Part of Global R&D procurement team providing procurement support for R&D operations group on Full Service Outsourcing and Clinical Trial services to ensure Bayer derives best value from supplier spend as aligned with business needs.• Lead role in MSA development and execution in the commercial onboarding of new strategic global CRO partnership within a reduced oversight, fixed price, bonus/penalty model• Established and documented key contracting processes for partnership and established Business/Finance Team monitoring performance and identifying further areas for process improvement• Developed stable and responsive relationships with internal customers and stakeholders on allocated projects to understand their procurement requirements• Led project teams in the identification and selection of vendors through an effective RFI, RFP process • Developed and negotiated contracts and amendments with suppliers in collaboration with legal and operational representatives as required• Identified cost reduction opportunities and facilitated their implementation, leading the negotiation efforts with suppliers on a project basis. Contributed €7m in reportable savings on allocated projects

Line management responsibility for a team working across different geographies and customers involved in preparing RFP responses and contract management activities.• Led initiative looking at closing long term outstanding contracts, successfully driving down percentage of contracts open >180 days• Continued involvement in recruitment, training and mentoring of both proposals and contracts staff across team and wider department, driving overall departmental upskilling • Involved in quarterly close process of key contracts, planning/negotiation/escalation as required to ensure quarterly financial targets were achieved.

Contract Manager Feb 2009 to Mar 2011 Line management responsibility for a team of contract analysts and accountability for all contract management activities and deliverables for key customer • Established enhanced quality control checks, consistency of approach within the team and enhanced metrics reporting, delivering increase in overall customer satisfaction with team• Developed contracting manual to document agreed processes in conjunction with customer • Established escalation process and provided support in complex negotiations of contract, scope of work and budgets to enable swifter dispute resolution • Assisted in the recruiting, training and mentoring of the Contracts team

• Prepared and executed client contracts ensuring that legal terminology and contract terms reflected what was agreed and in accordance with best/MDSPS business practice• Identified out of scope activities for contracts through liaison with Operations, Finance and Business Development • Generated client-ready contract addendums to capture out of scope work and negotiated directly with clients to signature delivering increased project profitability

• Produced the monthly project revenue/cost accounts for UK entity• Conducted monthly project reviews with Project Directors to determine monthly project revenues, identify potential out of scope activity and produce project revenue forecasts• Prepared the monthly management accountants for German entity and the Statutory Annual accounts.