Vicky Hinchliffe MCIPS

Experience

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  Spectron Laser

  Sept 1997 - Apr 2002

  Buyer

  Electrical Component Buyer

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  HM Prison Service

  May 2002 - Jul 2006

  Responsible for procurement of training requirements as well as site services and goods.

  • Procurement Manager

    Jun 2004 - Jul 2006

  • Senior Buyer

    May 2002 - Aug 2004
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  UK Ministry of Justice

  Aug 2006 - May 2007

  Category Manager

  Based in London at NOMS HQ, I was responsible for the procurement of National Training Services and HR services.

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  UK Ministry of Justice

  Jan 2009 - Feb 2014

  Procurement Category Manager

  Procurement Category Manager responsible for Travel and Transport category areas.Category Development - review and develop category strategy to achieve best value for money within travel, including options analysis, spend analysis and market analysis.E-Sourcing - within the portfolio establish requirements and tender requirements in line with policies, current practices and law, including the use of OJEU, lean principles and contracts finder. Supplier Management - Management of a portfolio of suppliers to ensure that value is achieved and that the contracts meet the needs of the changing landscape of the Ministry of Justice.Stakeholder Engagement - Developed and maintain a stakeholder plan to allow stakeholder involvement at strategic points and to keep a wide array of stakeholders informed of key decisions in the category. Show less

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  National Grid Gas Distribution Ltd

  Feb 2014 - Apr 2017

  Category Manager for National Grid, Non Regulated Business. Responsible for building and developing the team for the Non Regulated part of National Grid. Management responsibilities including recruiting, developing and managing the team.Implementing the Strategic Sourcing Process across the team and introducing it to stakeholders. Early stakeholder engagement and the development of relationships to embed the procurement function within the non-regulated business.Completion of Category strategies to enable the strategic vision of the business. Sourcing events to introduce new competition in the market and reduce whole life costs through negotiations. Show less

  • Innovation and Strategic Contracts Category Manager

    Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Category Manager

    Feb 2014 - Oct 2016
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  Cadent Gas Limited

  May 2017 - now

  Supply Chain Lead, across the Back Office transformation programme which is driven from a technology change to SAP Ariba and S/4 Hana. Detailed Design phase, working with multiple internal end users to determine the future needs of Cadent.Design, Test and Implementation of SAP Ariba, upstream (Source to Contract) and downstream activities (Order to Pay) and Logistics. Business Readiness to set Cadent up for success, including Benefits identication, Data, Archiving, Process, Controls, Policy, Strategy, Organisation and People, Training, Templates, Guidance all to be compliant with UCR (OJEU).Working with 4 third parties to deliver technology and business change. Show less

  • Director of Procurement

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Head of Commercial - Capital Delivery

    Oct 2020 - Nov 2022

  • Senior Category Manager - GD2

    Mar 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Supply Chain Lead - Back Office Transformation

    Sept 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Category Manager Complex Engineering and Major Projects

    May 2017 - Mar 2020