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Specialist in Procurement-based Projects

Work Experience

ARGOS RETAIL GROUP. SEPT 2001 - JUNE 2003
Mail order retail t/o £1.5bn
Head of Change Management, Morses Consumer Credit
Project Support Manager, ARG Equation

Main duties:
Managing strategy implementation projects requiring organisational, process and system changes. Forming and managing cross-functional teams.

Quantifiable benefits to employer:
Restructuring of 800-strong field sales force reduced selling costs by 50%. £2m mainframe development implemented on time and within budget.

Main achievements:
- Relocated 100+ employees
- Managed three strategically important projects
- Increased value delivered to customers and shareholders.

UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA. MAY 2000 - AUG 2001
Media and information provider t/o £2bn
Operations Director, eBusinessMedia

Main duties:
Operational implementation of e-business strategies.

Quantifiable benefits to employer:
Contributed to due diligence for various acquisitions. Established value proposition and recruited partners for corridor.com

Main achievements:
- Successful launch of corridor.com, the UK's leading B2B trading exchange for the furniture trade
- Negotiated acquisition terms with online construction marketplace

ACTIVE MANAGEMENT LTD. 1998 - 2000
Procurement Consultants t/o £1m
Director, e-procurement practice
Senior Consultant, IMI plc

Main duties:
Developing, marketing and providing consultancy and outsourced e-procurement solutions. Managing a programme of post-acquisition integration of purchasing activities across Europe for IMI plc.

Quantifiable benefits to employer:
Contributed fee income of approx £500k

Main achievements:
- Formed strategic alliances with Company Barcaycard and Commerce One service provider Xaman
- Provided e-procurement services to leading clients including Cadbury-Schweppes, David S. Smith and Smith & Nephew

OLIVETTI UK. 1996 - 1998.
IT Solution & Service Provider t/o £3bn
Purchasing Manager

Main duties:
Managing all purchases of IT hardware and software, plus pan-European responsibility for distributor purchases.

Quantifiable benefits to employer:
Reduced UK inventory from £30m to £300k as part of reallignment strategy. Managed purchases of £42m.

Main achievements:
- Established UK as lead purchaser of networking equipment and distributor purchases throughout Europe
- Re-focused UK purchasing on strategic initiatives

PRE-1996:

AGENCY BRANDS - Proprietor (1993-1996)
NEWPORT TECHNOLOGY GROUP - Materials Manager (1988-1993)
PICKER INTERNATIONAL - Senior Buyer (1984-1988)
TELSPEC - Stock Control Manager (1982-1984)
RCA SECURITY SYSTEMS - Buyer (1980-1982)
KEF ELECTRONICS - Trainee Buyer (1978-1980)
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL - Buying Clerk (1977-1978)

Education

Currently completing a part-time MBA at Aston Business School. Passes to date in the following subjects:

Economic A+
IT Strategy A+
Financial Reporting A+
Operations A
Innovation B+
Marketing B+
Organisational Behaviour B+
Strategy B

Corporate member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply

Member of the Association for Project Managers

Skills

Project Management, Risk Management, Benefits Realisation, Investment Appraisal, Implementation Planning, Microsoft Project, Change Management, Programme Management, Business Planning, Supply Chain Management, E-Commerce, Knowledge Management, Purchasing, Strategic Procurement, E-Procurement, ERP Implementation, System Development, Facilitation, Cross-functional Teams, Coaching, Negotiation, Vendor Appraisal, Vendor Management, Performance Improvement, Commerce One, Purchasing Card, Data Conversion, Category Source Planning

Languages

English

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