Mark Simons
VP Global Category Sourcing Manager Transportation and Llp @DHL
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WORK HISTORY
VP Global Category Sourcing Manager Transportation and Llp @DHL
Global responsibility for Procurement of 3rd Party Logistics spend at DPDHL Global Business Services with focus on Road and Network logistics but including elements of Air and Ocean. Procurement responsibility for our DPDHL internal companies including DHL Supply Chain, DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Express and our DHL LLP organisation managing sourcing opportunities with several external leading Global companies. Development of new strategies and innovative approaches to sourcing incorporating our NORAM, LATAM and APAC Regions. Management of 28 core Transportation sourcing experts with links into our Regions covering a spend in excess of €1.8 billion.
EDUCATION
SWINDON COLLEGE
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, Procurement
Swindon College
HNC, BUSINESS STUDIES AND ECONOMICS
ST JOSEPHS
English, Geography
SKILLS
ABOUT MARK SIMONS
Procurement professional with experience in the public and private sector. Work experience in both UK and Global matrix organisations working across geographic borders and regions including UK, mainland Europe, Turkey and Sub-Sahara Africa. Management responsibility for key DPDHL category covering spend in excess of £650M with a proven track record of delivery. A team leader with the ability to motivate and develop skills within a team.Have worked in many international environments from both a management and procurement perspective.Specialties: Commercial Procurement of Logistics transportation services across multiple geographies. Procurement of Capital Equipment, Engineering solutions, scanning and reading technologies, maintenance and spares, Advanced negotiation and contract law knowledge. Supplier management capabilities and adjudication/tender analysis for multi-million investment programmes.In house trainer for Business Relationship management as part of the DPDHL Procurement Training Academy.
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