Simon Kamen Email & Phone Number

Leeds, Gb

Leeds, United Kingdom

Synergy are a team of professional cost management specialists with clients throughout the UK. We bring a bespoke service offering to each individual client using our experience and expertise in procurement, strategic negotiation & sustainable supply chain management.Managing a 'niche' range of products and services ensures a focused and knowledgeable advisory approach, whilst our personal account management enables us to have a clear understanding of the client's needs and requirements.Partnering with some of the UK's, Europe's and even the World's leading suppliers, enables Synergy to offer quality, affordability & sustainability.Working with a broad range of organisations across many business sectors including, retail, professional services, manufacturing and logistics. We engage with mid-market companies to large corporate organisations.Our service offering includes negotiating with suppliers through quick and effective pricing exercises, to full tendering proposals including e-auction management and hosting.Offering a number of fee based packages allows the client to choose an option best suited to their requirements and current situation.To summarise Synergy in three words would be 'Professional', 'Passionate' & 'Focused'.

Leeds, United Kingdom

West Yorkshire

The HEART Partnership is a partnership of 12 higher education providers in West Yorkshire HEART provides a central point of contact for schools and businesses and makes links between employers, students, and staff.My role is to encourage other business leaders to engage with, and make use of the range of services offered by the region’s higher education providers, including training, knowledge transfer/research partnerships, business networking events, student interns/placements, etc. Provide feedback to Leeds City Region via HEART on matters which affect the quality and effectiveness of higher education.The role of the Higher Level Skills Ambassador Be pro-active in promoting the value of higher education and the services available to your business networks and supply chains. Signpost other business leaders who are seeking connections with HE providers to HEART. Participate in a small number of events each year and potentially take an active role in increasing business/HE engagement through presentations, business breakfasts, etc. Provide case study material to HEART for inclusion in marketing and information material. Participate in ad hoc feedback activities (e.g. questionnaires, private meetings, focus groups) to inform policy developments, PR campaigns, etc. Participate in higher education award ceremonies and PR activities, including media interviews.

Managing a team of professionals who work with large organisations to develop a strategy around their in house printing and document management. The benefits to our customers are that they maximise business efficiency, reduce their direct expenditure and lower their impact on the environment.

Business Studies, Business/Commerce, General

Business Studies diploma which gave me a solid foundation on the elements of a company structure.

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