Victor Ayaga
Commercial Advisor at Forestry England- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Swahili Full professional proficiency
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Credentials
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Business Continuity Management (BCM) in The NHS|eHealth Course Certificate
Public Health EnglandJun, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Emergency Response in The NHS|eHealth Course Certificate
Public Health EnglandJun, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
CBRNe|PRPS Train the Trainer Certificate of Competence
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustMay, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Ethical Procurement and Supply 2023|Certificate of Achievement
CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & SupplyMar, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Forestry England
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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300 - 400 Employee
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Commercial Advisor
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Mar 2023 - Present
A team player responsible for negotiating, drafting and managing commercial contracts at the best terms and within a defined risk mandate. Technical skills: * Commercial Focus - Identifies potential improvements and successfully manages changes that deliver great Commercial outcomes. * Builds Relationships - Proven experience in influencing Senior Internal and External stakeholders. * Coaching Manager - Experienced coach and mentor able to build the capability at all levels of a commercial function. * Strategy and Policy Development - Leads on the implementation of the latest Category Management methodology, clearly staying abreast of latest Category Management market trends. * Contract and Supply Management - Experienced in leading strategic contract award negotiations and resolving dispute resolutions through negotiation. Show less
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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Buyer (Surgery & Medicine) BSW ICS Procurement Alliance
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Feb 2022 - Mar 2023
*Managed delivery of 20-30 Procurement Projects for 3 Acute NHS Trusts within the BSW ICS Medicine & Surgery portfolio, overseeing End to End (E2E) Procurement Cycle of simple & complex commercial projects involving multiple stakeholders with annual Spend Budget of £10M ultimately delivering quality and value for money within budget and agreed time.*Partnered and Built Strategic Supplier Relationships with Product Directors and Functional Directors in Sales & Marketing, Operations, Pricing, Customer Support, Finance, and Contracts, strategically navigating UK markets to influence choice, prioritise change and deliver savings through product standardisation which drove costs down, drove quality, efficiency and service excellence across the BSW ICS.*Negotiated both simple & complex contracts utilising flexible deal structures to achieve short term goals & long term strategic objectives, managing costs and driving the best value out of contracts which so far delivered the NHS Cost Improvement Programmes (CIP) worth above £200k in savings and cost avoidance across the 3 Acute Trusts in the FY22/23 mitigating inflation risks in the process.*Identified Procurement Risks within End to End Procurement Cycle, communicated Risks clearly to stakeholders and mitigated the risks by having a robust procurement plan and strengthening supplier relationships.Skills & Capabilities:•Leadership: influencing & aligning others towards a project’s vision while empowering & inspiring them to succeed.•Stakeholder Management: identifies, plans and implements actions to positively engage parties with an interest & influence over the project outputs. •Teamwork: creates an environment where a group of people with diverse personalities, skills, experiences & perspectives are empowered to collaborate towards a common goal. •Negotiation & Conflict Management; identifies and tackles differences of objective, attitude or perception in order to produce agreed outcome for all parties. Show less
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Business Continuity & Resilience Planning (EPRR) Officer
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May 2021 - Feb 2022
°Identified and made recommendations for solutions to obstacles and business challenges; Working with partners to develop and maintain effective EPRR arrangements;°Provided knowledge of relevant legislation and standards and how it applies to a healthcare setting; Applying Significant experience managing business continuity within an organisation; Understanding of risk management.°Supported all business activities necessary to enable the organisation to manage a disruptive incident; Assisting the organisation as a whole to anticipate, respond to and recover successfully from disruptive events;°Developed and maintained the organisations Emergency Planning, Resilience and Response (EPRR) programme and assisted with the implementation of the EPRR strategy and policies;°Supported the organisation in aligning all EPRR policies, planning, initiatives and goals with organisational goals; Identifies and makes recommendations for change and adaptation to meet the needs of the business;°Took part in writing and maintaining relevant corporate policy documents relating to EPRR; Ensuring that the organisation has an effective training and exercising programme in place;°Planned , Supported and Facilitated running interdepartmental Exercises/scenarios to test EPRR plans.°Attended external EPRR meetings and training sessions with the EPRR Manager and used learning outcomes to improve on the organisation EPRR Strategy. Show less
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Purchasing & eProcurement Systems Officer
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Sep 2019 - May 2021
°Populated and maintained the accuracy of the electronic catalogue management systems in the Trust as part of the E Procurement function of the Finance System using Oracle, GHX Nexus and Genesis for the range of products managed by regular review and update of the databases.°Supported Sourcing Leads in the delivery of cost and efficiency savings across the Trust by analysing current spend information using Oracle Spend Report, AdviseInc Spend Analysis & NHSSC TR reports which helped to develop in house and collaborative procurement strategies and workplans.°Collaborated with the Stakeholders, and Sourcing Leads to identify spends that are not compliant to the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) and challenged the status quo to deliver benefits to the Trust by enforcing the SFIs and having in place contracts that are in favour of NHS Terms & Conditions.°Liaised with the Sourcing Leads, Supply Chain team & various Suppliers to provide an end to end seamless procurement services to our stakeholders by helping define the procurement need then enforcing the need for Procurement throughout the Trust, obtaining user confidence and delivering procurement projects in a timely manner to meet pre-agreed deadlines.°Processed and managed purchase orders through the procurement systems in a professional manner in accordance with the Trust's SFIs and code of practice of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.°Managed low value competitive procurement activity, and demonstrated value for money for the Trust, through obtaining quotations from suppliers in accordance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) cooperating with end users to ensure transparency and compliance with legal obligations.°Successfully Managed clinical and non clinical Category Tower, keeping a lean record of Key suppliers & communicated with new suppliers and conducted due diligence before approving the suppliers to be added to supplier database in Oracle and GHX Nexus Show less
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PAE
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead, Service Desk & Customer Success Specialist
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Feb 2019 - Jun 2019
TRAINED BY US MILITARY ON EMERGENCY PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCE, RESPONSE & RECOVERY ° I was responsible for the day to day operations of the Service Desk ensuring Team's emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR) by taking audit of Team's PPE (Ballistic helmets, Vests & Gas masks for (CBRN) chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) are in good condition, usable & accessible at all times at the same time ensuring superior customer service delivery on a daily basis.° Coordinated Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience (EPRR) of Service Desk Team during Military organised Drills & Live Fire 'In coming' and reported back to Regional Security Officer (RSO) via Chain of Management of my teams response & Head count after threat has been neutralised and 'All Clear' is given by The RSO.° Trained Service Desk new hires on company policies regarding security awareness and Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience (EPRR) & localised simulated evacuation exercises & kept a log of refresher trainings.° Conducted Daily Tool Box Topics touching on identified threats/hazards and how to eliminate the identified hazards at the same time ensuring good housekeeping. Show less
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Service Desk & Customer Success Specialist
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Oct 2017 - Feb 2019
TRAINED BY US MILITARY ON EMERGENCY PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCE, RESPONSE & RECOVERY *Ensured the smooth running & constant Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience (EPRR) of Base by organising Preventive Maintenance on Power Generators/Water Pumps/Perimeter Cameras/Speakers & Sirens/ACs on IT servers & all hardware needed for business continuity.*Received calls/ emails and requests from walk in customers (US Military personnel, NATO personnel and Joint Military personnel under Operation Inherent Resolve- Iraq Joint Operations Command) then created Work Tickets and dispatched Trade Personnel to respond to the received requests.*Utilized IBM Maximo & MS Office Suite Software to create Work Tickets, to track ongoing work and to close and archive completed work tickets.*Conducted 100% Customer call back via phone and email and utilized other customer survey methods like questionnaires to gauge and determine customer satisfaction with PAE services as provided Show less
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Custodian/ Escort
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Nov 2016 - Oct 2017
TRAINED BY US MILITARY ON EMERGENCY PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCE, RESPONSE & RECOVERY ° Provided Security Escort to Host Country workers who visited the Embassy compound° Completed Risk Assessment for security provision
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dnata
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United Arab Emirates
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Airlines and Aviation
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700 & Above Employee
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Cargo & Air Mail Operations (Dubai International Airport Cargo Mega Terminal -CMT)
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Nov 2014 - Oct 2016
Sorting Air Mail & Administrative Support/ Air Cargo Documentation/ Loading and Offloading/ Handling Dangerous Goods/ Handling Perishables and Pharmaceutical products/Mail & Cargo Prioritization Sorting Air Mail & Administrative Support/ Air Cargo Documentation/ Loading and Offloading/ Handling Dangerous Goods/ Handling Perishables and Pharmaceutical products/Mail & Cargo Prioritization
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Education
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2023 - 2024
CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
CIPS LEVEL 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management -
2008 - 2012
University of Nairobi
BA (Honors):, Political Science & Public Administration || Communication || Sociology
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