John Mitchell

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT JOHN MITCHELL

Proven commercial leadership skills within both the public and private sectors, and able to operate at both a strategic and operational level. A history of designing and delivering transformative, value driven supply chain and sourcing solutions on behalf of major international technology clients, whilst maintaining key strategic client relationships. Mission driven, I have built and led culturally diverse, often remote teams to deliver exceptional results through value delivery across four continents. I thrive in large scale, complex international environments, particularly when working in partnership with clients to deliver results under pressure. Excel in cross functional engagement and building long term relationships at all levels that deliver on key business objectives. Key Competencies-Strategic Planning and Implementation -Leadership and Management -Building Partnerships -Process and Performance Optimisation -Conceptualising new ideas Key Achievements-Designed and delivered a public sector pre-sourcing support function to drive best practice compliance and value for money through supplier market intelligence, analysis and engagement -Improved EBITDA, market share and churn rates as GM of an MNO -Delivered value of $80m+ for large MNO through a new supply chain operating model -Recruited, coached and led teams of SMEs in a greenfield supply chain optimisation business -Successfully delivered savings on sourcing budget of $250m+