Experience

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  Royal air force

  Dec 1984 - Jul 2007

  Operational support manager general engineering chief technician gen tech e

  General Engineering ManagementManager of very busy, multi- disciplined, Engineering Department. Responsible for the delivery of tactical support, management and maintenance plant equipment, photographic equipment, mechanical transport and general electrical engineering ensuring delivery of airpower tactical support including; asset management, budget management, asset maintenance, training, health and safety and quality management. Management partner with outside industries ensuring that “commercial off the shelf” items are suitable and fit for purpose. Technical advisor on the engineering advisory group to an industry partner.UK elite forces operations and tactical supportSpecialist Technical Advisor to the project managed systems including Integrated Biological Detection System (IBDS).HR management of 145 personnel, including holiday, training, annual personal reports and role assignment all requiring soft skills. Show less

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  Mod

  Dec 1998 - Jul 2007

  Hm forces

  Serving both in the UK and various locations overseas gaining significant Management experience through successive promotions, providing a high standard of facility management, contractual and specialist engineering support to a demanding range of customers, often under adverse conditions, within tight deadlines and budgetary limits.Overall responsibility for the successful operational delivery of Soft FM services across the business area as Contract Manager.Managing a service partner to deliver a multi million pound multi activity contract. Comprising of contract monitoring - output audit against deliverable line, best value for money, approving all change and amendment, contract law, patent & intellectual property rights, mediation and negotiation, risk management, KPI, output monitoring using direct observation and performance indicators.Specialising in soft FM of, catering and hotel services, IT, Mechanical transport, all engineering services, stores and logistics and Engineering planning.Management Team soft FM lead to the FM team. Working in partnership with the Hard FM manager to facilitate contract change with a high value refurbishment of hotel services facilities and other infrastructure improvements. Military Liaison Emergency Planning Officer, coordinator and team leader. Commended for achievements carried out during the Carlisle floods of 2005.Emergency Planning team leader for post crash/incident management. Project organiser for the logistics and delivery of a MOD training exercise in Oman.Created and implemented “Your Idea” a conduit for innovation and internal problem solving. Training provider. Including course design, teaching objectives, subject delivery, delegate assessment and administration of 4 separate electrical maintenance courses, Government Procurement Card training, multi national CBRN trainer to uk forces, government departments and police forces. Wider Markets officer Government Procurement card manager Show less

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  Mcvities carlisle

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2010

  Contract site manager

  Procurement & Supply Chain Strategy; Developing supplier relationships, Capability; Full Project Lifecycle Management; Bid / Tender Management; Outsourcing / Change Management; Contract Management & Delivery; Programme Management; Stakeholder Management; Category Management; Supplier Selection and Management; Electronics / Engineering Sector Expertise; MRO supply, onsite outsourcing specialist. Soft FM contract mangement

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  Bae systems

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2015

  Senior sub contract manager technical insertions

  Procurement manager for M777 digital Fire Control system,Procurement project manager for digital fire control for M777 Linaps fire control system.Procurement project manager for high value technical insertions in excess of £7m eachConception to grave management of all new projects engaging with all stake holders, delivering new products to the end user. Contract Management of all supply partners in a demanding and ever changing requirements environmentincluding but not limited too:1. Total contract management, plan, organise, audit, direct and be point of contact with suppliers;2. Selection of supply partners, collating and managing scope requirements, prepare al RFQ's, agree and negotiate terms, evaluate Supplier' down select' develop strategy and place contracts. 3. I negotiate and Manage multi million £ major subcontracts, identifying savings implementing cost reduction.4. Business develop and manage all Supply partners identifying opportunities for my vendors with each other and in the work place.5. I am responsible for managing the procurement process from conception of the requirement throughout contract life;6. Interface and communicate with the end user, customer and all stakeholders including other departments such as Engineering and Project Management;7. Develop and manage project and procurement plans;8. Ensure company subcontract and procurement process and procedures are followed;9. Ensure all subcontracts / PO's have the correct authorisation and approvals before signature;10. Able to multitask and manage different projects at any one time;11. Interface with the Client representative;12. Interface and communicate with all management grades partnering with senior leaders within manufacturing and service provision organisations. 13. Thrives on issue resolution adept and focused to resolve issues with a pragmatic open and fair manner. Show less

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  Stobart rail limited

  Jun 2015 - Oct 2016

  Strategic procurement

  Manage and implement the long term planning to deliver strong procurement strategy involving the review and implementation of:1. Spend analysis2. Collaborative procurement3. Procurement strategy and plan4. Category Management5. Supplier Relationship Management6. Supply/Value Chain Analysis7. Competition assessment8. e-Procurement9. Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract10. Framework agreements11. Preferred supplier lists12. Sustainable procurement13. Strategic supplier engagement to support our business winning and public eye relations.14. Group buying & spend analysis to ensure economies of scale.15. Coaching and mentoring16. Stakeholder engagement business improvement implementation.17. Future business winning support activity, B2B embedding. Show less

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  Xyz rail

  Oct 2016 - now

  Major incident response manager operational support

  Major incident response management to the Environment Agency for flood resilience not IT! in England. Provison and execution of logistics, transport and other services to deliver Flood Resilience operations mounted by the Environment Agency 24/7 365 days a year. Delivering Resilience Together

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  Xyz carlisle

  Aug 2021 - now

  Head of resilience xyz carlisle
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  Land recovery rail limited

  Dec 2023 - now

  Head of resilience land recovery rail