Harry Briggs

Commercial at Microsoft

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Microsoft (Full-time · 3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Commercial Executive - US FSI
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Commercial Executive - UK FSI
      Oct 2022 - Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Royal London (Full-time · 3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Technology Procurement Manager
      Jul 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Category management experience in: Network & Telecoms, Hardware, Software, Managed Services, Marketing, Sales, Professional Services Key projects: o Microsoft renewal; Enterprise Agreement, Azure and Dynamics – 3-cloud platform deal o Managed Security Service Provider augmentation o Group network & telecommunications strategy (internet & mobile) o Data Centre Co-Location o Strategic London office build – asset management business M&A programme support (divestment & acquisition); contract analysis and delivery of contractual data.

    • Category Buyer
      Oct 2019 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Procurement Analyst at FNZ Group
    Oct 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Global Procurement responsibility (EMEA & APAC), with spend of ~£50m within ~700 contracts across ~370 suppliers. Stakeholders within Operations, HR, Risk & Compliance, Legal, Infrastructure, Information Security and Group Commercial. Manage the due diligence process for on-boarding new suppliers, liaising with; Information Security, Data Privacy, Financial Crime and Risk Teams. Support the Head of Supplier Management & Group CFO with any requests they have – in particular details around spend & commercials.

  • Reverse Logistics Area Manager at Amazon
    Sep 2017 - Mar 2018 · 7 mos

    Managed day-to-day operations of Reverse Logistics, specifically all UK Customer Returns of up-to 500k items per week. Leading and developing 5 teams to their full potential, totalling 225 employees. Responsible for meeting performance metrics – safety, productivity, quality and cost saving efficiencies. Allocated labor and equipment while tracking real-time KPIs to achieve daily 10-hour shift volumes. Responsible for measuring, evaluating and improving logistical processes in areas of Dock, Receive, Problem Solve, Stow and Non-Con.

  • Repsol (Full-time · 1 yr 4 mos)
    • Planning and Business Performance
      Jun 2016 - Sep 2016 · 4 mos

      A four month assignment in Planning and Business Performance for Repsol's E&P Business Regional Unit in Europe, Africa and Brazil.

    • Planning Analyst
      Jun 2015 - Jun 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Preparation of the UK weekly production report to distribute to Shareholders and the LT. Providing a monthly production variance analysis. Assisting in the creation and maintenance of the Business Performance Management Scorecards to be presented to LT and Ex-Com. Produce forecasting accuracy analysis on a monthly basis to be distributed to the LT. Working with large data sets to complete the annual Oil & Gas UK / DECC Activity Survey.