Jo Fitzpatrick Email & Phone Number

Responsible for circa £450M revex annually, circa £30M capex annually, individual contract values between £1M and £60M I am an experienced results driven Head Of External Partnering and Procurement with a broad skill set and a demonstrated history of proposing, shaping and landing large deals and strategic partnerships that realise significant benefits and make change for good.I lead a highly effective team responsible for all indirect spend and partners across the organisation covering the full range of services including Tech, Data, Retail, Marketing, Financial Services, Operations and FM. I specialise in complex strategic deals, outsourcing and, having over 10 years working across multiple Technology disciplines before moving to Procurement, Tech partners and services.Working closely with the CIO and the Technology Leadership Team, I am influential in the shaping of the Tech strategy and advising on the best way to utilise partners in the delivery of that strategy. I have long standing, collaborative relationships with most major Tech companies and I am alert to market newcomers and disruptors who can drive value. My focus is on innovative contracting for aaS, Tech transformations and services that enable agile ways of working.With a track record for on boarding successful strategic partners, I am widely recognised, within my organisation and with partners, for :ideas and creativity,landing change successfully,strong commercial acumen and focus,benefits realisation,problem solving skills,influential leadership,effective negotiation skills,pragmatism and fairnessand delivering on promise.Prior to my appointment as the single Head of for the group, Procurement was a set of disparate teams with no common goals, often by-passed by the business areas and perceived as "blockers". I set about introducing :a new Procurement Strategy,revised set of targets and quality metrics,improved, more efficient processes,new ways of working aligned to agile,internal business partnering to get closer to the business functionsand closer relationships to risk, data, IT security, ESG and Legal.and a new team structure with :modernised job descriptions,clear career paths and progression opportunities,focus on talent development,route to CIPs qualificationand a flattened hierarchy which empowers individualsThe results are a highly engaged team with strong, trusted relationships across the organisation who are now recognised as enablers to meet business function and organisation goals quickly and effectively.

Listed skills include It Service Management, Project Delivery, Outsourcing, It Strategy, and 46 others.