Robert Turnbull

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ABOUT ROBERT TURNBULL

A proactive, energetic, personable and results driven Strategic Procurement and Commercial Consultant, with many years worth of experience and expertise in complex and highly pressured transformation and strategic procurement implementations within Public Sector. With experience of multiple categories of procurement, but specialising within the rapidly changing ICT arena. I have extensive knowledge of all Commercial and Procurement processes allowing me to ensure due diligence of all complex Commercial activities in which I am involved. With extensive experience of managing many complex technical requirements for my customers I am able to offer advice on specification development and I am extremely competent when communicating such requirements and an organisations desired goals when dealing with the market, thus ensuring timely and satisfactory delivery of the right solutions for the business. With excellent Stakeholder Management skills, operating within Senior Stakeholder environments, articulating complex commercial advice to provide direction for the business. I have in depth knowledge of all Public procurement regulations, and Commercial frameworks and I am more than capable in advising the best and most efficient routes to market, driving savings and beneficial outcomes for the business, not just for short term gains, but also for longer term contractual security. I have extensive expertise of using the common Public Sector Procurement Frameworks, with an expert knowledge of the ICT market, and a particular expertise in using the G-Cloud frameworks, which has led to numerous successful project outcomes.Strengths- Collaborative strategic purchasing- Stakeholder Management- Supplier Negotiation- Commercial reviews and transformational projects- Category Management (Indirects: primarily ICT/Prof Services/FM & E)- Supplier relationship/performance management- Contract negotiation and tendering (OJEU)