Experience

The Rick Stein Group

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager

  • May 2021 - Present



Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard)

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Procurement Manager

  • Apr 2018 - May 2021

  Leading a team of category buyers at varying levels to deliver all procurement requirements within the CUK hotel category. This includes food, beverage & hotel goods and services, totalling an annual spend of circa £125m. The role acts as commercial business partner to the senior leadership teams, designing and implementing category strategies and procurement plans that deliver the specification and quality of goods required whilst driving down costs, adding value and enhancing revenue performance on board our ships. Within our complex supply chain, I work with my supply chain colleagues to instigate process change and supply chain development and building compelling propositions that team members and stakeholders alike can understand and support. As a procurement specialist and operational subject matter expert I provide development capability to the existing team through continuous improvement programs that develop individual capability and make the team agile and able to pro-actively manage their categories and effectively react to market changes and cost pressures as they arise in a pro-active way - Build category plans in collaboration with internal stakeholders and develop effective and efficient procurement strategies to meet category and business needs - Identify risks and mitigate using detailed contracts, SLAs and service requirements - Market research, benchmarking and data analysis to identify sourcing opportunities and make recommendations to the business - Drive down costs whilst maintaining quality and deliver against requirements - Coaching and developing a team in both the tools and techniques of purchasing best practice and in their approach to delivering exceptional service to their stakeholders - Manage supplier relationships through reviews against agreed SLAs and contract requirements Show less



Hos-Pro-Cure Ltd

• Guildford, United Kingdom

• Independent hospitality procurement consultant

  • Jan 2017 - Nov 2018

  Hos-Pro-Cure Ltd is a specialist hospitality and procurement service company providing specialist guidance and complete solution support towards hotel and restaurant owners in their everyday operations. Together with procurement support, category strategy planning, tender creation, supplier relationship management and enhancing supply chain efficiency Our Services We can offer a wide range of services and solutions to support your requirements: Procurement services • Sourcing strategy development • Supply chain optimisation • Supplier relationship management • Vendor rationalization • Development of category strategies • Cost analysis and optimisation • Contract management and scheduling • Supplier negotiations Operational Services • Project management • Mystery guest experience reporting • Food and beverage operational audits • Coaching tools and on-site skills training • Menu analysis • Cost of sales analysis and correction coaching Supply Chain • Supply chain review and optimisation • SLA management • Strategy development • Bespoke taxonomy and categorisation • Forecasting and stock management review Show less



Trinity Purchasing - An Avendra Group Company

• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Head of Procurement

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Trinity Hospitality Services is an international procurement organisation that focuses on the hotel industry. The members can achieve considerable savings through collective purchasing activities. Trinity collaborates with over 650 affiliated hotels and restaurants in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, UK, Ireland, France and Germany. The customer portfolio covers all hospitality industry sectors, ranging from budget to five-star hotels, as well as golf resorts, rest homes, recreation centres and hotel schools. Trinity has relationships with some of the biggest hotel chains in the world, including Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Accor, Ramada and Marriott. • Managing a team across 8 countries to develop and execute a strategic procurement program • Developing the European sourcing and category programs including distribution strategies for Pan-European contracts as well as in country contracts • Exploration of new markets for Trinity to move into • Process and procedures standardisation • Standard templates creation. RFI, RFP, Contracts etc • Revenue management Show less



Compass Group UK & Ireland

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Commercial Projects

  • Jan 2015 - Nov 2015

  12 month contract working on implementation of distribution strategies focusing on • Distribution efficiency – a supply chain opportunity analysis to drive cost and value benefits. • Driving compliance to contracts – a review and co-ordinate a new approach to change buying behavior at unit level. • Supply chain optimization – A review of the short term and long term benefits in order to drive costs out and change the perception with vendors to a more pro-active partnership. • Service level development – supplier management business information pack development and reporting out to the wider business. • Supplier relationship management – developing long term strategies with vendors. Changing the focus from cutting costs and tactical activities to long term mutual benefits programs which will create sustainable relationships for the future. Show less



IHG Hotels & Resorts

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Procurement Director

  • 2008 - Nov 2014

  Global Food and Beverage procurement role. Developing the sourcing and distribution strategies. Managing the US Food chain. Both Logistics and GPO. Development of and supporting the delivery of Brand standards in the US market for Holiday Inn Best for Breakfast program and Holiday Inn by Express Healthy start breakfast concepts. Managing a team on a face to face and virtual capacity to source products to support the stakeholders needs. These activities range from Food New product development, sourcing and distribution. The development of a Wines, Spirits, Beer and Soft drinks beverage policy and the distribution. Show less

• Procurement Category Director - Hotel Operations - Europe

  • 2005 - 2008

  Managing a team to develop strategic sourcing for all hotel day to day operational supplies, ranging from Food, Beverage, Equipment non food items, laundry, Telecoms solutions and distribution solutions for the European Owned / Managed hotels. Key markets being UK&I, Germany and cross border

• Category Manager

  • 2003 - 2005

  Hotel Operational product sourcing ranging from Food, Beverage, Equipment non food items and distribution solutions for UK&I Owned / Managed hotels

• Food and Beverage Development Manager

  • 2000 - 2003

  Corporate F&B development including. Menu creation, product sourcing and distribution solutions for the UK&I Owned / Managed hotels

• Executive Head Chef

  • 1995 - 2000

  Brought in to develop a concept for the Forte Crest group (Jules) This concept was piloted in a number of sites for a few months before the Crest brand was merged and eventually sold off the Bass.



Cafe Flo

• London

• Head Chef

  • 1993 - 1995



Savoy Hotel

• Denmark
• Hospitality
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Premier Sous Chef

  • Aug 1985 - 1993

  Day to day management of the team in the Savoy Grill. Day to day management of the team in the Savoy Grill.



The Berkeley

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Demi Chef de Partie

  • 1983 - 1985

  Operational Kitchen duties on a number of sections. Sauce, Grill and Roast, Hot Fish and larder Operational Kitchen duties on a number of sections. Sauce, Grill and Roast, Hot Fish and larder