 Experienced Supply Chain professional with 10 years experience and capabilities developed in strategy creation and implementation, operational efficiency turnarounds and supplier and internal organization performance managemento Taken full responsibility for the end-to-end category management approach across several sectors (upstream and downstream) and geographies (across Europe) delivering high quality output and measurable resultso Managed teams, combining internal Procurement Supply Chain Management (PSCM) resource and external third-party resources (top-tier consulting firms) , including appropriate allocation of roles and responsibilities and ongoing high quality actionable coaching Identified and realised strategic value opportunities across range of categories in Oil & gas (Exploration and Production and also Refining and Marketing), Consumer goods, Retail and distribution and Pharmaceuticals, working with and influencing senior management teams, top-down with CEO, Board of directors and Senior VPs and bottom-up with frontline and middle management Worked in the UK, US, India, China, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Poland, Germany, Norway, Turkey, Angola, Azerbaijan, Trinidad and Alaska Consistently ranked top quartile in peer set – numerous performance recognition awards for delivering exceptional performance y-o-y - currently in fast-track career path in BPLeadership attributes: Relentless drive and determination Setting clear direction, priorities and boundaries and taking action and decisions Motivating and inspiring others to succeed Fostering effective teamwork and collaboration, integrating opinions of diverse set of stakeholders Standardizing, simplifying and reducing complexity and relentless desire to drive value levers and continuous improvement Developing capability through continual learning, coaching and mentoringSpecialties: Areas of Expertise• Negotiation• Commercial and Contract Law• Supplier Relationship and Contract Management• Project Management• Supply Chain Modelling• Strategic sourcing: Development & implementation of strategic procurement initiatives• Commercial: Operations management & business development / planning• Leading and managing multi-cultural and multi-ethnic teams• E-Procurement and E-Auctions