Ian Stephens is a Contract and Commercial Manager at QBE Europe at QBE Europe. He possess expertise in management, account management, purchasing, cross functional team leadership, negotiation and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Ian was kind enough to give me a shot at being a purchaser for Bell Micro a few years back now. He put faith in me, supported me, and always had my back. As time went on Ian became my mentor, my leader, my calming influence, my number one fan, and the best boss, colleague and role model I could wish for. I learnt more from Ian than I have learnt from anyone in the bussiness. I attribute a lot of my skills to him. Even though we may not work together at the moment, I know we will always be in touch; and wherever he works; they are lucky to have him." and "I have greatly enjoyed working with Ian. Putting aside for one moment his core procurement skills (category plans, purchasing, RFPs etc) which are all there, where I feel Ian excels is in negotiations. I consider myself an experienced practitioner in procurement but I still find myself regularly sitting back in appreciation as Ian proceeds to unpick a suppliers position for their contract or their pricing. He will always provide a return on investment for any employer in spades. "