Keith Gentry

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ABOUT KEITH GENTRY

Career History: A highly strategic and results-oriented Interim Procurement Consultant with particular strengths in Greenfield, sourcing category management and developing SRM processes to improve supplier relationships, initiating cost reduction programmes to improve profitability, and implementing added-value solutions.Exceptional Stakeholder Management skills on all levels incl presenting and reporting to senior management, influencing and persuading Marketing, Brand, and HR Directors, sourcing and negotiating with Global Suppliers and External Consultants. Strong Leadership and Management skills in coaching, mentoring, and motivating highly successful procurement teams, adopting a consultative approach to build trust and help in achieving targets.Excellent Problem skills in applying root cause analysis, exploring suitable options, implementing new systems and processes, applying high attention to detail, and delivering robust solutions.Outstanding Project and Change Management skills in analysing, evaluating, and researching information, leading the tendering process to rationalise the supplier base and re-aligning the budget and forecasts.I have led local and global complex projects simultaneously and mentored teams to intellectual problem-solving. My proven procurement skills are transferable across sectors,(e.g. Pharmaceutical indirect procurement (for strategic marketing & medical education), HR Services, Travel Management, Leisure, and Hospitality).Specialties: Sourcing, procurement, SRM, and category management transferable across sectors, influencing buy-in from global stakeholders to sustainable suppliers, joint objective setting.EMEA Strategic Marketing, Medical Education, HR, Travel Management. Indirect Procurement