Marcus Leyden Email & Phone Number

An experienced procurement professional who has managed category spend from £2 million - £160 million through a team of 2 – 10 individuals, this in turn has led to savings from £600k to £7.4 million depending on categories assigned. I have held the titles of Procurement Manger, Head of, Director and Consultant during my career which has honed my skills in communication, influencing, collaboration and team building whilst I work with CEO’s, CFO’s, Key Stakeholders but also importantly the end user and supplier(s). I have a strong ability to solve business critical problems and deliver efficiencies, I have been entrusted with the most sensitive or business critical projects and have effectively delivered and ensured all parties pull together achieving the successful completion of the projects.Some projects I have been involved in were business transformational, I also recognised that within category management the smallest of tasks eventually add up to significant savings, business improvement and/or efficiencies. I have the ability to analyse data, listen carefully to stakeholders & suppliers, consistently setting the right goals & KPI’s that time after time have delivered continued incremental savings.KEY PROCUREMENT/ PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS • Excellent Communication• Persuasive Influencing• Strong Relationship / Stakeholder Management• Adept at Change Management• Extensive Negotiation Skills• Procurement Systems Fluent • Effective Supplier Management Skills• Obtaining Collaboration in Teams & Projects• Observant Analytic Skills• Active Problem Solver• Contract Management & Legally Compliant• Ability to Manage Risk / Sustainability CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • As a consultant of my co-founded business, I delivered strategic procurement at senior / board management level. Annual savings varied from £50k - £1.2 million, depending on projects. Clients included Dreams (Bed Retailer), SPAR, Cath Kidston, Radley & others.• As Head of Procurement, I managed a spend £160 million spend with categories: Own Label Packaging, Marketing, Consumables & Uniform, HR & Training, Risk, Finance & Audit, Hotels & Travel delivering £6.2 million savings• As a Procurement Category Manager, I reduced consumables spend from £23 million to £15 million (£8 million pa saving)

Listed skills include Change Management, Packaging, Team Management, Retail, and 10 others.

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  Procurement Category Manager

  Hargreaves Lansdown

  Aug 2022 - Present - Bristol, England, United Kingdom

  The Financial Services sector requires extremely strong due diligence of all 3rd party suppliers whilst ensuring performance, strategic fit, longer term strategy, continuous improvement, delivering value for money and ongoing cost savings. I deliver this across a wide range of categories including Facilities Management, Marketing, CRM, RPA, Financial Advisory Services, Print & Postage, HR and others.