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Pragmatic, ethical, strategist with global Procurement expertise at Director level. A leader who set the vision & entrusts his team to deliver yet enjoys in pitching in to ensure targets are met, vision is understood, & realised. A strong technical background & a passion for delivering quality, value, & improvements to process.🔸 Acquisitions🔸 Contract Centralisation🔸 Global Procurement Expertise🔸 Automation🔸 Spend Analysis🔸 Delivering Change Successfully🔸 Restructure 🔸 Start Up & Deployment of Procurement FunctionsRolesVice-President – Head of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement; Director – Vendor Management; Director – Technology Vendor Management; Information Manager; Knowledge Manager💡 What others say‘Working with James is always a pleasure. He is tenacious in getting the best value out of our vendor partners. He ensures that if service credits are due, that we get them, if a renewal is up, that we get a better service for less money. He is core to WM success & in my interactions, he has time & again proved his ability to collaborate & that his stakeholder management is excellent. I leave knowing that Vendor Management is in the most capable hands of anyone I have worked with. The benefits that his expertise will now bring to the wider Verisk group will undoubtedly result in a stronger core business with value for money & service excellence, key to a successful business. It's been a pleasure working with James.’Skills & ExpertiseProcurement Transformation; Supply Chain; Automation; Business Plan Development; Policy & Procedure Definition & Deployment; Contract Management & Consolidation; Strategy Definition & Delivery; Financial & Budget Management; Team Management & Leadership; Coaching & Mentoring; Relationship Building & Recovery; Stakeholder Management; Supplier Relationship; Ethics; Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Decision Making; Vendor Diversity Focus; Issue Resolution; Acquisitions; Global Procurement; Risk Management; Collaboration & Partnership; C-suite Reporting; Customer Centric; Analysis & Opportunity Planning; Tactical Improvements; Restructuring; Process & System Improvement Delivery; Bid & Proposals; Contract Negotiation; KPI Target Setting & Reporting; Communications & Engagement; Vendor Data Base Development & DeliveryIndustries & SectorsLegal; Consultancy & Analysis; Energy; InsuranceEducation & QualificationsSupply Chain Management; Situational Leadership, Corporate Coaching, Negotiation & Advanced Negotiation; Scots Law; Library/Information Science MA; Modern History & Sociology BA (Hons)

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