Epsom, England, United Kingdom
Management Consultant and procurement expertise with a solid 22 years track record in leading operations to win and deliver contracts and solve business problems. Extensive experience in the international development field. Acumen for seeing the big picture and translating into strategic and tactical plans as well overseeing their implementation through associated change management programmes and the development of KPIs. Strong team management in high stress environments and experience includes substantial work on overcoming the challenges of managing international and geographically spread operations. Extensive consulting experience and skills working with government agencies, the corporate sector, and not-for-profits, including leading business development and project management processes. First class relationship, interpersonal, and representational skills to effectively communicate at all levels throughout an organisation, with clients, and cross-culturally. Core competencies include: Management: Project Strategy Development, Business Development Planning, Performance Improvement, Financial Management, Client Relationship Management, Risk Management, Problem Solving, Negotiations Business/Technical: Opportunity/Bid Management, Project Management, Economic Growth programmes, Regulatory Environment, Energy Public Procurement Management, supply chain, Sustainable Development Experience in Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, West Africa, East Africa, Israel/Palestine, and Haiti Native French speaker
Delivering end-to-end procurement activity across a range of categories, including Direct Marketing, Facilities Management and Services, influencing spend decisions, driving value for money, and ensuring compliance with procurement policy and regulatory requirements. Delivering end-to-end procurement activity, including market analysis, supplier sourcing, tendering, evaluation, negotiation and contract award Acting as a category lead across key areas of spend, working closely with stakeholders to embed procurement early in project planning Managing supplier relationships, supporting contract negotiations and leading regular contract reviews to ensure performance against KPIs and SLAs Supporting the development and continuous improvement of procurement systems, processes and controls, including supplier onboarding and contract registers Reviewing supplier risk and compliance, ensuring adherence to Centrepoint’s Procurement Policy and relevant legislation Analysing spend data, benchmarking costs and identifying opportunities to deliver savings and efficiencies Maintaining accurate procurement records, including key contracts registers and supplier databases Providing advice, guidance and training to colleagues across the organisation to promote best practice procurement and value for money
- Stock replenishment - ensuring our shelves remain as full as possible and products are in the right place at the right time for our customers. - Fulfilling online customer orders ready for our drivers to deliver their shopping direct to their doors. - Reducing wastage by following product due diligence and markdowns to those reaching their sell by dates. - Working with the wider shop team to support when needed including; checkout support, managing Click & Collect orders, fulfilling on-demand customer orders and more. -Fish and Meat counter - manage stock sales to customers. entries, offsales,waste for different type of meat and fishes.
Monitor procurements to ensure contractual requirements, policy and internal controls are followed • Support the management of procurement logistics requirements for country offices and to a lesser degree at Head Office level • Conduct relevant sampling of procurements on an ad hoc basis including visits to country offices and suppliers • Highlight any risks or concerns immediately within procurements • Support with investigations and necessary follow up • Daily support and coordination of procurement activities in line with the organisation’s plans and relevant donor requirements in addition to ensuring all samples received from suppliers are kept secure • Support stakeholders in planning that any distributions are efficient and compliant with internal and donor requirements • Mentor and train staff to understand and follow policy and practice • Advise on policy and process improvements and oversight ensuring best practice • Develop, track and report KPIs to measure success and impact Identify and map risks in our supply chain to ensure there’s no adverse human rights, climate or ethical impacts Oversee and embed cloud based platform use for logistics and procurement approvals and record Ensure and check document retention is adequate Oversee and support country teams in the lifecycle of large and high value tenders Refine VFM proposition in procurement and logistics Support country offices in developing annual procurement plans Develop contract management (services) tracking Support Country Office teams ,mentor country office staff in asset registering, tagging, record keeping, maintenance and disposal Coordinate bi-annual stock and asset check and report on outcome Advise and support country office on stock maintenance and best practice.Oversee vehicle logbooks and develop effective information tracking Review fuel consumption purchase and tracking systems at Country Office level Coordinate with HR Country Offices to ensure drivers are licensed and trained
Assist in ensuring the successful entry of Vallis into the Aid sector Identify new sales lead Marketing Vallis services Operational requirements Expansion of Valiis services Project Management, support and assist the African Medical Supplies Platform(financed by Bill Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller foundation, Gavi Vaccine Alliance, in Logistics, Quality Assurance Control, delivering Covid -19 test kits to Ministry of Health Khartoum Sudan and Dakar Senegal with the Clinton Health Initiative. Inspection for the Covid-19 vaccines (7M doses for the African Continent) PPE equipment and other medical equipment and laboratories in all African countries for their respective Ministries of Health. Quality Management System on cold supply chain established for the African Medical Supplies Platform. • Procurement and logistics for Kisumu Concrete Products Kenya, procurement and logistics for 2 X Truck Mounted Crane with Chassis and logistics with Greenshields Cowie for Track spare part to Nairobi. • Procurement consultancy to Private sector companies (Oil, Textiles, Agri-Chemicals) implementing Bespoke Procurement documentation (ITB. RDQ, Contract) tot the client needs , Term and Conditions clauses, Staff assessment, Incoterms. • Facilitate Support role by facilitating and fast-tracking shipment processes involved in the supply chain for Sightsavers Liberia for medical supplies (Cataract Kits) and Sierra Leone. • World Food Programme proposal for Madagascar on quality assurance and control and food inspection services for South Africa, Angola, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. • Inspection in Kenya for The Humanitarian and Stabilisation Operations Team (HSOT) contracted by Palladium For the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office(FCDO) for plastic sheets .
Procurement consultancy contracts funded by AfDB, UN, WB, EU. Working on a CEMAC contract with agent in Douala Cameroon on goods custom clearance demurrage charges, Parking charges and resolve disputes in Douala port. Monitoring Installation and evaluation on egg incubator plant and agricultural kits and equipment's for Ministere du Plan et de la Cooperation Republique Centre Africaine ,Republic of Central Africa Bangui funded by AfDB. Sourcing goods per category, RFQ's andT enders, evaluation, contracts management, payments, technical specification ,services, custom clearance, audit work, after sales service/installation and services , stakeholder management