Global Category Leader
Watford, Hertfordshire, Gb
Established and led a high-performing team of procurement professionals responsible for robotics, sports medicine, wound, and orthopedics franchises. Guided team members through supplier selection, supplier management, and contract negotiations. Coached team on how to effectively leverage spend data analytics, market research, benchmarking, and cost modeling to optimize results.Global electronics mergers & acquisitions lead, responsible for opportunity recognition, due diligence, and integration planning.Highlights of accomplishments include:- Received Global Impact Award for leadership on OxVent Covid-19 ventilator project. Partnered with Oxford University on development, secured materials during a global shortage, rapidly created a new supply chain that scaled to meet pandemic demand, and published designs to assist with global treatment efforts. - Identified two acquisition opportunities in the robotics space, presented business case to executive team, supported on-site assessment, due diligence, and successful integration. - Promoted from Global Category Manager & Electronics Subject Matter Expert to Global Category Leader; adding leadership responsibility for category teams across Asia, Europe, North America, and Central America.