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Procurement & Supply Chain Consultancy Services.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

- Responsible for negotiating and contracting for the BPO Mortgage Provider contract and setting up the full 3rd party Supply Chain for the Mortgage product proposition (i.e. all Risk screening solutions, Conveyancing and Valuation service providers) (Circa Spend Approx £200m+ over the contract period).Duties included:- Supporting Key stakeholders to deliver their projects and cost reduction initiatives on time within budget.- Developing Sourcing Category Strategies which were aligned to the Banks strategic 20/20 goals.- Conducting RFP’s and negotiating large strategic contracts to achieve effective commercial protections for the Bank and ensuring that savings opportunities were maximised.- Supported the development of the team by rolling out procurement education materials to key stakeholders and helping the implementation and the development of the banks new P2P system and E-Sourcing tools.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

I was responsible for managing and assuring the effective services of 2 distinct sourcing teams. The first was the Procurement Team who were responsible for sourcing and negotiating strategic contracts with 3rd party vendors for a variety of products, solutions and services. The second was the Supply Chain Team who were responsible for the tactical engagements with 3rd party vendors. This involved managing the end to end requisition to pay process for all 3rd party spend. My overall responsibility was to ensure the effective procurement of IT and property services which included: Infrastructure and Desktop Hardware, Software and Applications, Communications infrastructure (Both Fixed and Mobile) and all Property and Indirect Spend.Duties included:- Leading the team by creating and implementing a strategic vision. - Managing the team (Setting objectives, Managing Performance, Regular 1:1 and Team Meetings, Disciplinary proceedings, Coaching and Mentoring sessions).- Capacity Management – Ensuring that workload was evenly distributed and manageable.- Overseeing procurement strategy creation for all bespoke sourcing requirements to ensure that they effectively achieve the objectives of the end customer and comply with applicable legislation.- Support Key stakeholders to deliver their projects and cost reduction initiatives.- Overall ensure that ACCESS consistently demonstrates ‘best value’ sourcing practices on behalf of GCC. E.g. run competitive procurement exercises such as RFQ, RFP, and ITT etc.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsible for procuring 3rd Party IT and Telephony infrastructure requirements which supported all Head Office functions and the Banking and GI operations businesses within Tesco Bank. This included the following spend categories: Telephony (Fixed and Mobile), WAN/ LAN Networks, Data Centres and Messaging Hub (SMS and E-mail). (Circa Annual Spend Approx £20m).Duties involved:- Developing IT sourcing strategies.- Supporting Key stakeholders to deliver their projects and cost reduction initiatives.- Ensuring the Bank were sourcing goods and services competitively by leveraging, tendering and benchmarking all requirements.- Effectively managing all 3rd party suppliers to reduce service risks, improve service resilience throughout the bank and eliminate all cost inefficiencies.During my time in this position I also:- led a team which created a new streamlined procurement process which maximised sourcing leverage, improved speed to contract and provides a 100% risk analysis of all company spend.- Supported the procurement of the new Tesco Bank end to end procurement system which will go live Q2 2013. This will enable full e-Sourcing, Contract Management (Database) and Supplier Relationship Management functionality throughout the organisation.

Responsible for sourcing various IT projects which directly impact the customer operations of Tesco Bank e.g. Mobile Banking and PFM. I also managed the spend for Transactional Print, Plastic Card fulfilment, PIN mailers, PPI Temporary resources and Debt Collection services.Responsibilities Included:- Supporting Key stakeholders to deliver their projects and cost reduction initiatives.- Ensuring the Bank stakeholders are sourcing goods and services in compliance with the procurement policy and leading competitive Tenders and Benchmarking exercises on their behalf.- Improving existing commercial relations by building stronger links with key suppliers and eliminating cost inefficiencies and implementing value driven improvements for both Tesco Bank and suppliers.

Responsible for managing the Plastics, Metals and electrical commodities for the factories Bill of Material spend (Approx €9.5m per annum). Additional duties also included responsibility of all Non production related spend for the factory (Approx €5m) i.e. Facilities Management, Site consumables, IT, PPE, Workwear etc.Duties involved:Managing and Developing a Global supply base to effectively reduce supply chain risk, increase reliability of deliveries and achieve zero defect components arriving at the factory.Designing and Implementing cost saving projects to reduce factory overheads and BOM spend. E.g. Tendering requirements, benchmarking suppliers, re-sourcing parts to lower cost countries.Supporting Lean manufacturing initiatives by implementing a lean supply chain strategy.Maximise sourcing efficiencies by successfully introducing Kanban, consignment and VMI supply routes as and when required.Sourcing all Plastic and Metal components for all New Product Developments and factory transfer Initiatives.Joining Philips in March 2008 I played a key role in a variety of important projects. These included:Managing and supporting (From a supply chain perspective) the product transfer of 5 new products to the Philips Hamilton facility from other Philips Factories. Specified, tendered and sourced a new bespoke paint plant facility for the Hamilton site. Saving £25k on the capital investment. This new plant enabled the factory to reduce its lead time for painted products by 2 weeks.I assisted in the design and specification of the new 'Lean' warehouse increasing on site storage capacity by 34%. I also helped to develop the supply chain strategy for the future LED outdoor lights being manufactured in the Hamilton facility.

Appointed July 2007Promoted to Senior Buyer within the Corporate Procurement office. I was given responsibility for managing the Scottish Power supplier alliance contracts. This involves working with 3 contractor partnering organisations to deliver major construction projects for Scottish Power (Approximate annual spend of £50m+). Duties involve: -Ensuring that all projects are delivered to budget and on time, -Reduce costs and maximise efficiencies through closer working with partners,-Implement further cost saving initiatives to achieve better value on all project investments. Additional duties involve: -Deputising for Purchasing manager, -Training and supporting other buyers within the department, -Mentoring new staff members Buyer - Appointed March 2005Having quickly proven my ability and skills within the department I was promoted from the graduate scheme 6 months ahead of schedule and achieved a full time position as a Buyer within the Corporate Procurement office.Given responsibility for bulk contracts with an annual spend totalling £16m. Majority of this spend was on capital equipment which is installed onto the Scottish Power network to successfully deliver electricity safely and efficiently to customer premises. (e; Daily duties involved Contract Tendering, Analysis, Negotiation, Contract Award, Demand Forecasting, Risk Mitigation, Liasing with Stakeholders, Contract Management, Supplier Development, Logistics Support and Raising Official Purchase Orders.

Appointed Sept 2003Began career within the procurement department as a Graduate Trainee providing support on a variety of contracts such as Bulk Purchases, Capital Projects, Term Contracts and Internal Department Initiatives.As my experience increased I was given responsibility for a portfolio of contracts to manage, these included: Personal protective equipment, hand tools, working at height equipment, and various other bulk contracts.

Generating new business customersPromoting new products to existing customersDelivering high levels of customer serviceWorking for British Gas enabled me to gain good knowledge of the competitive UK energy market for both utility products and maintenance servicing. Weekly sales targets were regularly met due to a mixture of self-motivation, extensive product knowledge and teamwork.

High street retail group specialising in clothing and household products.; Forecasting potential market salesTown Database buildingWeekly progress reports which included prospective location recommendations Travelled all over the UK identifying new locations for Mackays to open stores.Identifying suitable units for businessCarrying out competitor analysisMy communication skills, time management and planning capabilities were all improved while working as

Targeted IT based direct marketing campaigns. Broad industry clients: Oracle, Allied Telesyn, Microsoft, Attenda, IBM and Novell.Tele-Marketing Executive (1 year Industry Placement)Team Leader IT Industry KnowledgeExcellent communication SkillsLiasing with all levels of Senior Management daily. Day to day contact with Customers and Clients.Worked on behalf of Cisco, Cable & Wireless, Microsoft, Filenet and various other influential IT Firms.After 5 months at Harte Hanks I was promoted to the position of team leader and was responsible for the supervision and training of a team of 8 employees. During this time I learned that my personal strengths were communication, time management and flexibility. These were all key attributes for success within this industry environment.

Fully Cips Qualified

Ba (Hons), Marketing (Sandwich) 2.1

Dissertation Title Real people versus celebrities. Why do organisations insist on making the rich richer? My dissertation subject.

High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates

Higher: English, Mathematics, Modern Studies, Management & Information Studies and Physics. SQA National Certificate Module: Enterprise 2.