A highly experienced Procurement Professional building on 20+ years of experience in Procurement Management, Engineering Management, Plant Management, Project Management, Low Cost Country Sourcing and Strategic Procurement.Has a proven track record as project manager for large scale and complex procurement initiatives including supplier consolidation, global freight restructure, capital equipment and new program sourcing. Commercially astute, results focused, and enjoys achieving exceptional results through positive engagement and sustainable relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Core areas of expertise:► Procurement → using lean principles to identify strategic suppliers delivering business objective► Stakeholder Engagement → presents at executive level, contract management and negotiations► Supply Chain → develops and optimises strategies to reduce inventory, cost and risk.► Project Management → delivers large and complex projects on-time, on-budget, in-scope.► Leadership → creates, trains and directs high performing teams to deliver to organisational goals▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬