Head of Indirect Procurement

• Dec 2021 - Present

Reporting to the Director of Operations, within an estimated £2 Billion battery manufacturing scale up. Leading a strategic team of Senior Procurement and Category Managers in global operations, primary objective is to build the operation infrastructure in support of our manufacturing facilities, including enterprise infrastructure, consultancy, property, lab, cleanrooms, manufacturing fit out, professional services etc. Continuous development and re-assessing the indirect procurement strategy for the group and aligning to the corporate business plan Cascading the strategy into the category portfolio of Professional Services, Operational Support and IT and Technology. Greenfield implementation of all the indirect procurement function, including system, processes, deliverables and pipeline of work, capacity management. Devising a plan and approach for stakeholder engagement in a fast pace, entrepreneurial environment, to capture requirements and ascertain the best approach Sustainability and ESG implementation across the supply chain, developing a road path to net zero, including auditing house for direct and indirect materials Understanding the true carbon cost of a battery and the social impact in developing countries Developing a tender document suite and mentoring team on application during development and live tenders Supply chain management design and development, ensuring contractual obligations (KPI’s and SLA’s) are met and managed. Implementation of ERP and enterprise solutions, aligned to the business growth. Leading critical negotiation and complex agreements with supply partners that will form the bedrock of business operations.

Head Of Procurement

• Feb 2021 - Feb 2022

Reporting to the CEO, and working alongside senior stakeholder. With the support of direct 6 reports. Deliverables against saving pipeline as part of the business transformation strategy including overheads and direct spend. Introducing MI reporting, scorecards, QBR, tender process and sales bid assistance. Implemented a new strategy for subcontractors and outsource project works. Including the development of a subcontractor portal where subcontractors can bid for works based on SOW providing competence and governance with certification, audits and QHSE. Projected cost savings to be 40% year on year and ensures skill set and capabilities of the subcontractor population, also providing visibility throughout the group of subcontract availability. Strategic removal of all stores location within the group and outsource to a central store for stock holding, issuing, stock management and life cycle management, including a final mile distribution to engineers. Utilising their network of various distribution points, offering an initial cost saving of 30% with enhanced returns management and obsolescence. Supply chain management of all business-critical part, managing the parts shortage we have seen through pandemic and providing robust solutions to mitigate cost increases, mainly in relation to structured cabling and LAN, switches and networks. Consolidate to a managed service all the customer connectivity solutions, the largest spend category for North provided through public frameworks. Initial savings offered at 30% post RFQ, this will ensure additional savings can be passed through to customers to seal a Sales order.

Procurement Manager

• Oct 2015 - Feb 2022

Procurement Manager and Facilities Manager (globally), Fircroft Engineering Services Oct 2015 - Present Global Recruitment Services Reporting to the COO, Scoping Global Strategies for short, medium and long term goals, aligning procurement objectives with companies risk appetite Strategic focus on global consolidating and centralising categories: Insurance, IT, IT systems, Payroll, Software, telecoms etc. Working with senior stakeholders on major global transformation change project, including MS365 Procurement representative for all governance projects such as GDPR Managing all tendering processes from cradle to grave, working with stakeholders and PMO on global implementation Reviewing and negotiating contractual agreements with supplier, providing governance to the process Greenfield department, substantial development of procedures and policies, implementing best practice. Key achievements/Objectives £1.7m global insurance broker RFP, saving of £100k on broker fees and contractually negotiated further 10% year on year saving on placed insurance, contract terms for 3 years. First year achieved a saving of £229,137 on insurance fees Procured and international rollout of SIP Telecoms, negotiation and transition of local agreements, average 40% saving IT infrastructure, procured MS365 global transformation programme, phase 1 analysis of current systems and product fit review, negotiated savings achieved £43k, with added value regarding time for travel etc. Averaging a saving record of 40% per contract tendered and negotiated, Global HR Solution, Mobiles, Internet, opex and capex spends. Programme of development for a global payroll solution, consolidation into 3 regions. African region, Payroll Software Solution saving of £100k on consolidation alone

Category Manager interim

• Jul 2015 - Oct 2015

Working on Eddie Stobart contract, Initially looking at a complete overhaul of all Indirect Contracts in particularly Recruitment, covering over 35 sites nationally. Aim: - Improve supplier relationship management and processes enabling staff to focus on core activities - Procurement programme developed to secure saving of £3m and associated strategies to achieve this. - Apply structure to all internal procurement and legal documentation and procedures. - Ensure all transactional agreements have a 'best buy'​ approach, implementing these along side Public Sector Frameworks with Inprova's existing team.

Indirect Procurement Specialist

• Jul 2012 - Jul 2015

Management of the newly set up Indirect Procurement Department reporting to the Head of Procurement ! Analysed all spend areas grouping into potential agreement or contracts opportunities. Realised annual savings targets of 20%. Drove an extensive programme of Capex spend annually of which included; fabrication, construction, infastructure, facilities, engineering, production, warehouse etc. Reporting monthly to Group Procurement, implementing new policies and procedures, plus a redevelopment of purchase to pay strategy. Indirect catagories include; energy, Capex, opex, facilities, logistics, consultancy, HR (training, recruitment and health). In which call off, framework and supply agreements were arranged.

Procurement Manager

• Oct 2010 - Jul 2012

OJUE procurement practice managing catagory spend; Facilities Management, Training, Recruitment, and Furniture. Managing a spend profile of £7m per annum for the UK largest care home provider. Programme management of the end to end tendering process from specification to implementation. Working closely with stakeholders and heads of departments setting KPI's, SLA's and risk strategies. Supplier management and reviews of service against customer reviews. Drafting and evaluating contract and contract variations. Working closely with legal departing to ensure robust contracts and finance team to ensure budgets are aligned. Programme management of a 5 year tender programme.

Senior Buyer

• Mar 2010 - Oct 2010

Managed the temporary drivers and warehouse recruitment contract of £13m pa, implementation of contract on ground level assessing KPI's and achieving buy in from the business as well as realising additional savings. Gas and Electricity contract of £5m pa including smart metering rollout and CRC regulations. Capex spend of a sortation system £1m. Managed the temporary drivers and warehouse recruitment contract of £13m pa, implementation of contract on ground level assessing KPI's and achieving buy in from the business as well as realising additional savings. Gas and Electricity contract of £5m pa including smart metering rollout and CRC regulations. Capex spend of a sortation system £1m.

Buyer

• Dec 2009 - Mar 2010

Daily supply and demand purchasing, consolidating the suppliers via ABC analysis. Dealing with quality issues, daily negotiations of deliveries and price increases. Daily supply and demand purchasing, consolidating the suppliers via ABC analysis. Dealing with quality issues, daily negotiations of deliveries and price increases.

Indirect operational buyer

• Dec 2008 - Dec 2009

UK Supply Chain Specialist

• Jun 2008 - Dec 2008