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Specialist interim consultant delivering rapid cost reduction, procurement turnarounds, and supplier consolidation programmes across complex, under-optimised environments. Brought in to stabilise, restructure and transform procurement functions within 90 days, unlocking immediate financial savings and building sustainable commercial strategies. Expertise in cost transformation, procurement turnaround/greenfield setup, post-merger supplier consolidation, and commercial strategy delivery in politically complex, stakeholder-heavy environments.

Procurement & Contracts Manager (Interim) at The Medical Defence Union (2025-01 – Present)

Cost reduction + supplier rationalisation during cloud transformation

• Delivered £803k savings through application rationalisation and supplier consolidation
• Identified and removed system duplication and underutilised SaaS spend
• Executed enterprise-wide cost-out programme across multiple categories
• Rationalised fragmented supplier landscape (e-learning, storage, tooling)
• Reset commercial approach to align with future-state operating model

IT & Telecoms Category Manager at Marston Holdings (2021-01 – 2025-12)

Optimise £35m spend + drive sustained cost efficiency

• Delivered £4m annual savings through strategic sourcing and supplier restructuring
• Consolidated supplier base across 181 vendors → streamlined commercial model
• Led complex negotiations across cloud, telecoms, and managed services
• Introduced category strategies aligned to long-term cost optimisation
• Acted as senior commercial partner to Exec stakeholders

IT Category Manager (Interim) at Babcock International (2020-01 – 2020-12)

Stabilise and optimise IT procurement in regulated environment

• Managed £32m spend across infrastructure & hardware
• Delivered sourcing strategies to improve commercial terms and reduce cost leakage
• Built pipeline of savings + structured sourcing approach
• Supported procurement function in driving greater commercial control

Supply Operations Manager (Interim) at Airbus Defence & Space (2019-01 – 2020-12)

Improve supplier performance + operational efficiency

• Led supplier governance across complex, multi-category supply chain
• Delivered process improvements and compliance enhancements
• Negotiated with global vendors (Dell, Cisco, Computacenter)
• Improved supplier performance visibility and accountability

IT Procurement Manager (Interim) at British American Tobacco (2017-01 – 2019-12)

Improve procurement efficiency + reduce cost & debt

• Managed £20m global IT spend across multiple categories
• Delivered cost savings through hardware standardisation
• Reduced aged debt via P2P process redesign
• Led supplier transitions and commercial renegotiation