DOB/Status: 4-1-54/ Married, no children

Languages: English and French (basic)

An effective commercial manager with extensive procurement experience within the IT, Banking and Financial Services industries working for major blue chip organisations. Uses negotiation and communication skills to implement innovative and resourceful concepts. Adept at handling complex contractual and supplier demands. An ethical business oriented planner with a wealth of inter-personnel skills.

Interim Purchasing Consultant to HP's UK & I Managed Services Department. My role provides advice and procurement expertise to the department in support of HP/Compaq's UK managed services customers. I am required to use my knowledge and expertise to assist other members of the department to fulfil their supply chain roles, as well as taking an active part in the negotiations and formulation of contracts, as and when required.

Accountable to the UK Procurement Director for a £300M+ IT spend. My role provided support and procurement expertise for all global/local project based procurement activity requiring, data centre and desktop systems, networks, telcoms, satellite, software and/or hardware to the Reuters Group.

Contributed significant savings to the Group targets. For example a personal £700,000 bottom line saving booked in Q2/02, representing a 40% reduction against budget.

Established supplier management procedures and policies for major vendors, i.e. IBM and CISCO.

A departmental re-engineering process resulted with myself as the single point of reference to approve all IT hardware spend over £10,000.

Established and broke new ground for the department with many internal clients against a background of adversity toward any interference in their autonomous business units.

First point of contact for colleagues and internal clients in search of procurement advice and guidance.

Two white papers written, (1) Leasing guidelines and (2) Purchasing card.

As well as negotiating many of the largest contracts in the industry at the time (Oracle). I have also negotiated many other contracts with small businesses around the globe to provide strategic critical products and services.

Responsible to the Director of Procurement, I had direct responsibility for the strategic IT procurement to the NatWest Group.

The provision of the IT procurement strategy to enable the Group to meet its economic aims.

Responsible for many of the largest contracts let at the time, i.e. Microsoft, Dell desktop hardware, and IBM outsourcing

Responsibility for an IT spend of approximately £180M pa through project-managed procurement and/or implementing supply contracts. Savings in line with targets, typically providing 25 -30 % off budget.

Established myself as the first point of contact for the provision of support and guidance to clients and colleagues through a lead role concept.

Leadership to staff in which saw one individual grow from an administrative assistant to a successful senior buyer during my term.

Successfully managed the transition of many contracts from businesses either sold or transferred to Royal Bank of Scotland.

Reporting to the European Purchasing Director, the position provided a centre of excellence for all IT, Travel and Facilities procurement.

Providing procurement expertise for the successful transfer of employees and equipment for a new Call Centre site in Dublin.

Overseeing the procurement assignments of this major project to build a call centre on a green field site with European subsidies.

Dec 95 - March 96 The Charity Commission

Successfully completed the IT procurement project to select and negotiate a supplier for a Documentation Management system against very short timescales and within budget.

Successfully provided business and procurement advice relating to commercial matters to enable the division moves towards autonomy.

Reporting to the Finance Director in the UK the role involved total responsibility for all aspects within the company regarding its UK purchasing and procurement strategy for a £22M pa spend

Successfully introduced a single source policy for the car fleet by negotiating with suppliers, manufacturers, staff and management. Reducing cost by £150,000 pa.

Responsible for the repair, installation and modification of the company's computer systems and peripherals, at client sites.

Responsible for the installation, commissioning and demonstration of company computer system range and applications at client sites.

1990 - 1999 BSc Studies, Open University, Electronics and Management

1978 - 1982 BA Studies Open University, Technology

2002 May 7 Step Procurement Methodology

1999 Apr Legal Aspects

1999 Mar Marketing Skills

1998 Sept Project Management "PRINCE"

1998 Outsourcing Master Class

1997 Marketing Purchasing

1996 Negotiating Skills Master Class

1996 IT Purchasing and Contracts Master Class

1996 - 1999 Member of the CIPS IT Committee

1994 - 1996 Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply Courses