Proven senior consultants, working in procurement/commercial/contracts, keen negotiators, with an eye for detail, working within a number of blue chip companies. Worked on both Pre/Post contract strategies covering category/tender/contract negotiations/claims/renegotiations of existing contracts/contract management.
Goal driven, with tenacious, methodical, strategic approach to the procurement of major goods/services/projects, ensuring contractors adhere to robust Kpi’s/contractual governance/claims processes ensuring the projects are delivered with cost benefits, on-time to the right quality.
A highly effective communicators dealing up to board level and ensures prior to any negotiation a strategy is agreed internally with the key stakeholders prior to the meeting.
Worked in a variety of commercial management roles in multiple sectors and joint ventures projects, on many occasions delivering cost benefit/avoidance and reducing many claims negotiating with many large entities like Doosans/Alstom/Bibby/Siemens/ABP.
Management style is hands on, modelling a professional attitude, taking ownership of situations, tenacious and willing to think outside of the box to ensure issues are addressed. Strong communicators who believe in creating robust process and procedures ensuring clarity and gaining 3rd party buy in to the procurement strategies. Having excellent computer skills and a keen eye for detail having trained teams in the use of a variety of technologies to help benchmark tenders and ensure the transparency of information.
Coming from a varied technical background enables us to participate fully in negotiations/claims management and understands when the contractors may be trying to manoeuvre a fake claim, working closely with Engineers/project package leads/Legal ensures that tenders/contracts have robust Technical Specifications/claims management and that claims can be disputed/deflected.
An analytical and methodical approach enables us to drive change where necessary, ensuring all contractors and sub-contractors are carefully screened to ensure that the best possible outcome is achieved for the project.
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