a. Senior Managing Consultant at award-winning Barkers Commercial Consultancy. A procurement consultancy with a wealth of experience and demonstrable track record. We’re focused on delivering optimum results for our FTSE 250 clients, working meticulously across our four key service lines using an innovative, practical and forward thinking approach.We deliver improved business profitability, business transformation, a smarter way of working and people development. We’re proud to leave a legacy that extends beyond our involvement and equips our clients to look forward with confidence.Our ethical procurement culture defines us. At Barkers we always do the right thing by our client, but we also do the right thing by society. Delivering social value underpins all that we do, and is evidenced through our recent award wins – SME Leadership Award (National Social Value Awards 2021), Best Contribution to the Reputation of the Profession (CIPS, 2018) and the Connected Places award (BiTC, 2019).

Managing Director of the Berry Partnership Limited providing commercial consultancy and assurance services by providing clients a unique insight into their commercial challenges. The Berry Partnership Limited specialises in IT Category Management, Procurement, Vendor Management, Commercial and Contract management activity. Providing clients with insight and support for Customer [buy] and Supplier [Bid] side commercial assurance.Procurement of IT hardware, software and professional services. Commercial management of large outsourced relationships for IT operational services and capital delivery programmes. Delivery of strategic vendor management programme covering System integration, call centres, Network services, desktop services, security, SAP, support and maintenance, licence management and asset management.Insight to regulatory procurement process, for Professional IT Organisations including bid assurance and unique insight into how regulated organisations procure goods and service.

Leadership of a sourcing team responsible for engaging key stakeholders and developing long term strategic category plans and the execution of sourcing initiatives.Led a core team of six onshore Sourcing managers plus federated offshore delivery capability responsible for circa £250m of software and application P&L expenditure.Undertook Ex Officio role during 2023 where I operated as a key member of both the tech and broader sourcing leadership teams, reporting to the Managing Director of Category & Sourcing. In the role I led the delivery of a number of department wide initiatives embedding improvements in reporting and performance. Led the renegotiation of Salesforce contract (3rd largest financial services agreement), developing the sourcing strategy, leveraging 3rd party benchmarks, assurance and negotiation delivering best in class pricing and delivering in excess of £6m p.a. savings. Established a data platforms and analytics category plan that has informed and structured the renewal negotiations for several multi-million pound renewals of critical business applications (SAS, Ab Initio, MongoDB).Led the development of strategy and execution of an initiative to replace MongoDB with Opensource technology reducing the annual operating costs by 60%.Led a category review of Barclays WAN & Transport spend, to identify short and long term savings opportunities, which led to a WAN benchmarking project delivering 20%+ P&L savings on £11m annual spend across 3 different WAN providers.Completed review of operational IT spend delivering an opportunities pipeline and future savings plan.

Accountable for leading global and regional teams of IT Category Managers in the development and implementation of global IT category initiatives, ensuring the delivery of strategic business outcomes and optimum commercial value.Responsible for an annual global spend of $461m.Responsible for the development of the Global IT Category strategy delivering circa $27m annual saving.Led procurement of IT sourcing delivery model creating global augmentation frameworks and delivering significant savings through rate card eAuction and negotiation of a 15% reduction in incumbent supplier rate card (annual savings circa $6m p.a.)Responsible for leading the procurement of a new Ariba sourcing suite delivering more than 50% reduction in annual license fees.Developed and implemented consistent ways of working between global and regional category teams ensuring the global category initiatives were effectively communicated and executed across regions.

Accountable for providing commercial expertise to support the exit and transition from a complex legacy hosting outsourcing arrangement.Responsible for the negotiation of exit contracts and activityDelivery of commercial strategies and solutions to support exit and transition activitiesManagement and resolution of complex commercial issues resulting from the challenges of exiting a legacy contract whilst maintaining BAU critical national services. Providing commercial guidance and expertise to non-commercial people.

Accountable for leading a large team of category, purchase to pay and policy and procedure specialists, supporting the delivery of commercial activities across United Utilities enabling the delivery of strategic transformation programmes and business as usual services. Responsible for the contract award and management of circa £235m per annum. Leadership of a team of 45 FTE. Accountable for the delivery of regulatory savings targets through effective procurement and post contract management activity to ensure savings are realised throughout the contract lifecycle.Executive level stakeholder engagement Accountable for commercial support of high profile transformation programmes Represent commercial function at steering group level for Strategic programmes and corporate functions e.g. Security Accountable for management and delivery of corporate audit actions and compliance for the directorate. Effectively manage supplier escalations and disputes across category spend profile

Leadership of a team owning company wide IT category strategy. Accountabilities include identification and delivery of cost reductions and performance improvements aligned to company's long term objectives. Procurement of IT hardware, software and professional services. Commercial management of large outsourced relationships for IT operational services and capital delivery programmes. Delivery of strategic vendor management programme covering System integration, call centres, Network services, desktop services, security, SAP, support and maintenance, licence management and asset management.

Leadership of a team owning company wide IT commercial strategy, provision of metering contract management and Retail category management support. Accountabilities include identification and delivery of cost reductions and performance improvements aligned to company's long term objectives. Commercial management of large outsourced relationships for IT operational services and capital delivery programmes. Delivery of strategic vendor management programme covering System integration, call centres, Network services, desktop services, security, SAP, support and maintenance, licence management and asset management.

Commercial management of IS Capital framework partners to support project delivery. Accountable for IT Vendor management programme and supplier engagement. Key responsibility to reduce IT operating costs and optimise capital solutions including the purchase and negotiation of hardware and software purchases.

Operational management of outsourced customer contact centre contract [Voice & Contact] based in Manila, Philippines