Description

I am a versatile, highly skilled and organized MCIPS Procurement and Supply Chain manager with strong negotiation skills gained from over 13 years of leadership experience in managing direct and indirect procurement, category management, international sourcing and supply chain management, P2P activities, supplier and stakeholder management, project management, facilities management (FM), Building maintenance, business development, data analysis in all aspects of manufacturing and logistics.

In addition, I have a proven track record of successfully managing logistic operations, production operations/planning, sales and customer satisfaction strategies, and procurement projects for food manufacturing companies, and I am qualified for this position. My professional experience and MSc in Procurement and Supply Chain Management have given me a thorough understanding of the entire supply chain process, from sourcing and logistics to distribution, sales, and customer service management.

Utilizing my experience and background in finance, engineering, and operational management, I have been instrumental in ensuring that the businesses/projects under my control have the tools they need to deliver outstanding cost savings and sales results while minimizing business risks.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Trellech United (up to 50km)

Halliburton Limited
Procurement and Contract Manager UK/EU
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
August 2024 - February 2026 (1 year and 6 months)
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Leading the Strategic Sourcing, Contracts & Procurement activities of spend around $300M across 27 European countries.
• Managing team of 11 direct reports dotted geographically across UK and Europe and 2 support hubs.
• Establishing strong relationships with internal business stakeholders & building a strong understanding of strategic business direction, requirements and priorities across assigned suppliers and spend categories.
• Developing sourcing strategies to deliver against business objectives for internal clients
• Evaluating supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and bench-marking analysis.
• Managing the fundamentals of procurement, sourcing, and supplier engagement activities including RFx, spend pattern analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation, negotiations, and supplier consolidation.
• Identifying sourcing opportunities by leveraging spend analysis tools and engaging with stakeholders to consolidate requirements over categories, suppliers, and geographies.
• Focusing on total cost of ownership.
• Managing the full lifecycle of contracts, from proposal development to contract closeout.
Supplier Management Sourcing Negotiation Supply chain Cost Reduction
Self employed
Independent Operations & B2B Procurement Consultant
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
March 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
Providing high-impact operational consulting, B2B contract optimization, and remote project delivery for enterprise clients seeking to scale distributed workflows.
•Operated with a deep ownership mindset, independently managing end-to-end B2B client delivery, project scoping, and remote resource orchestration with zero external supervision.
•Built and maintained high-trust enterprise relationships, aligning complex technical requirements with operational talent strategies to ensure fast, chaotic-free project deployment.
•Acted as a data-fluent advisor, building custom performance dashboards and analytics trackers to run rigorous diagnostics on workflow efficiency and vendor SLA compliance.
•Published high-signal weekly milestone reports for C-suite clients, translating complex data into clear, actionable executive insights.
•Navigated extreme ambiguity and velocity, pivoting strategies rapidly to adapt to shifting client needs, technical upgrades, and remote team dynamics.
Project Management contract Team management Business analysis procurement
Amazon
Global Procurement Operations Manager - Indirect
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
October 2021 - April 2023 (1 year and 6 months)
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Key Responsibilities
•Work in full compliance and adherence with the company Spending and Transaction policy, educating and guiding the correct procurement behaviors of business stakeholders
•Manage all FM Category Procurement activities in EDI4, Amazon's Dunfermline FC.
•Liaise with suppliers to negotiate and secure value for money on a full range of goods and services.
•Compile supplier performance data to collaborate with category management teams on the best strategies for benchmarking catalogue item prices to deliver savings.
•Build effective stakeholder relationships, ensuring a high service level in terms of quotations, quality compliance and lead times for local projects
•Creating and revising contracts in accordance with the client's specifications throughout the project.
•Conduct nationwide sourcing events such as pre-qualification, selection, evaluation, negotiation, and recommendation to match site requirements.
•Identify savings opportunities and partner with Business Owners to deliver savings through tenders, negotiations, and contract renewals
•Assist a variety of internal stakeholders with procure to pay tasks for a variety of projects
•Implementation and maintenance of Amazon internal e-catalogues
•Train internal stakeholders on internal Procurement tools and processes
•Utilized multiple applications and systems to deliver accurate metrics, reporting and data analysis
•Work Order and Master Supply Agreement creation and execution

Key Achievements
• Managed the vendor strategy for a CAR project aimed at supplying sustainable water to all Amazon Fulfillment Centers in the UK by harvesting and filtering rainwater and achieved a cost avoidance of approx. £200,000.
•Overseeing the indirect procurement activities for all of Scotland's Fulfilment Centers (FC) while working on various projects that resulted in successful outcomes for project stakeholders, most notably the £120,000 cost avoidance for shelving projects.
Supplier Management Procurement Project Management Risk analysis Cost Reduction