Nigel Birkinshaw

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ABOUT NIGEL BIRKINSHAW

Interim Commercial and Procurement Director • Board Level Leader • Transformation and Commercial Risk Specialist A strong Commercial and Procurement leader demonstrating 35 + years of leadership across property, facilities, hard and soft services and manufacturing, stepping into complex environments to stabilise and transform to deliver measurable results · Board level accountability for budgets in excess of £120m · Proven track record of sustainable savings and margin protection across indirect spend categories · Recognised expertise in Commercial Risk, Contract Negotiation, Dispute Resolution and complex Turnarounds· Change leader, developing, implementing and leading multi disciplinary change · Global Leadership experience in regulated environments across multiple countries I bring a pragmatic, data driven approach to governance, transformation and commercial risk management that helps organisations to strengthen control, bring efficiencies and support growth Specialties: • Procurement with expertise in FM & MRO Category Management• Category Management• Strategy Development • Negotiation • Team Management • Team Building • Change Manager • Cost Reduction • Dispute Resolution • Project Management & Implementation • Operational Management • Supplier Relationship Management • Supplier Development