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Guildford, Gb

London, Gb

Integrated with some of the UK’s most recognisable businesses to deliver real, measurable & sustainable value while contracting for one of Europe's most successful procurement outsourcing companies including:✔ Principal Consultant | IWG PLC (formerly Regus) ✔ Commercial Business Partner | Transport for London (TfL) ✔ Principal Consultant | J Sainsbury Plc♦ Provided fresh insights & recommendations for a new strategic & commercial approach♦ Identified 40 incremental savings opportunities along with actionable improvement plans♦ Future-proofed existing contracts & led the renegotiation for FM service provisions♦ Coached teams on how to maximise the financial & operational performance of suppliers ♦ Completed fast track validation and opportunity analysis projects♦ Delivered double in-year savings with additional short to medium term opportunities

✔ Formed own limited company specialising in transformation & supply chain improvements.✔ Completed ad-hoc/short-term assignments relating to Category Management & Benchmarking.

London, England, Gb

✔Developed a roadmap for transformational strategies across all downstream categories✔Managed $500M contracts covering construction, maintenance and equipment for 4000 sites✔Directed a multi-cultural team operating across Europe, US & Asia✔Negotiated 20% savings from a contract award value of $50M✔Spearheaded sustainable cost reductions through low-cost country sourcing opportunities

London, England, Gb

✔Accerlated Low-Cost Country Sourcing from its business-critical path to being ahead of plan✔Facilitated high level senior and executive stakeholder engagement within the Asian region✔Delivered $30M savings YoY through innovative regional sourcing strategies✔Embedded new global sourcing tools and processes across the entire business✔Scope covered 3 global business units, 50 sites and $3M spend

London, England, Gb

✔Oversaw Indirect Procurement P2P offshore operations ($8M operational budget)✔Remotely managed large multi-national teams based in Kuala Lumpur and Bangalore✔Integrated a sustainable performance and operations excellence culture ✔Improved efficiency; reduced cost per transaction by 34% and increased cycle time by 28%

London, England, Gb

✔Designed a $1.5B Property Services category framework to optimise resources & margins✔Led Acquisitions, Construction, Fit-Outs, Facilities Management & Office Services contracts✔Functional responsibility for a team of 11 staff & contractors throughout the UK & US✔Conceptualised & implemented contractual, remuneration & performance strategies✔Established an overarching strategy for the Global Indirect Procurement division ($5B spend)

London, England, Gb

✔Restructured the procurement function using a systematic change management programme ✔Assessed the competency & behaviour expectations of 200+ personnel across 20 countries

London, England, Gb

✔Led strategic supply chain management of 4 refining & manufacturing sites in UK & France✔Nurtured the business unit into a commercially competitive position & guided a team of 50 ✔Delivered $60M value in difficult business conditions in 2002 & 2003 (100% increase on 2001)✔Introduced e-Bidding, SAP deployment & the first global Gas & Power strategy ($16M saved)

London, England, Gb

✔Formed & managed a team of 15 with an OPEX of $2M and spend of £1.5B✔Maximised supply chain leverage within the European and Asian market ✔Achieved $60M value and reduce operating costs by 20%✔Invited to chair the European procurement staff development and deployment network

London, England, Gb

✔Managed all contracting and procurement activities at BP's largest manufacturing site✔Supported budget of $4M OPEX & $550m annual third party spend✔Restructured the procurement function. reduced headcount from 110 to 40 personnel✔Introduced a Procurement Approval Board, Low-Value Order processes, Training Provider Partnerships and Purchasing Cards

London, England, Gb

✔Led an industry-first, innovative $2.5B partnership agreement (BP Global Alliance)✔Improved the design, construction & maintenance of 9000 filling stations across 14 countries ✔Generated $150M savings (30%) within 2 years✔Received the Procurement Leaders Gold Award for External Collaboration

London, England, Gb

✔Deployed to Brussels to lead a multi-disciplined engineering and purchasing team ✔Delivered regional European agreements for consolidated third-party spend