During this period, I studied, and subsequently qualified, for the London Institute of Banking & Finance qualification of Diploma in Financial Advice.

Responsible for Supplier Collaboration & Innovation approach across Sanofi Procurement. Establish methodology and platform for collaboration with suppliers. Support Key Supplier Managers to increase savings to spend ratio for Tier 1 suppliers. Work with Head of Procurement Sustainability to build engagement of suppliers to ESG programme. Define and implement means by which to increase innovative solutions from suppliers and prospective suppliers to defined Business Needs.

Responsible for cadence, communication and planning approach within IT&PS Procurement Globally and Regionally, to deliver in-year Cost Savings targets and build pipeline for future years. Project lead for “Smart Spend” across Sanofi working Globally across all stakeholder groups. Deliver reduced spend across target categories alongside operation of Employee ideation platform to generate employee submissions for further spend efficiencies.

Responsible for increasing capacity and capability of Sanofi European Procurement team through initiatives focussed upon People, Sourcing, Risk and Insight. Additional Procurement responsibilities associated to delivery of specific Projects originating from M&A transactions or more widely within both Business and Procurement activity.

Leading a broad team to provide Procurement service to all Sanofi Group Industrial and Commercial Sites across UK and Ireland. Scope of responsibilities from COGS through to full range of OPEX requirements as well as transactional operations. Successful integration of multiple site specific teams into integrated function approach. Development of Business Partnering mind-set to drive cultural change within team and improved engagement with internal stakeholders. Deploying process towards… Show more Leading a broad team to provide Procurement service to all Sanofi Group Industrial and Commercial Sites across UK and Ireland. Scope of responsibilities from COGS through to full range of OPEX requirements as well as transactional operations. Successful integration of multiple site specific teams into integrated function approach. Development of Business Partnering mind-set to drive cultural change within team and improved engagement with internal stakeholders. Deploying process towards customer of choice with key suppliers. Consistent delivery of double digit savings performance year on year. Show less

Reporting directly to the UK General Manager responsible to lead defined strategic projects, analysis of specific business challenges as well as an oversight of standard management processes.

Managing team of 4 covering total non Marketing and Sales spend in region of £40Mn and maintaining Purchasing Systems. Own specific category responsibilities for HR categories (Fleet, Benefits and Relocation), Supply Chain and Consultancy.