Appointed to develop the Procurement function, an integral member of the senior management team to lead the business and to continue YoY growth having recently been acquired by a US private equity firm (Acorn Growth Company). Developing a more strategic Procurement function, managing advanced planning, scheduling, supply chain management, introducing competition and automating processes to improve efficiency and development of the team.- Responsible for a budget of $20m- Implemented a sourcing strategy - Improved and developed SCM- Identified optimum inventory levels to maximise sales - Reviewed and implemented improvements to the P2P & SOP, ERP and e-commerce solutions- Delivering 5-10 % savings / cost avoidance- Responsible for building and implementing relationships with new suppliers, distributors and manufacturers

• Overseeing global P2P with an annual spend of over £250m across direct and indirect categories.• Managing a team of Procurement Buyers and Senior Buyers, delivering cost savings, supporting key stakeholders, market engagement, tendering, RFP, contracts, project bid support, risk assessment and due diligence monitoring.• Budgetary responsibility of £30m for global Travel and Facilities Management.Key Achievements- Savings of 7% on achieved on indirect spend Category Management of £30m - Identified further savings of £2m in 2017 through board level MI and KPI reporting - ERP Deployment, Business Function Lead & Change Manager for Procurement function- Key lead on SAP Improving P2P across all regions - Reduced global supplier base from 5000 to 1500 suppliers - Implemented KPIs, spend analysis, savings, supplier performance, OTD and efficiency by 20%- Continual improvement of purchasing methods, reduced low value transactions by 40% - Reduced lead-time by 75% on critical parts

Tantalum acquired Lysanda- An integral member of the executive management team.- Full responsibility for procurement and supply chain, customer account management, customer support and IT.- Implementing and establishing supply chain operations in Asia and Europe for high volume manufacturing.- Managing a budget to meet and deliver procurement strategy and processes with third party outsourced Manufacturing partners in Asia.- Solely responsible for building and implementing relationships with new suppliers, distributors and manufacturers.- Building, developing and managing a procurement team and strategy to ensure delivery and stock management of existing product as well as NPD to appropriate standards of quality and service within agreed timeframes.- Ensuring adequate risk controls through appropriate contract management with suppliers.- Working in an open and inclusive management style with key stakeholders to ensure that the development process remains on a clear path with well-defined objectives.- Ensuring effective communication between product management and product development to ensure that specifications are well documented and that systems architecture is in place.

Tantalum acquired LysandaHead of Procurement