Experience

i-Procure

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director - https://www.i-procuretech.com

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  I-Procure is a digital platform that helps procurement professionals to measurably transform the way in which they plan, manage and report procurement savings. Accessible on G Cloud 10 & 11 Using our cloud-based software, customers can upload their entire contracts database within a matter of seconds for instant access. Once uploaded, our platform transforms procurement performance, by helping our customers adopt a pro-active not re-active approach to contract management, and in doing so maximise cost savings and process efficiencies whilst at the same time minimising their exposure to risk. The I-Procure platform ensures all our customers contracts are GDPR compliant. I-Procure offers simple, value-based and transparent pricing. Platform licenses are available at user, group and enterprise packages. Why not start your FREE 30 day trial today: www.i-procuretech.com https://youtu.be/QnrOLF1durM Show less



Worcestershire County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Nov 2018 - Feb 2022

  Commercial change and cost reduction. c £5M cost reduction. Significant PFI PIC Insurance recovery. Projects include commercial transformation, Energy Strategy (£1-3M delivered), print, PFI Management, Libraries, ASC et al .... Commercial change and cost reduction. c £5M cost reduction. Significant PFI PIC Insurance recovery. Projects include commercial transformation, Energy Strategy (£1-3M delivered), print, PFI Management, Libraries, ASC et al ....



Central Government Department 2

• Supply Chain Consultant

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

  EU Exit risk - Common Goods & Services EU Exit risk - Common Goods & Services



Central Government Department 1

• Consultant

  • May 2019 - Sep 2019

  Revision of Department's Contract Management processes, congruent with the evolving category Management approach to procurement. Revision of Department's Contract Management processes, congruent with the evolving category Management approach to procurement.



BAE Systems

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Procurement & Cost Consultant

  • Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

  Transformation projects. Cost Management support and design projects for EAC revision working within the SC area of the business. Linking operational risks and issues to EAC work package review process and planning associated data requirements and governance change. Worked on Cost processes and reviewed VA and VE activities across programmes. Transformation projects. Cost Management support and design projects for EAC revision working within the SC area of the business. Linking operational risks and issues to EAC work package review process and planning associated data requirements and governance change. Worked on Cost processes and reviewed VA and VE activities across programmes.



PDSA

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Procurement Consultant - Interim service leader - Contracts & Procurement

  • Apr 2017 - Aug 2017

  Re-designed the Contracts & Procurement function to a Business Partnering (BP) model. captured and integrated pareto 96% of spend value contracts into the new 'Complete' P2P system; which outputs BP work plans and schedules. Structured the service and recruited a new head of procurement. Additional activities was supporting Facilities to buy and implement solar technology and reverse auction electric & gas with fixed 3-5 year deals; budget impact of c -10-13% of a £1.1M spend; GDPR & MSA preparation & revised general terms to support GDPR position electronically attached to new P2P PO and remittence outputs. Show less



University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Head of Procurement & Logistics

  • Oct 2016 - Feb 2017

  Optimisation, Best Practise and Integration Projects. Provided service development & change plans. This service had many challenging internal issues best kept out of the public domain. Optimisation, Best Practise and Integration Projects. Provided service development & change plans. This service had many challenging internal issues best kept out of the public domain.



Capita Procurement Solutions

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Consultant - Cost Reduction Specialist

  • May 2016 - Oct 2016

  Cost reduction identification project concentrating of Energy, Transport, FM, Fuel & Fuel Oils. Review of Norse LATC options as well as Shared Services and Mutuals supporting radical transformation. Cost reduction identification project concentrating of Energy, Transport, FM, Fuel & Fuel Oils. Review of Norse LATC options as well as Shared Services and Mutuals supporting radical transformation.



Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Change Management Consultant

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2016



Greater Manchester Police

• United Kingdom
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Head of Force Support Services & Head of Procurement (interim)

  • May 2015 - Feb 2016

  Procurement support, development and change programme. responsible for procurement, contracts management and Accounts Payable and receivable. Supported core IT changes including BWV & procurement integration plans. Procurement support, development and change programme. responsible for procurement, contracts management and Accounts Payable and receivable. Supported core IT changes including BWV & procurement integration plans.



Amey

• United Kingdom
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Procurement Consultant

  • Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

  U&D Bid support development, revised procurement bid charter and conducted analysis identifying development opportunities and requirements to provide effective integration with core Amey business; this needed to be congruent with category management developments towards a world class procurement service. Supported customer behaviours workshops. U&D Bid support development, revised procurement bid charter and conducted analysis identifying development opportunities and requirements to provide effective integration with core Amey business; this needed to be congruent with category management developments towards a world class procurement service. Supported customer behaviours workshops.



UK Ministry of Defence

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• SRM Design Consultant

  • May 2014 - Oct 2014

  Defence Equipment & Supplies (IMOC): SRM Strategy draft and Supplier Management interventions creating the necessary pre-requisites to optimise SRM contribution. Developed Maritime Suppier Management continuous improvement loop to increase supply performance, increase availability and customer satisfaction. Defence Equipment & Supplies (IMOC): SRM Strategy draft and Supplier Management interventions creating the necessary pre-requisites to optimise SRM contribution. Developed Maritime Suppier Management continuous improvement loop to increase supply performance, increase availability and customer satisfaction.



Local Partnerships LLP

• United Kingdom
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant - UK Police Forces Contract Management Best Practice

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  Supporting best practice contract management with police services for LP, a Treasury & LGA owned company. Working mainly with South Wales constabulary scoping contract opportunities; report drafting for LP and HO client. Supporting best practice contract management with police services for LP, a Treasury & LGA owned company. Working mainly with South Wales constabulary scoping contract opportunities; report drafting for LP and HO client.



V4 Services

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Procurement Consultant

  • Jul 2013 - Jan 2014

  Working with Topics partners to Serco on LG and ASC transformations. Social Media mining creating new ways of interacting with citizens and delivering resolution with first point of contact - benefits identification, development & modelling. Also working on a pure cost reduction project across a LG spend profile. Working with Topics partners to Serco on LG and ASC transformations. Social Media mining creating new ways of interacting with citizens and delivering resolution with first point of contact - benefits identification, development & modelling. Also working on a pure cost reduction project across a LG spend profile.



Wiltshire Council

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Head of Procurement

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2013

  Functional review and development. Revised contract regulations and established governance to optimise demand and supply capabilities to address reduced income. Centralising SAP/SRM category management functionality to control vendor loading; introduce accreditation and develop standard procurement templates. Developed a category management model based on revised governance which concentrates equally on demand as it does supply. Restructured procurement function, delivered strategic level governance. Refreshed SAP categorization with significantly fewer purchasing groups, realigned category codes with UNSPCC coding. Show less



Carillion

• United Kingdom
• Facilities Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Procurement Consultant - Red Procurement & Capita

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Reviewing preferred supplier agreements to optimise commercial benefits; c £500k of benefits provided from this exercise. Reviewing preferred supplier agreements to optimise commercial benefits; c £500k of benefits provided from this exercise.



Leicester City Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Head of Procurement

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  CSR10 savings review and preperation. Functional analysis to optimise value realisation capability. Restructred procurement funcion and worked on member led ESPO review. Engaged procurement partner on a gainshare basis with a guaranteed pound for pound £2m guarantee; targetting £5m budget reductions. Delivered a strategy which positioned procurement as providing the Analysis phase of the Analyse, Plan, Do and Review commissioning cycle - conducting market and opportunity analyses for the entire authority spend > tendering level. Revised CPRs to facilitate spend visibility for spend analysis and increased tender level from 50k to 75k offering significant efficiency opportunities. Contributed to ASC market management strategies. Show less



City of Wolverhampton Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Category Manager - Adult Social Care

  • Jul 2010 - Sep 2010

  Applying S E REIP care funding Calculator, supporting the Putting People First agenda and category management implementation. Working to support commissioning plans and contributing to Dom Care market development supporting PPf. Applying S E REIP care funding Calculator, supporting the Putting People First agenda and category management implementation. Working to support commissioning plans and contributing to Dom Care market development supporting PPf.



Service Birmingham

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate with Capita Consulting - PPF Market Management Design

  • Apr 2009 - Jul 2010

  Adults and Communities transformation programme; integration of commissioning and procurement activities - Shaping the Place (markets). Working to link individual budget benefits to commercial and citizen benefits through an infrastructure adopting SRM principles. Responsible for producing market management design options adopted by BCC for their Putting People First programme. Designed PPF market management options approved by A&C DMT. Modelled pure personalisation scoping >£100M benefits over 10 years; this was in response the PPf White paper (2007). Show less



Hull City Council

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Head of Procurement

  • Oct 2007 - Apr 2009

  Managing the strategic direction and delivering business objectives of a local government body, which spends c£350M per annum. Delivering savings (Gershon) and enhancing functional capabilities and positioning. Planning and implementing a procurement transformation which integrates category management with SRM and integrates commissioning strategies with strategic procurement/category management processes. Bid and won £1.9M funding for procurement transformation programme. Auctioned CRM call center which provided £1.2M savings over 3 years. During my period in Hull the authority was awarded 'Most Improved Council' award specifically for Resources, Efficiency and Procurement achievements. Show less



Axon Consulting Group

• Guatemala
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Consultant

  • Aug 2006 - Oct 2007

  Value Realisation team member; delivered c £5M benefits through Compliance, e-auction and standard competitive tendering processes. Provided support to functional design to deliver Best Value through processes (SAP upgrade). Working as part of an integrated delivery team to provide enhanced internal capabilities, part of the Service Birmingham CST programme. Value Realisation team member; delivered c £5M benefits through Compliance, e-auction and standard competitive tendering processes. Provided support to functional design to deliver Best Value through processes (SAP upgrade). Working as part of an integrated delivery team to provide enhanced internal capabilities, part of the Service Birmingham CST programme.



OCS Consulting plc

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Consultant - NFU Mutual

  • Feb 2006 - Aug 2006

  Scoped savings potential of this finance sector organisation - for indirects and made critical argument to review claims spend. Structural & strategic review of procurement function, introduction of Category Management working processes. Scoped savings potential of this finance sector organisation - for indirects and made critical argument to review claims spend. Structural & strategic review of procurement function, introduction of Category Management working processes.



Hull City Council

• Symbia Procurement Consultant

  • Apr 2005 - Jan 2006

  ODPM funded turn around. Compliance to Gershon, Byatt & NPS for Hull City Council; introduced Category Management concept and conducted an upskilling programme of workshops. This work was to mitigate HCC moving into special measures; at the time HCC was perceived as being one of the lowest performing authorities in the country - specifically in procurement. ODPM funded turn around. Compliance to Gershon, Byatt & NPS for Hull City Council; introduced Category Management concept and conducted an upskilling programme of workshops. This work was to mitigate HCC moving into special measures; at the time HCC was perceived as being one of the lowest performing authorities in the country - specifically in procurement.



Airbus

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• MPS Development Consultant- Landing Gear A380 Project

  • May 2003 - Apr 2005

  Designed and established the MPS for the UK Landing Gear deliverable of the A380 (Super Jumbo) programme. Established & designed a structure congruent with the other AUK deliverable (Wing). Loaded the MPS for the first 33 aircraft. Designed and established the MPS for the UK Landing Gear deliverable of the A380 (Super Jumbo) programme. Established & designed a structure congruent with the other AUK deliverable (Wing). Loaded the MPS for the first 33 aircraft.



Cadbury Trebor Bassett

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• BOM Project Manager

  • Feb 2003 - May 2003

  Cleansing bills of material for SAP implementation and identifying supply chain inconsistencies for UK and Eire projects. Cleansing bills of material for SAP implementation and identifying supply chain inconsistencies for UK and Eire projects.



3 Para

• Army

  • Nov 1979 - Nov 1985