Simon Byford Email & Phone Number

Chippenham, England, United Kingdom

IT support in an office setting. There are always fresh challenges and something new to learn.

Following structural changes within BT Procurement & Supply Chain I joined the newly established BT Transition Centre (BTTC) which provided me with new opportunities to diversify and extend my ICT and general management skills, taking advantage of new methods of career management such as the Professional Communities scheme. Along with other "ad hoc" projects during this period I undertook a 90 day assignment within the BT Global Services Major Programmes Practice gaining experience with Process Pad Process Modelling Software during which time an existing process was successfully transferred into this format.Also during this time:• Managed the development of a database to record contract savings, developing my understanding of the principles of relational databases.• Established a web portal for the BT Global Sourcing Centre of Excellence.• Developed an interim web site for redeployment in BT Procurement & Supply Chain, helping me to build a relationship with the manager of the Transition Centre.• Proactively and successfully managed time and activities as a “career changer” by networking with colleagues and obtained an assignment within the BT Global Services Major Programmes Practice (DFTS).

Maintaining and updating the BT Procurement & Supply Chain intranet pages, working as part of a team. These were the early days when tools such as Dreamweaver were used to carry out site management. Over time, this work inevitably became more centralised using content management tools, but the experience gained during these years laid the foundation for working in the wider field of IT support.

I was a member of several finance teams working in areas such as supplier accounts payable, supplier contract, and supplier statement reconciliation. Later on I was an Assistant Buyer within BT Procurement & Supply Chain, working mostly within software procurement and licensing.

Open University Certificates In It | Computing & Mathematics, Computing & It

Mcips, Procurement

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