Gareth Cope

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Strategic Procurement Consultant | Procurement Transformation | Digital Supply Chain @ UBS
Cirencester, GB
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Cirencester, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
About Gareth Cope

I am a highly experienced Senior IT Supplier Relationship Director and Procurement and Contract Management consultant with more than 27 years’ experience working in the financial services, FMCG, retail and pharmaceutical industries. I have an in-depth knowledge of Business and IT having led procurement programmes covering: IT Transformation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Divestments, and large-scale Outsourcing.KEY SKILLSIT Strategy, Innovation, Supplier Relationship Management, Transformation, ­Governance, Strategic Sourcing, Leadership, Vendor Management, ­Change Management, ­ IT Procurement, eSourcing, Project Management, ­C-Suite Engagement, Contract Negotiation, SaaS Software, Team Management, ­Budgeting ­Category Management, Negotiation, Analytical Skills, ERP KEY SUPPLIERS ­Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, ­VMWare, ServiceNow, Veeva, IQVIA ­AWS, IBM, HP, Orange Business Services ­Wipro, TCS, Cognizant, Infosys, Accenture, Deloitte ­SoftwareOne, Computacenter ­

Gareth Cope's Current Company Details
UBS

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Strategic Procurement Consultant | Procurement Transformation | Digital Supply Chain
Cirencester, GB
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Gareth Cope Work Experience Details
  • Ubs
    Ubs
    Cirencester, Gb
  • Ubs
    Senior Procurement Manager - Credit Suisse
    Ubs Jul 2023 - Jan 2024
    Zurich, Ch
    UBS has completed the acquisition of Credit Suisse on 12th June 2023. Credit Suisse Group AG has been merged into UBS Group AG and the combined entity operate as a consolidated banking group. I came in to support during a challenging period across the ITO Category supporting on the integration of CS into UBS working with Suppliers like CahinIQ, Accenture, Deloitte, Wipro, TCS, Cognizant, Infosys and many more.
  • Takeda
    Head Of Supplier Relationship Management
    Takeda Jan 2022 - May 2023
    Tokyo, Jp
    I moved roles from being the Global Head of Takeda's Supplier Relationship Management function which sits within the Global Data and Technology Division (GDT) to the Head of Process and Strategy reporting to the Head of the Supplier Engagement and Partnership Office (SEPO). Key Roles and Responsibilities• Lead the selection of segmenting our IT suppliers into Tier 1, 2 and 3 based on the processes and policies I defined around Segmentation of IT Suppliers • Lead an RFP to select tool(s) to manager our Tier 1 Suppliers and then lead the implementation within IT and Takeda.• Liaising between Global Data, Digital Technology teams and the Data Digital & Technology Leaders for cross functional suppliers.• Defining our SRM framework covering Segmentation, Risk Mitigation, Governance and management.• Implementing the IT Governance Model for our Tier 1 Suppliers• Continuous review of existing KPIs, SLAs with Suppliers and working with Procurement to amend contracts as necessary.• Running Monthly Operational Reviews with our Suppliers, Business, GDT and DD&T Leads.• Running Quarterly Business Reviews with our Suppliers, Business, GDT and DD&T Leads.• Responsible for managing a team of Supplier Relationship Managers managing our Tier 1 IT Suppliers• Defining collaboration between Procurement, other Partnership Offices, Finance, Legal and the SEPO Office.• Co-ordinating Supplier Strategy, Strategic Sourcing, Innovation and Continuous Improvement.• Measuring Supplier’s performance through our tools and dashboards.• Monitoring, reporting and managing Supplier Risk as part of the ongoing governance model.• Supplier Relationships.• Creating and maintaining processes for capturing of key supplier activities within SRM, Procurement and IT generally.• Partnering with Procurement on the company’s ESG programme.
  • Mundipharma
    Senior Procurement Manager - It
    Mundipharma Oct 2021 - Jan 2022
    Gb
    Working on a number of divestments programmes for the company as well as a cost savings initiative.
  • Takeda
    Global Head Of It Supplier Relationship Management
    Takeda Mar 2021 - Oct 2021
    Tokyo, Jp
  • Takeda
    Procurement Business Partner - Global It Procurement
    Takeda Jun 2017 - Mar 2021
    Tokyo, Jp
    I am running several global IT projects mainly within the software category as well as supporting my colleagues across several other IT Categories for global projects. I have been involved in a successful Partner Value Summit activity and currently Business Partner with a number of IT Execs across Commercial, R&D and PDT.Key Roles and Responsibilities• Working as part of the integration programme, resulting from the acquisition, to manage several Key Vendors to deliver savings.• Manage several strategic vendors across multiple business functions – Commercial, R&D and Plasma Derived Therapies.• Working closely with the CTO function to implement strategies on how IT engages with 3rd parties and to define processes for acquiring new and current investment.• Working as the Procurement single point of contact for several senior IT and Business stakeholders.Key Suppliers:Veeva, Iqvia, Salesforce, VMware, SoftwareONE, MicroStrategy, DocuSign, ServiceNow, CitrixKey Accomplishments• Ran a successful RFP for Global Value-added Software Reseller to standardise the approach, services and engagement.• Deliver savings against target of circa $30m.
  • Proxima Group
    Senior Procurement Specialist
    Proxima Group Dec 2016 - Jun 2017
    London, Gb
    I was working across a number of clients in the financial services space. The main engagement was working on a client’s site for an Opportunity Assessment programme reviewing the whole of the IT Category with a total spend of circa £2.3b per annum to identify significant in year savings opportunity as well as a Divestment programme.I was also working on another financial client as the procurement lead for a new Cheque clearing solution.Supporting colleagues across a number of clients providing market intelligence and insight.
  • Bupa Global
    Senior Category Manager
    Bupa Global Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
    Brighton, England, Gb
    I was working within the Global Function looking after all spend covering areas as Digital, HR, Legal, Marketing, IT as well as working on a strategic programme. I was running a number of tenders within the HR space to implement strategic PSLs across the organisation.I was also managing a large transformation programme replacing existing platforms with a single platform of choice and associated services as well as delivering cost savings towards the group targets for 2016 and 2017
  • Royal Bank Of Scotland
    Sourcing Tr Manager
    Royal Bank Of Scotland Sep 2015 - Mar 2016
    Gogarburn, Gb
    I was working on a major Transformation project for the Investment Bank which is looking at re-platforming a large part of their IT infrastructure in order to operate at a lower cost structure. Targeted re-platforming is a major contributor to delivering this lower cost base using Murex application with CGI and a number of other suppliers.I was also leading a project looking at Application Rationalisation and possible outsourcing support, hosting and maintenance of those applications.
  • Proxima Group
    Senior It Procurement Specialist
    Proxima Group Mar 2015 - Aug 2015
    London, Gb
    Working on a client site leading a major Transformation programme.
  • Sabmiller
    Regional Category Manager Europe - Is/It
    Sabmiller Sep 2013 - Feb 2015
    Woking, Surrey, Gb
    As Regional Category Manager I am responsible for driving and supporting development of category practices for regional and local categories, incl. sourcing strategy definition, deployment, and stakeholder management whilst ensuring that I also drive and support the implementation of Global Category Strategies in the Region, to reduce total cost of ownership, maximise savings and procurement value contribution. Total annual spend circa $120million – Opex and Capex.Key Roles and Responsibilities • Programme Lead for Procurement in Europe as part of a Global IS Transformation with significant targeted cost savings over the next 3 years – circa $110 million globally.• Managing a team of local category managers across Europe. • Support and develop strategic planning to include sourcing and negotiation strategies.• Analyse and set category spend baseline and category profile, incl. risk assessment, SRM and P2P strategy• Manage the procurement strategy implementation and sourcing execution for regional and local categories.• Lead internal and external analysis (industry and supplier) in collaboration with Global Category Team, Sourcing Analysts and Category Managers from other regions, as a member of a cross-functional sourcing team.• Responsible for supplier selection and commercial negotiations• Proactively organise sessions with internal customers to identify further Total Cost of Ownership reduction opportunities for regional categories• Responsible for contract implementation and to drive contract compliance and payment terms.• Manage / support the work and efforts of a Cross Functional Sourcing Team in all stages of a strategic sourcing project for global and multi-regional categories• Lead the regional sourcing analyst(s) and country category managers in the different strategic sourcing activities.
  • Aviva Plc
    Senior Category Manager
    Aviva Plc Jan 2011 - Aug 2013
    London, Gb
    I worked within the Business Applications Procurement space managing a number of key strategic and niche suppliers for both BAU and new sourcing projects across the Aviva group (Life, GI, Global and RAC). I have managed the complete sourcing activities for such major projects as outsourcing the RAC Market Database function, Social Media Tools, Pensions Auto Enrolment and Live Chat. I worked closely with key internal stakeholders to manage expectations, help shape and deliver strategic sourcing activities whilst ensuring continuous delivery against their business plans.
  • Aviva Plc
    Senior Category Manager
    Aviva Plc Jul 2010 - Dec 2010
    London, Gb
    I was working in the ITO Procurement team helping to shape their Category Plan as well as manage key strategic suppliers (CSC, IBM, Wipro and TCS) and a number of niche suppliers with an annual spend of circa £150million in Application Development and Maintenance. I was working closely with the key internal stakeholders to manage expectations and ensure delivery against their category plans.
  • Aviva Plc
    Senior It Category Manager
    Aviva Plc Jan 2010 - Jul 2010
    London, Gb
    I was working as part of a team looking at Aviva’s software application contracts and any impacts arising from the £700 million outsourcing agreement of Aviva’s data centres to HP. Key Roles and Responsibilities:• Review all application contracts and advise on any commercial or contractual issues arising from the outsourcing agreement• Design and lead commercial strategies and initiatives to mitigate any risks for Aviva.• Work closely with the procurement and business stakeholders to maximise Aviva’s commercial leverage in negotiations with suppliers based on the current and future state.• Design and implement best procurement practices and processes for the programme.• I was working closely with legal to develop standard letter templates, draft amendments or new contracts to minimise any exposure for Aviva.• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Credit Suisse
    Supply Management - It Software
    Credit Suisse Feb 2009 - Nov 2009
    Zurich, Ch
    Working in Supply Management looking after the sourcing of Software and Software related products for Credit Suisse EMEA region and some global requirements.
  • Nationwide Building Society
    It Category Specialist
    Nationwide Building Society Sep 2008 - Feb 2009
    Swindon, Wilts, Gb
    Currently working within Procurement on the Voyager Programme which is the replacement of Nationwide's core banking systems. Key responsibilities are:Software, Support and Consultancy ServicesNegotiation of Commercials for the above categoriesImplementing new processes and driving costs down for Contractor Services.Negotiation of robust framework agreements, master agreements and SOWs.Working on RFIs and ITTs for key workstreams.
  • Nationwide Building Society
    Senior It Purchasing Consultant
    Nationwide Building Society Jul 2007 - Sep 2008
    Swindon, Wilts, Gb
    Looking after the whole of the software suite for Nationwide including Oracle, Microsoft and many software houses with an annual spend in excess of £50million. This included desktop applications, banking products and a new mortgage application for Nationwide.I was also responsible for consultancy services, software licenses, support contracts as well as negotiating Nationwide's new mobile phone contract.Contract NegotiationSupplier MappingSupplier Spend AnalysisSavings.
  • Zurich
    It Contracts Analyst
    Zurich Jan 2006 - Jul 2007

Gareth Cope Skills

Outsourcing Strategic Sourcing Stakeholder Management Contract Negotiation Spend Analysis Vendor Management Contract Management It Outsourcing It Procurement Software Procurement Strategy Supply Management Change Management E Procurement Management Supply Chain Management Business Process Improvement Sourcing Risk Management Professional Services Offshoring It Benchmarking Process Improvement Purchasing Software Licensing Divestitures Governance Business Process Investment Banking Trading Systems Mergers Acquisitions Consolidation Management Consulting Procurement Negotiation Team Management Project Management Business Strategy Mergers And Acquisitions Consulting Leadership Business Transformation Account Management Project Delivery It Transformation

Gareth Cope Education Details

  • University Of Portsmouth
    University Of Portsmouth
    Economics
  • Bradon Forest School
    Bradon Forest School

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