Mark Simpson Email & Phone Number

Manchester

Senior Procurement Manager primarily working in Clients and Markets to win work in the Private and Public Sectors coupled with Subcontract Project procurement using JCT/NEC3&4 forms.

Bespoke and Tailored Consultatation framed around Global Client - North American Cost Consultant Review

Liverpool

General procurement support to a recently formed Main Contractor SEP Construction Services Ltd. Support involved systems and procedures advice with subcontract and material project procurement.

London, Leeds, Manchester

Interim Procurement and Supply Chain ConsultantMay 19 – December 19 Initially part of a 3-man team who worked on a large-scale global opportunity diagnostic with IWG plc. Employed by Proxima as a Capex/Construction subject matter expert responsible for identifying opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement across IWG’s 2019 & 2020 portfolio approx. £600m p.a in 110+ countries. During an initial 3-month opportunity assessment review I worked closely with Proxima's program lead and had significant global dealings with IWG’s CPO, Procurement and Property Directors, Finance and Legal Counsel to understand their complex global organisation. This enabled me to develop a credible list of construction projects the CPO could then selected from. The projects were shortlisted, and I became accountable for delivering a project that delivered an outstanding result which surpassed the forecast.January 20 - March 20 Working with Croda International procurement and analysts’ teams tendering and procuring specialist equipment using their global supply chain.

Manchester Airport Transformation Project

Interim Procurement and Supply Chain Consultant Procurement Lead for Pier 1 and Link £50 m, for the provision of subcontract package procurement services on MAN-TP. This sits within an overarching £570 m + capex construction project for the Manchester Airport Group.

Birmingham, Manchester, Ulverston, London

Interim Procurement and Supply Chain Consultant.Procurement lead for PM Group using Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract model in the pharmaceutical sector. Initially based in PM Group design HQ in Birmingham and then collaboratively working with Glaxo Smyth Kline Plc (GSK) project management team at their live manufacturing facility at Ulverston. This model was replicated for the chiller replacement for Bio Products Laboratory Ltd at Elstree

Bradford - Manchester

Interim Procurement and Supply Chain Consultant.Working as a senior procurement specialist for Proxima who are an international procurement outsourcing consultancy, based out of Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc head office in Bradford Reviewed all aspects of the procurement process of their property business and their comprehensive capex programme with a spend range of £400m > £200m per annumGained the trust and respect of the property team by building strong outcome focused relationshipsEstablished a clear baseline cost and a commercial processes that verified the cost reductionsEnsured healthy competition through competitive tendering and e-auctionsAchieved market leading prices by moving away from “Price Taker” to a “Cost Setter” Introduce new credible design consultants, subcontractors and suppliers that would challenge the status quo and successfully deliverChallenged and remodelled the commercial approach and practises to delivery value and maintain operational delivery.Direct agreements and frameworks put in place for strategic trades and materials

North West

Accountable for the management and adequacy of the subcontract supply chain Developing beneficial relationships with the preferred and strategic subcontract supply chainRegulated the subcontract supply chain across all the businesses departmentsConcluded all procurement obligations on major projects as a new commercial model was phased inDeveloped and implemented procurement strategies which complimented the public sector aspirations and local agendaRepresented Morgan Sindall in the North West Hub with a focus on frameworks in the public sector where they were awarded projects from Manchester City CouncilTurnover £180m, project values ranged from £90m > £10mThe management of the procurement and supply chain processOversee all procurement activities from professional services, subcontracts to material ordersAppoint, train, manage and develop suitably experienced staff to deliver project procurementSubcontract supply chain management and performance development

Warrington, United Kingdom

HSE new 25,000m2 head quarters in Bootle - £65m PFI Responsible for developing the procurement strategy during the tender stage and operationally delivered this. Subcontract and material capex spend £45m

Developed and managed national tier one subcontract supply chain to deliver football stadiums upto a value of £40m.

Bury

Department Head with buyers & admin staff £20 m turnover

Leeds And Manchester

Responsible for material and subcontract spend on projects up to £8 million.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Responsible for all material and subcontract spend on projects up to £4m

Manchester, United Kingdom

Learning the role of a construction buyer

Education record

Construction

1983 - 1987 Salford College of Technology -A levels ONC/HNC - Construction 1987 - 1988 Stockport College of Further Education CIOB 1988.