Demola A.

Experience

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  London Borough of Camden

  Jan 2008 - now

  Provide strategic procurement direction and leadership to colleagues as well as valuable source of procurement expertise, skill and knowledge of the OJEU procurement process, EU Directives and the UK PCR 2015, by advising senior management (to Director level), while also engaging in client-facing negotiation roles, as well as working end-to-end on various corporate and IT procurement projects; Prepared cost and spend management reports for various senior management teams across the Council and Directorates. Lead various commercial management and contract negotiations on a number of outsourced corporate and IT contracts for the Council. My experience covers strategic procurement of IT and non-IT goods and services, contract negotiations, tender evaluations, contract reviews, specification writing, strategy and tollgate reports-writing, user requirement gathering, stakeholder liaison, development of EOIs, writing of ITTs and ITQs, strategic management of supplier relationships, in addition to the successful utilisation of my proven team leadership skills, to the successful delivery of cost-reduction initiatives on my projects. Show less Performed several managements, finance, procurement and administrative duties, among others. Constantly reviewed existing strategic corporate and IT hardware and software supplier and maintenance contracts; Developed sourcing strategies, incorporating best practice and market trends whilst developing strategic supplier relationships; Recommend & procure various IT hardware kits and software for diverse internal & external customers around the Council; Stock control; Lead and Organised Quarterly supplier meetings to ensure compliance to contract terms and raise issues of concern to both parties; Lead and Participated in end-to-end tender processes for various suppliers; Utilised the various Council IT systems (e-Buy, Cedar and most recently, Oracle Fusion) to raise and receipt purchase orders, as and when due; Analysed and Processed payment of all the Council's BT & Virgin media monthly bills on the Council's payment system. Show less

  • Procurement Manager

    Feb 2019 - now

  • Senior Customer & Supplier Liaison Officer

    Jan 2008 - Feb 2019