Ian Murray Email & Phone Number

Kent, Uk

Cabot Credit Management (CCM) is a market leader in credit management services.The Group encompasses four UK businesses including Cabot Financial, DLC, Apex Credit Management and Mortimer Clarke Solicitors and three European businesses Cabot Financial Ireland, Gesif and Nemo.CCM has invested c£1.9 billion in acquiring portfolios with a Face Value in excess of £20 billion. It manages in the region of £1 billion of assets on behalf of clients, collects on average £47 million per month on portfolios it either owns or services on behalf of clients, and has delivered a consistently strong financial performance, having grown its business in each of the last 16 years without exception.• Print purchasing and contract negotiation.• Process improvement and cost reduction planning.• International supply chain management.• Transactional and direct mail production (in excess of 1M mail packs per month).• Team development and management.• Budget control and forecasting.• Multi-channel delivery.• Innovation within a compliant and regulated business sector.

London

At Freedman, a Global Marketing Implementation Agency, we believe there is a Better Way of delivering International Campaigns whether they are Brand, Marketing or User Acquisition Campaigns, Product Launches or Re-branding.We integrate all media production and market adaptation in the most efficient and effective manner - including transcreation & cultural insight, speed of delivery and ability to work in agile client centered way. Our clients benefit from cost and time savings whilst achieving greater visibility, local relevance and brand consistency.• Led and finalised negotiations with key stakeholders to ensure sustainability and commercial viability across both client and supplier international contracts to a value in excess of £17M• Investigated internal client teams working practices and created strategy to recover out-of-scope working and over-service billing across the business, increasing turnover.• Developed and presented training sessions and mentored agency account teams in implementing successful commercial client account management practices.• Analysed and evaluated company purchasing methodology and modified purchasing strategy, increasing profitability on company-wide bought-in costs.• Evaluated market trends and set individual account team pricing strategies ensuring measurable value delivered to the client and increasing company profitability.• Led and managed staff transition management programme to on-board improved company processes and working practices.• Devised the strategy to implement improved streamlined processes, optimise utilisation and raise staff morale through increased commercial awareness. • Directed and advised on dispute resolution.

London

• Managed an 8 person international purchasing team, provided stakeholder support, best practice purchasing and lean supplier management methodologies to ensure delivery of client SLA’s.• Liaised with key stakeholders and worked on-site at international clients’ offices to analyse existing working practices and implement process improvements.• Led and finalised negotiation of all supplier contract renewals and service level agreements. Supported RFP submissions and new business pitches.• Negotiated service level agreements with suppliers to ensure deliverable service, quality and pricing structure were constantly maintained, measured and upwardly reviewed.• Oversaw all supplier procurement engagement including artwork, marketing print, translation and digital services.

London, United Kingdom

• Managed production and purchasing of commercial print, merchandising and point-of-sale for high profile global accounts including Shell, Xerox, HTC, Philips, Virgin, Delta and Lexmark.• Consulted with international clients and internal account teams assessing and advised on the most cost-effective production methods to resolve issues and surpass expectations.• Researched, audited and implemented on-boarding process, pioneering innovative and cost effective value added partnerships with a global supplier network.

London, United Kingdom

• Collaborated with the Kodak EMEA client team to plan, project manage and produce the marketing collateral to support Kodak product launches across the EMEA region.• Project managed the marketing collateral for 26 markets ascertaining each in-market collateral requirement, producing financial reports and delivered multi-lingual campaigns.• Co-ordinated and controlled a yearly campaign print spend in excess of £1m through an international supply chain. Inspiring stakeholders and suppliers to streamline and simplify the project management process.• Financial planning including budgets, forecasts and account P&L.

London, United Kingdom

• Consulted with stakeholders in evaluating business pain points, presented innovative solutions at senior level, resolving problems and reducing cost.• Controlled campaign production process ensuring quality standards were achieved and targeted profit margins were exceeded.• Managed the day-to-day running of BBC Worldwide, The Dorchester Group, Lambie-Nairn, CIPFA and various advertising agency client accounts. • Extensive press passing on luxury goods brands marketing collateral.