I have built my career in procurement, in what I found to be an exciting and always evolving profession. The continual ability to challenge myself, working with stakeholders and delivering great outcomes, and developing colleagues has kept me fresh and engaged. My strengths are IT procurement and I successfully led the IT procurement team. I have broaden and deepened my experience to include business processing outsourcing. I have extensive experience and expertise of procurement within financial services. My recent focus has been high value or complex procurement projects that drive transformational benefits, great outcomes and where appropriate significant cost reduction.My highlights was to lead the procurement stream for the separation of Clydesdale Bank from its parent, and then subsequently lead the procurement stream for the integration of Clydesdale Bank and Virgin Money following the acquisition. An opportunity to support the company corporate strategy and demonstrate how procurement are a key element to supporting the success of such initiatives. I have extensive and deep experience in complex procurement initiatives, outsourcing, IT procurement, contract negotiations, leading procurement teams and the ongoing contract management. Also advising senior management and directors on the most effective procurement strategy and ensure that procurement projects are built for success right at the outset.My category experience extends across IT outsourcing, and IT services, IT application development, software, cloud services, telecoms and networks, ATM's, debit card processing, credit card processing, merchant acquiring, cash and revenue generating contracts.Expertise: Procurement, Negotiation, Outsourcing, Contract Management, Dispute Management, Software Licensing