Paul Jeffery
Supporting the CIO, CFO, COO or Cpo Transform their Teams Commercial and Supplier Mgt Capabilities @So What Solutions
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WORK HISTORY
Supporting the CIO, CFO, COO or Cpo Transform their Teams Commercial and Supplier Mgt Capabilities @So What Solutions
So What Solutions have helped many types of organisation save money, develop internal staff and improve efficiencies & quality of services delivered from their 3rd party supply chains. Typical examples include- Implementing digital procurement and supplier management methods & tools- Reducing IT, Logistics, Marketing, Facilities and Travel costs- Building & developing procurement & vendor management teams in new lean ways of working- Improving employees\' commercial management and negotiation skills- Creating clear visibility and control of IT budgets and operating plans- Running sourcing tenders using the latest procurement technologies in both direct and indirect categories- Helping retailers reduce cost prices of raw materials, packaging and goods for resaleFeel free to connect if you would like to further discuss case studies & opportunities.
EDUCATION
Coventry University
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SKILLS
ABOUT PAUL JEFFERY
A people focussed creator of high performing teams with extensive experience in Procurement, IT and Finance functions within the retail sector. End-to-end functional expertise covering IT Strategy & Systems Development to Operations, Org design & change, analytics, PMO budgets & resource management as well as specific category sourcing of IT, Logistics and Professional Services.Thrives in fast-paced, often-ambiguous situations, with a quick eye to understand key business issues and opportunities to get the team performing quickly, embedding a lean process and structure. A team ‘people’ person with a drive to exploit systems, equally at home analysing the detail or presenting at board level.Winner of 2 x CIPS Awards for Innovation & People Development.• Change Programme Management• Procurement & IT Operating Models• Procurement Systems Roadmap• eSourcing & Procure to Pay• Microsoft Office 365 exploitation inc SharePoint and Yammer• Team recruitment and capability development• Business Process Re-engineering• Resources tracking, management and control
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