Founded in early 2020, Ascea is a niche consultancy company comprised of highly experienced people, who have a track record of success throughout their careers at a variety of global blue-chip companies, across many sectors including; Retail, Utilities, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Technology and Public Sector. The company mantra is to provide expert, pragmatic advice to clients in three specific areas, sourcing, programme management and business transformation.Ascea also provide 1-day professional training courses in all aspects of Commercial Management.Source – Manage - Transform

Kindled Spirit is a UK registered charity, with the sole aim of raising awareness and supporting the young victims of human trafficking. We currently partner with Kshamata, an Indian registered anti-human trafficking charity based in Mumbai. Our continued advisory and financial support to Kshamata has meant they have made a real impact on the lives of the girls they support. Through their residential rehabilitation model and outreach programme, they have touched the lives of over 750 girls. www.kindledspirit.org.uk

A senior commercial role within the EU Sales organisation of TATA Technologies Ltd (TTL), a leader in product engineering and digital enterprise solutions, who specialise in and cater to, the global manufacturing industry; enabling manufacturing companies to build better products and solutions for the automotive, aerospace and industrial heavy machinery industries. My principal objective is to implement commercial governance across the European sales teams and developing strong, professional relationships with internal and customer stakeholders at all levels.

A senior interim commercial role within the Global Business Services (GBS) function (SSP operate globally), responsible for commercially supporting SSP Group through a period of transition and transformation of outsourced Financial & Accounting processes across 19 countries. This also included the identification of other scope areas outside F&A and more also supported SSP Group IT in other commercial initiatives. Highlights include:• Developing and implementing the commercial governance structure, managing circa £24m per annum spend, which included setting up monthly commercial meetings, drafting the contract obligations tracker, monitoring commercial risks and issues and re-defining the supplier performance regime.• Once established, transitioned the operating of the commercial governance framework to business as usual resources.• Managed the contract change management process, with particular reference to changes to the performance regime (introduced more relevant KPIs) and introduction of GDPR.• Developed a strong, professional relationship with internal / external stakeholders at all levels, including Executive Board members.• Acted as strategic sourcing advisor to GBS Director.• Defined the format of a digital supplier performance dashboard, tracking performance globally across business activities through KPIs and other business intelligence metrics• Managed a global HR project tender event, to undertake a discovery phase, to determine current state and future solutioning options, including processes and systems.• Sourced a ‘leading edge’ solution for the identification of ‘Loss Prevention’ in retail units globally. In addition, sourced a ‘proof of concept’ to review Master Data Management processes across the group.• Sourced a circa £30m global SAP implementation, including global licensing, SaaS and Systems Integration.

Personal ProfileAn IT and Finance professional who since 2012 has worked in a number of senior interim IT/BPO commercial roles across a variety of sectors including manufacturing, financial services and retail. Prior to that worked with a FTSE Top 20 Energy & Utilities company. With extensive experience in:• Defining IT/BPO outsourcing and commercial strategy• Sourcing and tendering• Defining and implementing commercial governance• Developing strategic relationships between client and supplier• Commercial and contract management• Supplier development and performanceHas operated at a senior level across all organisations, including board level. Strong networking and influencing skills gained through a number of senior roles. A proven track record of driving significant value from supplier relationships through performance management and supplier development. Excellent management / leadership skills, with focus on staff development. Over ten years’ experience in IT programme management and delivering major projects. Has undertaken a number of short-term consulting assignments client and supply side.

An interim commercial role responsible for supporting Home Retail Group through a period of transition from an in-house service delivery team to an IT outsource provider. Including undertaking on-going contractual negotiations, implementation of governance framework, including chairing monthly commercial meetings, tracking risks and issues, account actions, monitoring supplier financial and supplier performance and adherence to contract obligations tracker. In addition, developing commercial reporting framework to manage circa £35m p.a. spend, including budgetary and forecasting monitoring and control.

Responsible for creation of a Vendor Management Office to support Jaguar Land Rover (the client), including organisation structure, key process design, definition, and implementation and establishment of the governance framework, including financial control and supplier performance. In addition, the design and development of key processes to manage vendors on behalf of the client including, workflows, work instructions and RACI, establishment of Governance Framework, including Governance Charter, Engagement Plan, Contract Schedule and Contracts Obligation Tracker and development of monthly Vendor Performance dashboard.

Project Managed a major implmentation of SAP's Business Warehouse solution, providing Business Intelligence for National Grid's UK Gas Distribution operation.

Managing the strategic IS services relationships for National Grid, including significant relationships within the Indian IT sectorExtensive experience in offshoring IT services to India

Provided programme management in the technical stream of the ERP back office programme