Experience

Virgin Trains Ticketing

• Travel Arrangements
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Procurement Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Euston, UK • Responsible for developing Supply Chain category strategy for Marketing & Advertising, Catering and Travel services portfolio ensuring value is maximised from marketing contracts (via negotiations / project related activities / strategic sourcing plans.



EDF (UK)

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Category Buyer

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  Crawley, UK • Draft, develop, implement and drive procurement strategies such as Category Sourcing & Collaborative procurement for EDF Energy UK Sales -Telesales, Venue sales, Internet Brokers & Lead generation • Lead tenders and bids sharing best practices such as e-sourcing and providing support to senior stakeholders & legal team on all issues related to procurement planning. • Contribute to the Brand, Marketing & Communication Team savings target as well as Overall team target for General… Show more • Draft, develop, implement and drive procurement strategies such as Category Sourcing & Collaborative procurement for EDF Energy UK Sales -Telesales, Venue sales, Internet Brokers & Lead generation • Lead tenders and bids sharing best practices such as e-sourcing and providing support to senior stakeholders & legal team on all issues related to procurement planning. • Contribute to the Brand, Marketing & Communication Team savings target as well as Overall team target for General Goods & Services • Draft and negotiate contracts such as Master Service Agreements for venue sales, SME brokers, Data acquisition, Lead generation and Telesales • Review & update Vendor Segmentation for Sales on a quarterly basis (strategic, critical, tactical & leverage); creating vendor matrix for strategic vendors highlighting KPI (cost, quality, partnership & delivery) & schedule regular supplier meetings. • Conduct a Market research on Venue sales & Telesales activities to inform business strategies in these areas developing a be-spoke category model & bench marking the policies & procedures. • Manage key stakeholder expectations through a stakeholder management model, formally hand over contracts to Business partners, Contract managers & Health & Safety suppliers Key Achievements - Track record of achieving cost reduction Show less



HTC

• Taiwan
• Consumer Electronics
• 700 & Above Employee

• Procurement Manager

  • Feb 2011 - Oct 2011

  Slough, United Kingdom Work collaboratively with internal user departments to identify, facilitate, optimize, and execute the purchase of spend categories within the organization. Potential categories include media marketing spend, media services, travel, office supplies, office equipment, capital expenditures, various, and repairs & maintenance. Support both internal and external customers through the timely procurement and continuous supply of goods and services to ensure uninterrupted operations. Key… Show more Work collaboratively with internal user departments to identify, facilitate, optimize, and execute the purchase of spend categories within the organization. Potential categories include media marketing spend, media services, travel, office supplies, office equipment, capital expenditures, various, and repairs & maintenance. Support both internal and external customers through the timely procurement and continuous supply of goods and services to ensure uninterrupted operations. Key Responsibilities: • Conduct thorough in-depth total business spend analysis for corporate goods and services and develop methodology/metrics and tools to track progress. • Develop long range strategic sourcing plans for assigned categories to reduce total costs, optimize value from suppliers, and meet internal customer requirements. • Build relationships with key stakeholders in order to gather category requirements and specifications from departments and category experts. • Assist / lead vendor selection and negotiation process including RFP & RFQ creation, establishing participation criteria, non-disclosures, presentations, negotiations, recommendation, contract finalization and implementation leveraging the company’s buying position. • Maintain files to track market trends, prices, supplier performance and compliance. • Clearly define service level expectations and requirements to assess current supplier community and recommend new suppliers who can add value related to new sourcing opportunities. • Insure suppliers are meeting all negotiated agreements, terms, and expectations. • Drive cost savings through regimented procurement strategies and processes. • Identify and implement system solutions and best practices that optimize indirect sourcing and procurement work practices. Show less



Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Lead - Strategic Sourcing - Enterprise Procurement

  • May 2009 - Mar 2011

  •Responsible for development and execution of sourcing initiatives across marketing spend categories (Marketing, Advertising, Print, Promotions & Communications) with experience in leading professionals, interfacing with senior level management, and managing end to end procurement processes. •Leading sourcing initiatives such as implementation of qualitative and quantitative analysis on RFX’s and vendor consolidation by following strategic sourcing methodology and modern leadership… Show more •Responsible for development and execution of sourcing initiatives across marketing spend categories (Marketing, Advertising, Print, Promotions & Communications) with experience in leading professionals, interfacing with senior level management, and managing end to end procurement processes. •Leading sourcing initiatives such as implementation of qualitative and quantitative analysis on RFX’s and vendor consolidation by following strategic sourcing methodology and modern leadership methods through staff innovation and involvement in both decision making and target setting. •Providing rigorous spend analysis of approx 50 vendors on a quarterly basis constituting an overall spend of more than $100 million and establishing industry dynamics on the basis of measurable parameters such as cost , compliance and cash for these vendors. •Identify re-engineering opportunities by focusing on the processes such as lean six sigma, thereby increasing savings by mapping vendors’ services and giving presentations on different categories of business cases. •Leading global reporting by leveraging e-Sourcing technology tools such as Ariba & Master Project Tracker thereby targeting operating models and building on the ERP knowledge as a change enabler. •Leading negotiation strategy development translating to measurable and substantial business enhancement in terms of cost reductions and cost avoidance as well as managing supplier selection and data analysis for informed supplier decisions. •Negotiating the commercial terms and conditions for Master Service agreement, Application Service provider , Master Purchase agreement and Statement of work. Responsible for all Marketing, Advertising, Print, Promotions & Communications vendors across the globe. •A core member of Employee engagement action team, primarily responsible for driving personal development of employees and model their behavioral pattern to enable them to improve their efficiency at and off work. Show less



Nortel Networks

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Procurement Specialist -EMEA and ANZ

  • Jun 2005 - Apr 2009

  Nature of work included: • Manage timely procurement of quality goods and services for internal clients at the lowest cost through the application of sound purchasing techniques and practices and to insure that all Nortel rights and obligations resulting from purchasing transactions are protected and fulfilled. • Providing vital training along with developing and maintaining the training materials for the Purchasing Tool called as EBP (Enterprise Buyer Professional) to address… Show more Nature of work included: • Manage timely procurement of quality goods and services for internal clients at the lowest cost through the application of sound purchasing techniques and practices and to insure that all Nortel rights and obligations resulting from purchasing transactions are protected and fulfilled. • Providing vital training along with developing and maintaining the training materials for the Purchasing Tool called as EBP (Enterprise Buyer Professional) to address core/enhanced training requirements for Nortel’s internal customers. • Managing Global Catalog Strategy and Programs to support Indirect Procurement for key suppliers such as HP, DELL, IBM etc with a total spend of $ 100k quarterly. • Achieve key operational targets such as Cost reduction, Cost avoidance, Process compliance and Customer satisfaction measurable on a weekly basis • Ensure 100% compliance to ISO & other audits by establishing a framework and a process for all applicable Nortel policies, corporate procedures and directives. Endorse and ensure implementation of policies and procedures • Search for and seize opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement process through relationships with other Supply Management organizations, corporate groups and customers. • Generate timely Adhoc procurement reports for the leaders and the team to understand state of operations and to identify areas for process simplification as well as improvement. I was assigned with an additional responsibility of a Global SDF (Supplier Data Form) Specialist responsible for maintaining the accuracy of information in the supplier data file within Indirect Procurement. Show less