James Heffernan Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Procurement lead for the Route to Consumer category in Europe.

Weybridge, Gb

• Procurement lead for Haleon’s must-win E2E supply chain system integration programme. • Tackled the contractual intricacies of company separation following the GSK / Haleon demerger. Mitigated dis-synergies and ensured commercial integrity over the wide, complex supplier base of QSC Tech.• Key Procurement partner to the Tech LT in running a high-impact programme to optimise Haleon’s key business processes. • Introduced a third-party vendor that would transform Haleon's production line performance visibility.• Led department-wide trainings on advanced sourcing and negotiation practises, such as e-Auction strategies and Game Theory.• Early Talent programme co-lead and mentor to graduates and industrial placement students.

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

• Negotiated critical revenue streams with high profile tech vendors, such as Microsoft.• Led the procurement process of embedding an SSE solution, driving with efficient project management.• RFP lead for ServiceNow helpdesk MSP transformation, which produced a positive company-wide impact and high savings against baseline.

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

Maintenance, Repairs and Operations – Facilities, Capital, and Logistics Procurement (June 2021 – December 2021):• Pitched and led a global inventory reduction initiative, which unlocked a savings opportunity of £15m+ across CH and Rx businesses.• Designed and implemented a category strategy for the sale and redeployment of capital equipment; produced high value cash improvement.• Produced a category-wide strategy to improve forward-buying (hedging) awareness and capabilities in the Directs & Sites procurement space.Software and IT Services – Corporate Services Procurement (September 2020 – June 2021):• Managed contracts of varying complexity and criticality across Rx Tech and Rx Supply Chain spaces; greatly exceeded annual savings target.• Managed multiple RFP processes, guiding senior stakeholders in selecting best-fit vendors to support GSK on high value, innovative projects.• Exercised effective performance management by reinvigorating the global team’s approach towards target savings delivery.• Facilitated global team meetings and performance reviews, which permitted insight into the leadership team’s agenda.Paper Packaging – Directs & Sites Procurement (September 2019 – September 2020):• Led numerous tenders across European and North American markets while enhancing SRM and endorsing sustainability objectives.• Department-wide SME for the Ariba sourcing platform, e-Auction strategies and execution, and Game Theory negotiation levers.• Identified a £7m+ direct and indirect savings opportunity in carton headspace reduction and palletisation.

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

• Part of the Third-Party Risk and Compliance (July – Dec) and Production Agencies (Jan – July) Procurement teams.