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Durrington, England, United Kingdom

Part of the Design team implementing IBM’s Enterprise Asset Management application, Maximo, with accountability for all Supply Chain aspects.

United Kingdom

• Part of the procurement leadership team with accountability to deliver significant projects within budget and timeframe.
• Developed a strategic partnership with third-party to implement a major new IT application platform, with material financial benefits and increased customer experience, by leading a team of 20 people to select and.
• Protected previously negotiated financial and… Show more Part of the procurement leadership team with accountability to deliver significant projects within budget and timeframe.
• Protected previously negotiated financial and commercial benefits by leading mid-term negotiations with a supplier to pause implementation of major software platform after major a programme was unexpectedly paused.
• Improved agility, cost certainty and regulatory compliance through leading the final negotiation and drafting of contract for a Software-as-a-Service insurance claims application, which incorporated the services of a.
• Developed a strategic partnership with third-party to implement a major new global Software-as-a-Service application platform to meet new regulatory global accounting standards by leading a multinational team of 20.

Horsham

• Part of the procurement leadership team with accountability to develop and lead a small team to manage IT, Professional Services and Operations spend categories.
• Consistently delivered multi-million-pound annual savings in IS and Operations through competitive tendering, in-term supplier renegotiation, benchmarking, service / supplier consolidation and demand management.
• Delivered 7-figure annual savings through leading the commercial aspects for the UK region in selection and… Show more Part of the procurement leadership team with accountability to develop and lead a small team to.
• Delivered 7-figure annual savings through leading the commercial aspects for the UK region in selection and negotiation of a 9-figure, multi-year, outsourcing contract with an Indian based IT service provider.
• Protected IT service and change delivery, financial budget and legal considerations by drafting and helping to deliver a commercial plan to terminate a longstanding outsource service provider of IT infrastructure.

• Part of the Information Services team with accountability to manage, both pre and post contract, the performance of significant IS suppliers.
• Identified and delivered multi-million-pound annual savings through selection and negotiation of large outsourcing agreements.
• Improved service provision, security and compliance through collaboration with IS team and suppliers.
• Linked supplier fees-at-risk to subjective, as well as the typical objective, service levels through influencing… Show more Part of the Information Services team with accountability to manage, both pre and post.
• Linked supplier fees-at-risk to subjective, as well as the typical objective, service levels through influencing internal and external stakeholders.
• Reduced costs, improved service experience and increased change capability by leading multiple mid-term and end-of-term negotiations with incumbent suppliers.

• Part of the executive team with accountability to deliver excellent Information Services. Led department of 30 IS professionals.
• Developed a new IT strategy, shortly after coming to post, and successfully persuaded the Board to terminate a contract for the development of a significant IS application, which had been ongoing for several years and.
• Improved experience of IT service… Show more Part of the executive team with accountability to deliver excellent Information Services. Led department of 30 IS professionals.
• Improved experience of IT service delivery and reduced cost-to-serve by introducing the first IS service desk capability within the company.
• Strengthened the capabilities of the department by supporting their development through training and adoption of ITIL framework. Show less