Experience

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  Marks and spencer

  Jan 1988 - Jan 2001

  Assistant merchandiser and various uk and european roles

  I worked in various supervisory positions in merchandising and stock management across clothing and skincare/cosmetics. This included an 18 month placement to the international business, where I acted as a go between for the stores and head office, implementing policy and sharing sales generating ideas.

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  Novartis

  Feb 2001 - Nov 2013

  I was responsible for all indirect category corporate spend across all divisions and sites in the UK & Ireland (manufacturing and commercial).I was responsible for all indirect spend for the Pharmaceutical division (primarily marketing). I had overall responsibility for Site Services across the Frimley/Watchmoor campusReporting to the Country CFO, I led a team of sourcing professionals, providing these services to all Novartis commercial offices and manufacturing sites in the UK for corporate spend categories, and procuring predominately marketing services for the local Pharma organisation. I also had overall responsibility for Site Services at the Frimley/Camberley campus.I led complex cross functional and cross divisional projects, both in this role and my previous role. I enjoy being stretched into these new and challenging areas, and achieving great results through great teams. Show less

  • Project Manager, Ophthalmology (secondment)

    May 2013 - Nov 2013

  • UK Head of Cross Divisional and Pharma Purchasing

    Jan 2011 - May 2013

  • Head of Indirect Purchasing, Northwest Europe

    May 2008 - Jan 2011

  • Purchasing Manager

    Feb 2007 - Apr 2008

  • Senior Buyer

    Sept 2005 - Jan 2007

  • Demand Planner

    May 2002 - Aug 2005

  • Sales Forecaster

    Feb 2001 - Apr 2002
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  Occumen limited

  Jan 2014 - Mar 2015

  Director

  During my time with Occumen, a niche Procurement consultancy, I worked on client assignments in engineering, transport, leisure and clothing.My responsibilities included leadership and delivery of major client procurement projects, working on diverse areas of the business in our various clients.Primary projects included global tendering of facility management (FM) for a major blue chip company, global category management and systems & processes management in the leisure industryI enjoyed the variety of procurement consultancy and the opportunity to take what I have learned, listen to the client, understand their business and deploy solutions adapted to individual client needs. Show less

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  Rolls-royce

  May 2015 - May 2019

  I headed up the function that delivered a Digital Strategy for Property in Rolls-Royce. I built a new team of generalists and specialists. They drove a digital culture, deploying multiple technologies and software as part of the Prop Tech journey. By understanding the data flows and how our function was "wired", we could better get to a Single Source Of Truth (SSOT) and use our data and analytics to make decisions, moving towards predictive analytics. This was especially important in a highly outsourced function such as this.In this role I was using my procurement background, understanding of systems and processes, and property management, to enable us to use data and predictive analytics, AI etc better in our decision making. I used my skills in strategy and team building to make sure we had the right skills to deliver our commitments.I worked across the function and with IT to define future vision and strategy of systems and software deployment for data analytics in corporate real estate. This has enabled adoption of new technology (AI, Big Data, RPA and more) with a more informed IT Roadmap.I ensured that not only did we roll out new technology but that we also build in the right change management, thus taking new users on the journey and increasing adoption. Having come from a procurement, project management, systems, processes, analytics and consultancy background, I like taking skills honed from many industries and roles, and deploying them in new ways where I can deliver positive, measurable results. Show less In this role I worked in the Rolls-Royce Global Operations Team (Facility Management FM) in the Group Property function. Reporting to the Global Facilities Director, I was part of the global Process & Program team, working alongside the Regional Operational FM Leads. I had responsibility for a number of areas.I delivered the set up, management and ongoing evolution of the Governance & Performance Management of our Facility Management (FM) providers across the globe. This was following close involvement as a member of the core team who delivered the global tender of FM services, for which I deployed extensive negotiation skills. In this role, I delivered robust contract management and change management whilst also partnering with our Facility Management providers to improve delivery for our stakeholders on the sites. In addition to my Governance & Performance role I was requested by the Group Property Director in July 2017 to stand in for the Strategy & Planning Director on his management of Business Information (BI), and to join the Executive Leadership team for the Rolls-Royce Real Estate function. Please see details in my subsequent role (above). Show less

  • Global Head of Property Information (systems, processes and analytics), Group Property

    Jul 2017 - May 2019

  • Head of Global Governance and Performance (supplier management) - Global Operations (FM) Team

    May 2015 - Mar 2018
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  Jll

  Jul 2019 - Apr 2020

  Head of emea supply chain & procurement programme management office (pmo)

  In this role I worked on a number of projects and programmes within the Procurement function, including the launch of risk management software, and responsibility for the Vendor Data Management Team in Warsaw

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  Barclays

  May 2020 - Apr 2022

  Director, colleague services programme lead

  In this role I was the director for the London estate for Operations (FM). I also had a separate responsibility for a number of global programmes (PMO).

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  4pro consultancy services

  Apr 2022 - now

  Managing director & principal consultant

  In this role I support business across two areas. 1) Corporate clients with Programme Management specialising in Corporate Real Estate and Procurement. I am currently engaged on assignments in global projects for multiple clients, focused on PMO, Procurement, and Contract Management. 2) Local businesses / start ups with preparing to work with large corporations, sales planning and business planning. I am currently engaged with a start up supporting them with Procurement strategic planning. Never a dull moment! Show less

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  Morson talent

  Apr 2023 - now

  Contractor