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Full accountability for a variety of purchasing areas within R&D procurement. Latterly working within the area of laboratory equipment maintenance with specific responsibility for global maintenance Agreements of Automation equipment. Previously within Clinical purchasing area.Drawing up of Contracts & Agreements for variety of Services, alongside Legal support.Prompt resolution of Contract & Purchase Orders/payment differences with suppliers and end usersClose and… Show more Full accountability for a variety of purchasing areas within R&D procurement. Latterly working within the area of laboratory equipment maintenance with specific responsibility for global maintenance Agreements of Automation equipment. Previously within Clinical purchasing area.Drawing up of Contracts & Agreements for variety of Services, alongside Legal support.Prompt resolution of Contract & Purchase Orders/payment differences with suppliers and end usersClose and mutually respectful relationships quickly established with large variety of professional stakeholders & colleagues.Conduct regular supplier Business reviews & ongoing contract management with key supplier base including reporting against contractually agreed KPIsCost reduction, Cost avoidance & intangible savings all formally reported.Undertaken full global review of specific group of suppliers with intention of establishing small number of globally preferred suppliers with corresponding global rate cards.Regular use of, and training in, Procurement systemsLatterley I worked out of an office base at Alderley Park, Macclesfield Cheshire although personally based in Hay on Wye, Herefordshire/Powys Border Show less

Turning Point is the UK’s leading social care organisation.Responsibility for the ‘whole life’ contract for a portfolio of clinical and medical products and services to rationalise the supplier base and ensure that best value is achieved. Conducting tender and competitive quotation exercises from data compilation and analysis to the award of Contracts.Reporting on perfomance against saving targets service improvements and value adding initiatives to Senior Management… Show more Turning Point is the UK’s leading social care organisation.Responsibility for the ‘whole life’ contract for a portfolio of clinical and medical products and services to rationalise the supplier base and ensure that best value is achieved. Conducting tender and competitive quotation exercises from data compilation and analysis to the award of Contracts.Reporting on perfomance against saving targets service improvements and value adding initiatives to Senior Management team.Liaising and coordinating with over 200 national internal end-user locations providing advice and guidance on procurement policies and procedures Show less

Initaiially part of a team of 8 Buyers contracting for the purchase and supply of branded and generic pharmaceuticals on a regional basis and representing all NHS hospitals in England. Contracts procured and contract managed from initial tender through to contract expiry.April 2004 seconded to Pharma SCEP (Supply Chain Excellence Programme) a Department of Health led change project conducted by NHS PaSA alongside external consultants. Requiring the use of several procurement processes… Show more Initaiially part of a team of 8 Buyers contracting for the purchase and supply of branded and generic pharmaceuticals on a regional basis and representing all NHS hospitals in England. Contracts procured and contract managed from initial tender through to contract expiry.April 2004 seconded to Pharma SCEP (Supply Chain Excellence Programme) a Department of Health led change project conducted by NHS PaSA alongside external consultants. Requiring the use of several procurement processes including category management, strategic sourcing and contract awarding and e-procurment processes, including e-AuctionsSole responsibility within SCEP team for management and support of critical QC aspect.Responsible for development & maintenance of relationships with NHS colleagues and supplier base.Pharma SCEP team delievered new national contracting model and 2 major new national contracts from the supply of generic pharmaceuticals, to NHS hospitals in England, each covering c. 500 lines.Subsequently seconded to new SCEP project - Tasked with major market research and intelligence gathering exercise to establish if the service and maintenance of diagnostic medical equipment across the NHS in England is suitable to be covered by national contracting arrangements. Show less