Started part time as Sales Consultant working for Atrust, selling Thin Clients, Servers, Server Arrays.

Retired early from McDonald's at the end of April 2023. Taking a short break and will be back on the market for a part time hybrid role from mid June 2023.

Key Skills:- Outstanding experience in commercial and contract negotiations, purchasing, contract execution, supplier management and product deployment within budget, scope, timescales and process limitations- Project management skills based on Prince 2 methodology- Strong customer focus within a multi-national environment- Strong business judgment with a track record of successful negotiations and overall relationship management- Creative thinker who thrives on negotiating, closing and maintaining partner agreements. - A quick learner with the ability to work on my own initiative or as part of a team- Proven leadership skills by managing, developing and motivating individuals to achieve both organisational and personal objectives- Strong communications, interpersonal, relationship building, analytical and problem solving skillsAchievements:- Successful management of IT Delivery suppliers and supporting the various internal teams- Management of Global, Corporate and market contracts worth over $200 million annually- Negotiated add on savings of average $20 million annually- Facilitated multi market buyback of equipment with different suppliers due to strategy change giving saving to system of over $3 million in 2023 - Co-led Global resiliency team to assure supply of adequate hardware for New Store openings and other projects for markets during Global hardware shortages.

Globally responsible for restaurant IT hardware, operating systems, deployment tools and support.

• Achieved $20 Million savings in 2014 for IT hardware category from a total spend of $150 Million • Responsible for managing relationships and contracts for strategic restaurant IT hardware suppliers globally • Providing procurement expertise and region specific knowledge in new procurement initiatives and continuously enhancing the McDonald’s procurement methodology• Working closely with other regional sourcing and technical teams to pursue sustainable reductions in the cost of equipment procured, with simultaneous improvements in quality, innovation, competitiveness and service levels• Maintaining and developing long-term relationships with internal customers, delivering service and process improvements whilst contributing to challenging global savings targets • Improvement and implementation of consistent procurement processes and information sharing with regional sourcing teams • Developing and negotiating Service Level Agreements (SLA’s). Measuring Supplier performance against agreed SLA’s to ensure McDonald's receives the expected value for products and services throughout their lifecycle• Leading contract management and risk mitigation in order to minimise McDonald’s operational and financial exposure

• Lead the deployment of procurement and supplier management strategies and tactical plans to leverage McDonald’s technology spending and ensure the best value for 40 European markets• Achieve cost efficiencies across IT Europe through the management of Suppliers, contracts and key projects• Support local European initiatives with procurement and supplier management expertise • Work with Project Managers and Product Leads to ensure suppliers meet required commercial expectations• Contribute to the procurement strategy

• Improving the alignment, communication, and deployment of all global products and services through the use of disciplined deployment planning and implementation processes • Supporting understanding and alignment on strategic direction, clearly showing the global initiative’s planned releases and timing, forcing decisions on content and number of releases, acting as a base for consistent communication and alignment of resources• Collecting, compiling, analysing and presenting business and infrastructure data

• Involvement in the development, implementation and continuous enhancement of IT Supplier Performance Management. • Managing supplier relationships and maintaining a list of preferred supplier details • Auditing multi-million Euro spend with strategic IT software and services suppliers• Acting as supplier and procurement process consultant to IT and non-IT related projects, advising on delivery methods and supplier cost reduction models

Managing team providing support services to all McDonald's locations in Denmark.