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Head Of IT & Indirect Procurement
Richard Catanach
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Colchester, United Kingdom
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An experienced Senior Procurement professional, with extensive consultancy and negotiation skills. Currently in a City-based role of Head Of Indirects & IT within the Global Insurance/Finance Sector, covering all expense areas of FM/Real Estate, European IT, HR, Marketing & Sponsorship, Travel, Risk, Staff Augmentation and Professional Services.
Significant experience of team management, global outsourcing, strategic, commercial, supplier engagement and global savings programmes. Delivering procurement strategy design and delivery, contract negotiation and renegotiation with existing vendors, often of high value, high risk & of business criticality. Private & Public Sector experience. CIPS Member.
Significant experience of team management, global outsourcing, strategic, commercial, supplier engagement and global savings programmes. Delivering procurement strategy design and delivery, contract negotiation and renegotiation with existing vendors, often of high value, high risk & of business criticality. Private & Public Sector experience. CIPS Member.
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United Kingdom
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English
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Larger project
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2013 - 2020
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Head Of Indirects & IT Procurement (EMEA)
QBE Insurance.
Role Overview:-
Whilst officially a Procurement role, this position covered leading multilple local and regional programmes across multilple disciplines, leading the delivery, sourcing and management, with a global insurer, of IT and non IT categories. Leading and developing a team of project and procurement professionals, providing leadership, experience and oversight on numerous global and local projects across EMEA. Enabling delivery, driving savings, value and efficiency from large and small projects and providing a calm, mature and reasoned voice to internal and external engagements and providing specialist and expert advice where required. Delivering the "best of breed" to multiple programmes and projects and procurement operations and ensuring policies across all disciplines are followed.
Responsibilities:-
• Defining, leading and enabling EMEA project and procurement strategies and delivery for multiple categories across Europe, Middle East and Asia (focussing on IT, FM and HR).
• Overseeing and managing all Indirect & IT Category Management and Buying, covering c£200m (US$270m) annual spend over 15 countries
• Designing, leading and delivering multiple IT and Indirects programmes and projects through engagement with Global and EMEA Executive Management Boards and all relevant local stakeholders and finance teams.
Whilst officially a Procurement role, this position covered leading multilple local and regional programmes across multilple disciplines, leading the delivery, sourcing and management, with a global insurer, of IT and non IT categories. Leading and developing a team of project and procurement professionals, providing leadership, experience and oversight on numerous global and local projects across EMEA. Enabling delivery, driving savings, value and efficiency from large and small projects and providing a calm, mature and reasoned voice to internal and external engagements and providing specialist and expert advice where required. Delivering the "best of breed" to multiple programmes and projects and procurement operations and ensuring policies across all disciplines are followed.
Responsibilities:-
• Defining, leading and enabling EMEA project and procurement strategies and delivery for multiple categories across Europe, Middle East and Asia (focussing on IT, FM and HR).
• Overseeing and managing all Indirect & IT Category Management and Buying, covering c£200m (US$270m) annual spend over 15 countries
• Designing, leading and delivering multiple IT and Indirects programmes and projects through engagement with Global and EMEA Executive Management Boards and all relevant local stakeholders and finance teams.
Operations, Procurement, C, Leadership, Management, Finance, Sourcing, It, Category Management, Asia
2012 - 2013
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Head Of Projects
Currys/PC World.
Role Overview:-
Engaged as a consultant to lead a small team of Project Managers to deliver IT projects in line with agreed budgets, outcomes and savings targets. Leading a small team of Project Managers to enable successful outcomes and working with the team to develop their skillsets, enhance cross team working and understanding and reach within the business to increase efficiency and savings/value opportunities.
Responsibilities:-
• Renegotiating full FM outsource covering 118 sites, delivering cost and service efficiencies
• Incorporating agreed Project policies and guidelines to ensure consistent outcomes and methodology across the business
• Leading team of 4 Project Managers to deliver against agreed outcomes and targets
Engaged as a consultant to lead a small team of Project Managers to deliver IT projects in line with agreed budgets, outcomes and savings targets. Leading a small team of Project Managers to enable successful outcomes and working with the team to develop their skillsets, enhance cross team working and understanding and reach within the business to increase efficiency and savings/value opportunities.
Responsibilities:-
• Renegotiating full FM outsource covering 118 sites, delivering cost and service efficiencies
• Incorporating agreed Project policies and guidelines to ensure consistent outcomes and methodology across the business
• Leading team of 4 Project Managers to deliver against agreed outcomes and targets
Service, It
2011 - 2012
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Head Of Indirect Procurement
Bupa Healthcare.
Role Overview:-
Leading a small team of procurement specialists and internal P2P function to delivery savings as identified by COO. Covering all Indirect & IT categories, plus creation and delivery of European drugs framework for 4 years (c£2bn spend) and Ancillary Medical Equipment.
Responsibilities:-
• A team management post delivering strategic Purchasing and Procurement Services, covering a myriad disciplines to support health and pharmaceutical delivery. Procurement activity including (not exclusively):-
◦ Drugs Framework RFP (total value £450m)
◦ Ancillary Equipment RFP (total value £150m)
◦ FM Outsource RFP, (total value £2m)
• Additionally responsible for procurement delivery of Telecoms Services, Supplier Management, Marketing, IT Services, Hotel Accommodation & Catering.
Leading a small team of procurement specialists and internal P2P function to delivery savings as identified by COO. Covering all Indirect & IT categories, plus creation and delivery of European drugs framework for 4 years (c£2bn spend) and Ancillary Medical Equipment.
Responsibilities:-
• A team management post delivering strategic Purchasing and Procurement Services, covering a myriad disciplines to support health and pharmaceutical delivery. Procurement activity including (not exclusively):-
◦ Drugs Framework RFP (total value £450m)
◦ Ancillary Equipment RFP (total value £150m)
◦ FM Outsource RFP, (total value £2m)
• Additionally responsible for procurement delivery of Telecoms Services, Supplier Management, Marketing, IT Services, Hotel Accommodation & Catering.
Marketing, Procurement, C, Management, RFP, Pharmaceutical, It, Support, Team management, Health, Framework
2007 - 2011
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Business Executive (Head Of Procurement role)
Essex County Council.
Role Overview:-
A largely IT role, managing a small team within the 2nd biggest Public Authority in the country. Responsible for delivery against savings targets, ensuring Compliance and OJEU processes followed and leading the largest insource of IT Services back into the public sector to date.
Responsibilities:-
• Team management role, responsible for delivery of ICT Category/Contract Management and Purchasing within Essex County Council. Procurement activity including (not exclusively):-
◦ WAN/LAN Services (407 sites, total value £34m)
◦ Landline/Mobile Services (10k lines, total value £10m)
◦ Cloud Hosting Services (42 business apps, total value £3m)
◦ Desktop Services Outsource (11k assets, total value £1.25m)
• Responsible for the commercial, procurement and negotiation work streams of a corporate decoupling from a large outsource provider (BT), taking all ICT Services "in house" including novation, assignment, re-procurement, supplier management
• Additionally responsible for FM & ICT contract/supplier management covering (not exclusively):-
◦ KPI/SLA & Supplier Performance Monitoring
◦ Service Credit/Rebate Process Management
A largely IT role, managing a small team within the 2nd biggest Public Authority in the country. Responsible for delivery against savings targets, ensuring Compliance and OJEU processes followed and leading the largest insource of IT Services back into the public sector to date.
Responsibilities:-
• Team management role, responsible for delivery of ICT Category/Contract Management and Purchasing within Essex County Council. Procurement activity including (not exclusively):-
◦ WAN/LAN Services (407 sites, total value £34m)
◦ Landline/Mobile Services (10k lines, total value £10m)
◦ Cloud Hosting Services (42 business apps, total value £3m)
◦ Desktop Services Outsource (11k assets, total value £1.25m)
• Responsible for the commercial, procurement and negotiation work streams of a corporate decoupling from a large outsource provider (BT), taking all ICT Services "in house" including novation, assignment, re-procurement, supplier management
• Additionally responsible for FM & ICT contract/supplier management covering (not exclusively):-
◦ KPI/SLA & Supplier Performance Monitoring
◦ Service Credit/Rebate Process Management
Procurement, Cloud, Management, Contract management, Service, Compliance, It, Hosting, Team management, Apps, Monitoring, KPI, Public sector, WAN, Processes
1996 - 2007
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Programme Manager
BMS Group Ltd.
Role Overview:-
Programme Manager role managing 2 buyers and responsible for FM and IT Projects.
Responsibilities:-
• Team management role responsible for the delivery of FM & IT Projects and Programmes within a global Financial organisation, managing programme activity, financial management and spend across a number of key projects. Main duties (not exclusively):-
◦ Enable and deliver agreed projects across FM & IT categories
◦ Lead strategic project groups within FM & IT Categories to identify and produce significant cost savings
◦ Strategic commercial, stakeholder & supplier management, advising and influencing key stakeholders on project outcomes
◦ Responsible for project and risk processes on all programmes in scope
◦ Lead & advise on internal negotiations on critical and high risk services
Programme Manager role managing 2 buyers and responsible for FM and IT Projects.
Responsibilities:-
• Team management role responsible for the delivery of FM & IT Projects and Programmes within a global Financial organisation, managing programme activity, financial management and spend across a number of key projects. Main duties (not exclusively):-
◦ Enable and deliver agreed projects across FM & IT categories
◦ Lead strategic project groups within FM & IT Categories to identify and produce significant cost savings
◦ Strategic commercial, stakeholder & supplier management, advising and influencing key stakeholders on project outcomes
◦ Responsible for project and risk processes on all programmes in scope
◦ Lead & advise on internal negotiations on critical and high risk services
Management, It, Team management, Organization, Processes, Manager
1990 - 1996
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Supplier Manager
Barclays Bank.
Role Overview:-
Promoted into a Supplier Management role from Jnr Manager role to be responsible for FM and HR contracts.
Responsibilities:-
• Responsible for supplier management of Facilities Management & HR contracts for the London & the South East, covering High St & Office Services.
• Promoted to Supplier Manager from Jnr Manager within 9 months and placed on the Barclays Young Leaders Programme to increase development opportunities.
Promoted into a Supplier Management role from Jnr Manager role to be responsible for FM and HR contracts.
Responsibilities:-
• Responsible for supplier management of Facilities Management & HR contracts for the London & the South East, covering High St & Office Services.
• Promoted to Supplier Manager from Jnr Manager within 9 months and placed on the Barclays Young Leaders Programme to increase development opportunities.
Contracts, Management, Development, Office, Contracts, Manager
My education
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Secondary, English (Minor in Literature, Maths, Art, Geography)
Secondary, English (Minor in Literature, Maths, Art, Geography)
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