Highly Competent MCIPS Chartered Procurement Professional with a strong skill base and extensive experience across all areas of public procurement and contract management, strong strategic level planning skills, detailed and comprehensive knowledge and commercial awareness of NHS Commissioned Healthcare markets, Corporate, IT and HR, FM, Education and Children’s Services markets, Environment and communities and across all areas of public sector procurement and regulatory procedures. An excellent communicator, influencer and leader, able to effectively communicate at all levels and build strong relationships with key stakeholders, Directors, colleagues, providers, contractors and external partners and lead a team effectively under a common ethos of inclusivity, collaboration, shared identity and achieving procurement excellence together.