholder management skills and experience in all areas of procurement and category management ranging from setting and implementing procurement strategies through to operational procurement and negotiation.