James Russell

Global Category Director, IT, R&D and Clinical, Indirect Procurement

London Area, United Kingdom

About

A professional Global IT Procurement and Commercial Director with over 20 years Strategic Sourcing, Global Category and Commercial Management, Supplier Relationship Management and contractual knowledge and negotiation expertise, specialising in Software, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, Applications, Infrastructure, Networks & Telco, IT Services and Professional Services. A wealth of experience across a number of industries and sectors including the Private and Public Sector, Financial Services, Banking, FMCG, Commercial Real Estate, Medical Technology, Sports Betting & Gaming and Aviation. Awarded the "Value Generation Award 2013", Agrega Intelligent Procurement. MCIPS and Six Sigma Green Belt certified

Experience

  • Global Category Director, IT, R&D and Clinical, Indirect Procurement at Smith+Nephew
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Director at Corporate Sourcing Solutions Limited
    May 2009 - Present · 17 yrs 2 mos

  • Associate at Global PMI Partners
    May 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

  • Interim Global Cat.Manager SAP S4HANA Implementation & Global Business Transformation Program at Smith+Nephew
    Mar 2023 - Oct 2023 · 8 mos

  • Global IT Category Manager at Smith+Nephew
    Jun 2022 - Jan 2023 · 8 mos