Robert N Email & Phone Number

Bristol, England, Gb

United Kingdom

Telford

eCommerceLean TransformationCategory Management

Kilmarnock

Key Achievements: Established a Category Management Approach to Procurement Activity (17 categories, covering £116M pa. spend(implemented staff training, communications, compliance, procedures and systems) Managed Category Management Process (qrtly review of 17 Managers and their category spend to determine future contract strategies) Developed & Implemented a Revised Corporate Procurement Strategy (covering £120M annual spend) Developed & Implemented Alternative Delivery… Show more Key Achievements: Established a Category Management Approach to Procurement Activity (17 categories, covering £116M pa. spend(implemented staff training, communications, compliance, procedures and systems) Managed Category Management Process (qrtly review of 17 Managers and their category spend to determine future contract strategies) Developed & Implemented a Revised Corporate Procurement Strategy (covering £120M annual spend) Developed & Implemented Alternative Delivery Mechanism options model (assessing different business models for service delivery strategy) Project managed up to 6 major projects simultaneously. Developed Contract Management framework (arrangements now in place on a segmented basis by risk and expenditure covering 250 contracts) Implemented Professional Competency Framework (For Procurement & Non Procurement Staff c.80 in total including training plans incorporated into Personal Development Plans) Lead / Participated on number of Procurement Improvement Projects as part of the National Procurement Improvement Program: Contract & Vendor Management, Strategic Outsourcing, Sustainable Procurement, Conformance Workstreams Change Management of existing Procurement processes (implemented electronic Purchase to Pay, etendering, einvoicing, payment cards resulting in reduction in P2P costs saving £0.7M p/a) Improved Procurement Capability in a 3 year period from a state of Non Conformance to Improved / Superior Performance across 8 measured categories assessed as part of Local Govt Procurement Capability Assessment process Represented Local Government on Procurement Improvement Programme Working Group, Scottish Local Government Procurement Managers Forum, Collaborative Content Management, Electronic Tendering, Purchase to Pay, Procurement Journey Development Groups Show less

Responsible for implementation of electronic procurement programme and strategic procurement development program as a means to achieving superior performance as part of the Public Procurement Reform Program. Including: Strategy and Policy development, organisational development and training, managing resources (coverage of £140M p/a procurement spend and 5 professional buyers) Implementation , development and integration of purchase to pay systems (PECOS Internet Procurement… Show more Responsible for implementation of electronic procurement programme and strategic procurement development program as a means to achieving superior performance as part of the Public Procurement Reform Program. Including: Strategy and Policy development, organisational development and training, managing resources (coverage of £140M p/a procurement spend and 5 professional buyers) Implementation , development and integration of purchase to pay systems (PECOS Internet Procurement Manager), (purchase to pay, tendering, contract management) Providing support and guidance to colleagues including briefing corporate management team and elected members on policy and best practice (oral and written presentations) Working with other internal services including Finance, Legal, IT, Housing and Technical Services. Working on a Collaborative basis with Partners (public, private and Not For Profit sectors) Communicating change to variety of staff levels -manual workers to Corporate Mgt Team Ensuring compliance with national guidelines, legislative requirements and organisational policy Setting and achieving targets & KPI’s (program and financial) Management Information Analysis and Reporting Stakeholder Liaison & Management Supplier Development (cross sector) Performance Management (target setting, monitoring, attainment and reporting) Business process analysis, change management and communications. Staff development and leadership, incl. performance appraisals. Liaison with External Auditors, Client and Service Units, Consultants and Scottish Government representatives. Show less

- Personnel Management (Int’l Team procurement & professional technical staff)- Contract Negotiation & Vendor Management- Project Management >$100Mpa projects- Local Strategy Implementation- Change Management & Business Process Improvement (internal and contractors)- Quality Systems Management & Audits- Supply Chain Management- Key Performance Indicator Tracking/Performance Management/Balanced Scorecard development

- Complex Project Management- Procurement Systems Development- Quality Systems Audits- Outsourcing Analysis & Transfer of Projects / Production Operations- Financial Analysis & Business Case Development- Vendor & Contract Management- Quality Management & Process Improvement- Supplier Liaison (Senior Executive Level)Key Achievements: Development of Vendor Evaluation Framework Team lead on USA to Europe Server manufacturing transfer… Show more - Complex Project Management- Procurement Systems Development- Quality Systems Audits- Outsourcing Analysis & Transfer of Projects / Production Operations- Financial Analysis & Business Case Development- Vendor & Contract Management- Quality Management & Process Improvement- Supplier Liaison (Senior Executive Level)Key Achievements: Development of Vendor Evaluation Framework Team lead on USA to Europe Server manufacturing transfer program Increased productivity and yield output on key failing product by 23% within 6 months Global recovery lead on major swap out of product to 123 countries over an 18 month period. Largest field swap out in history of IBM(tantalum capacitor failures) Show less