I am a Purchasing Professional with 32 years experience in the Procurement field.A self starter, my commercial skills and abilities coupled with a solid technical background mean that I deliver proactive, effective and results driven contribution to any organisation irrespective of the product base. I have passion and enthusiasm for any challenge and this, coupled with the firm belief in teamwork enables me to work diligently with my colleagues, stakeholders and Supply base alike in order to deliver optimum solutions and results. These atributes coupled with excellent communication and interpersonal skills enable me to deliver, not only within the Procurement and Project Management sphere, but also allow me to succesfully undertake "Customer facing" roles providing representation for both Customers and Suppliers alike.Specialties: - Strategy Creation, Development and Implimentation, - Contract development, negotiation and management, - Supplier Relationship Management.- Relationship management internal and external stakeholder "customers". - Conflict management and resolution- Change management- cost reduction- programme management