Senior Product Manager

• Jul 2022 - Present

Senior Consulting and Business Development Manager

• Nov 2020 - Jul 2022

Senior Consultant

• Mar 2011 - Nov 2020

Provision of professional consultancy services both within the NHS and private sector. Reporting directly to Chief Officers/Senior Management to help to inform and influence strategic and operational decision making. Clients include Baxter Healthcare, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, The Christie, Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, and Northumbria Healthcare:• Integra Web Basket training• Development of numerous GS1 and PEPPOL adoption plans• Inventory process diagnostics, project management of inventory system installation.• Project Manager on joint financial environment installation as part of the merger between Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospitals.• Assisted North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative in the development and execution of a customer service and data analytics business plan.• Development and management of PMO provision at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.• Design of a number of bespoke project management systems, operational and KPI reporting tools.• Supporting Cost Improvement Programmes utilising extensive knowledge of CIP schemes. Ensuring robust governance and a keen focus on the monitoring of the quality impact of schemes• Creation of Benefits Realisation framework to capture not only cash releasing benefits but also improvements in service delivery, patient experience, patient safety and clinical effectiveness• Development of a 5 year business planning tool incorporating goals and strategies from Specialty level up.• Procurement spend analysis giving users the ability to view data at Trust, Division, Cost Centre and Eclass levels amongst others.• Involvement in the production of a Strategic Outline Case for the building of a new hospital, including activity and financial analysis to produce 20 year projections and trends.• Provision of analytical support for Strategy Unit• Creation of Capital and IT Programme Management documentation

Purchasing Controller

• Jun 2007 - Jun 2011

Production of performance data for European sites of multinational automotive company. Creation of new Purchasing performance monitoring methods; Special projects including training of Purchasing staff on newly installed systems, supplier liaison/advisor for REACh EU legislation, introduction of bar-coding and integration of newly acquired company. Compilation of Purchasing business plan/cost reduction targets. Compilation of Purchasing Business Plan data for 2009 (€350 million spend);Purchasing lead on project for installation of MRP systems in two company sites. Delivering training and guidance on requirements;Creation of monthly spend/cost reduction data for all Calsonic EU sitesExpert point of contact for all buyers. Advising on systems, spend and cost reduction data etc.Design of systems and processes to ensure compliance with EU Directives such as REACh This included data collection/issue to both suppliers and customers as well as training internal personnel. The procedures incorporated into the business have been passed by Lloyds Audit.Review and revision of standard contract documentation and Terms and Conditions.

P2P Migration Lead

• Jun 2005 - Jun 2006

Requested by the Deputy Director of Finance to lead the NHSBSA's P2P Migration project on secondment.Successfully managed the project and progressed from Purchasing Lead to P2P lead covering all purchase topay processes as well as assisting on other Finance and IT related streams.Responsible for the compilation, cleansing and validation of system data for P2P, O2C, A2R and IT migration templates for the proposed migration of BSA financial services;Creation of Impact assessments and process/procedure documentation in accordance with Prince 2 methodology; Liaison with other Project Leads to ensure the smooth transition of services; Training NHSBSA staff in Oracle and iProc systems; Ad Hoc report designs for all BSA Finance Division using Crystal Reports and MS Office applications

Purchasing Supervisor

• Nov 2000 - Jun 2005

Responsible for the supervision, training and performance management of the Purchasing Team; Manage and contribute to procurement/non procurement projects; ensuring the cost-effective, efficient performance of the Purchasing Team and assisting in development and achievement of the annual purchasing work plan; Provide procurement advice and guidance to a variety of stakeholders; Performance management, analysis and reporting to ISO 9001:2000 Standard; design and process re-engineering of internal practices and bespoke Crystal reports.Project Management of HCI contract (£1 million), Lease Cars (£250k) and KPI reporting criteria. Project support on scope and delivery of European Health Insurance Card (£9 Million) including site visits, tender analysis and e-auction.Design, Installation and User Training for Finance wide database applications used for Expenses Processing, Authorisation Checks, Contract Management and Performance Monitoring. Writing bespoke Crystal Report design and process engineering.Supervised the Purchasing Team throughout both stable and difficult periods (such as the introduction of managed service customers, upgraded systems, BSA merger), whilst ensuring the continuous delivery of objectives and KPIs. Team member contributing to the Finance Directorate achieving ISO9001: 2000 Quality Management Accreditation; we were one of the first public sector bodies to achieve this standard.

Customer Service-Telesales Representative

• Mar 2000 - Nov 2000

Responding to customer queries on behalf of Northern Electric and Gas; Processing telephone energyapplications and updating computerised records; Training of new staff; Supervising staff in absence of TeamLeader. Responding to customer queries on behalf of Northern Electric and Gas; Processing telephone energyapplications and updating computerised records; Training of new staff; Supervising staff in absence of TeamLeader.

Buyer-Materials Controller

• Jan 1997 - Aug 1999

Responsible for the purchasing of all material supplies for the production of racing yachts; working within company budgets to ensure stock line availability in accordance with production requirements; Sourcing new products, price negotiation, planning and ensuring adherence to delivery schedules; Goods inward (receiving checking and storing delivered items); Administration duties using Microsoft Office software; Liaison with Production Controller, Managing Director and shop floor operatives Responsible for the purchasing of all material supplies for the production of racing yachts; working within company budgets to ensure stock line availability in accordance with production requirements; Sourcing new products, price negotiation, planning and ensuring adherence to delivery schedules; Goods inward (receiving checking and storing delivered items); Administration duties using Microsoft Office software; Liaison with Production Controller, Managing Director and shop floor operatives