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Loughborough, Gb

Central London

City Of London, England, United Kingdom

• Delivering savings & efficiencies on tenders through strategic work, stakeholder management, raising procurement profilewithin organisation, aggregating spend across the business and tendering combined spend to achieve economies of scales through maximising total buying power.• Working within NEC4, PCR 2015 and UCR 2016 to deliver competition for provision of Planned Preventative Maintenance and Reactive Maintenance for Bridges, Structures, Tracks, Drainage, Tunnels, Lifts and Escalators.• Cross functional stakeholder management to permit utilisation of new suppliers to TfL accredited by RISQS (Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme)

• Creating a strategic sourcing strategy, implementing an objective supplier selection process, taking out to tender £77m of products/services and achieving cost efficiency.• Indirect procurement: HR contracts, Facility services, IT Hardware/Software, Marketing/Advertising, Utilities, Insurance, Travel, Logistics, CAPEX.• Responsible for Steel, Aluminium, Timber, Roofing, Cladding, Plumbing, Electricals, Kitchens, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Flooring, Appliances & Soft furnishing• Reducing excessive inventory (12 weeks stock to 2 weeks) by negotiating appropriate MOQs and delivery frequencies

Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam

Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Warwick

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Working alongside Department of Health and Cabinet Office to find £150m of savings in the NHS by 2016, ensuring £2bn of goods per year are procured efficiently, growing market share whilst delivering ambitious commercial targets. Utilising category and range management, developing bespoke procurement strategies, maximising commercial leverage by exploring new market opportunities, particular remit to delivering cost reduction throughout the supply base through both strategic relationship building with suppliers and unlocking supply chain savings opportunities. Ensuring OJEU compliance & strict adherence to EU regulations during tender activity.Top line Achievements:• Introducer of the first national rationalised Core Range of goods in the NHS. The initiative was referenced by the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health• Delivering £6m of savings from several new procurement levers and introducing Core List as recommend by Lord Carter of Coles, Labour Peer and NHS Procurement Tsar• Securing new business conversion due to price reductions as a result of world class procurement• Considerate supplier cost savings from Value Chain Mapping from efficient transportation and storage of goods• Re-Launch of the Compare and Save Programme

Leicester, England, United Kingdom