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Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for 4 technical teams and 1 administration team (50 FTE).Designed the departmental mid-term financial planning including plans to close and restructure teams which returned the department to profitability.Led the department through a major change project with teams closing, being sold and restructuring of those remaining to deliver Uniper’s future strategy.Management and support of the staff through a redundancy and restructure process while maintaining customer delivery… Show more Responsible for 4 technical teams and 1 administration team (50 FTE).Designed the departmental mid-term financial planning including plans to close and restructure teams which returned the department to profitability.Led the department through a major change project with teams closing, being sold and restructuring of those remaining to deliver Uniper’s future strategy.Management and support of the staff through a redundancy and restructure process while maintaining customer delivery and department profitability.Co-lead for communications workstream through the change project to ensure staff understanding and buy in. Show less

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Responsible for a team of 5 who produced circa £100m of proposals per annum.Proactively planned and delivered development and training of the team enable them to provide a higher standard and a wider breadth of commercial support which increase the conversion rate of proposals to orders.Supported the design, development and implementation of a new proposal management system. Post implementation prioritising of system upgrades and improvements.Built strong relationships within the… Show more Responsible for a team of 5 who produced circa £100m of proposals per annum.Proactively planned and delivered development and training of the team enable them to provide a higher standard and a wider breadth of commercial support which increase the conversion rate of proposals to orders.Supported the design, development and implementation of a new proposal management system. Post implementation prioritising of system upgrades and improvements.Built strong relationships within the operational teams and other support functions which allowed open, quick and effective communication between teams aiding meeting deadlines and providing proposals that met customers’ requirements.Gained a valuable insight into the procurement process from the supplier’s perspective. Show less

Built two procurement teams (8FTE) at the beginning of a new company to support and deliver the organisations strategic objectives.Part of the International procurement leadership team. Developed a high level of cultural awarenessInput into the development of a procurement policy and process that met the requirements for the new company to achieve its strategic objectives.Further developed and maintained a network of key stakeholder and senior management.Procurement lead for an… Show more Built two procurement teams (8FTE) at the beginning of a new company to support and deliver the organisations strategic objectives.Part of the International procurement leadership team. Developed a high level of cultural awarenessInput into the development of a procurement policy and process that met the requirements for the new company to achieve its strategic objectives.Further developed and maintained a network of key stakeholder and senior management.Procurement lead for an operational excellence project which focused on the collection of best practice to then share across the group. This resulted in an updating procurement process which reduced duplication.Accountable for the planning and delivery in the UK of a new group wide contingent workforce solution which included system configuration and user training.Worked closely with the supply base improving co-operation, delivery and financial performance of contracts. Show less

Responsible for 2 teams (8 FTE) within the Generation procurement team.Built strong team identities and bonds despite being based at different locations.Development of the strategic plan for asset disposals and the demolition contracts for two power stations. Plan was signoff by the strategic board and then delivered regular progress reporting to the strategic board through the delivery phases. The UK procurement lead responsible for procuring all goods and services through the… Show more Responsible for 2 teams (8 FTE) within the Generation procurement team.Built strong team identities and bonds despite being based at different locations.Development of the strategic plan for asset disposals and the demolition contracts for two power stations. Plan was signoff by the strategic board and then delivered regular progress reporting to the strategic board through the delivery phases. The UK procurement lead responsible for procuring all goods and services through the development, construction phases to operational handover of an onshore gas storage facility. Key challenge was expediting delivery to protect the programme, maintaining quality and cost which were achieved. Show less