Procurement, Commercial and Digital Transformation Consultant

• Provide commercial advice and guidance to Board members and NEDs and use key metrics to present procurement performance including cash and efficiency savings, budget variation and risk
• Secure value for money through robust, modern and agile supply chain, commercial relationships and proactive management of contractual risks including those related to BREXIT and COVID19
• Provide commercial advice and support for all IT projects and Digital transformation programme including for the development of business cases, annual business plan and saving plans
• Leading on delivery of a 4 year Digital transformation programme including the adoption of ‘cloud-first’ approach for 250+ business applications, outsourcing SIEM/ SOC, Cloud Storage and Backup, Win10 EUDs, O365 and MS Team, ERP and new HR/ Recruitment Management Solution
• Restructured ICT and Digital Asset Management function and streamlined process to track all Software licenses, Business Applications and Hardware including laptops, tablets, phones, SIMs, MFDs and circuits

• Transform and lead the procurement and commercial functions to ensure delivery of a proactive, professional, responsive procurement service with success measured by KPIs developed in collaboration with internal customers and externally identified benchmarks
• Ensure delivery and implementation of all projects in line with agreed timescales and in compliance with the UK/ EU Procurement guidelines (OJEU) and the Council SFIs
• Restructured Commercial function, implemented category management approach and widened the scope of services provided including contact management, supplier relationship and risk management
• Identify opportunities for savings through the identification of collaboration opportunities across the Wider Public Sector, rationalisation of suppliers and standardisation of common goods and services
• Undertake commercial audits, benchmarking exercises, detailed financial analysis and modelling to produce option appraisal papers and recommendations for the Council Membership and Leadership Team
• Shape the ambition and culture of procurement team (17 employees) to sustain and grow future success by developing a strong culture of teamwork and embed procedures to focus on cash releasing savings, process improvements and providing responsive service to internal customers
• Responsible for leading and successfully concluding contentious commercial and procurement issues, such as dispute resolution and similar challenges in IT commercial relationships
• Manage, develop and mentor team by ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities, ensure timely completion of annual PDP and undertake the relevant statutory mandatory training and appraisals

• Ensure all resources are focused on delivering cash releasing savings, process improvements, service re-design and supplier rationalisation as required to deliver a sustainable financial and operational model
• Maintain an awareness of external factors including competition, technical developments, government business initiatives, current and proposed legislation in relation to procurement and commercial activities
• Manage BAU budget and support IT and Digital functional leads in setting annual budgets for future requirements and minimise cost pressure by working in collaboration with the finance stakeholders
• Developed and implemented benefit tracking framework and ensure realisation of projected benefits through improved compliance and use of ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ model

* Provided strategic leadership and commercial advice to the Trust stakeholders in relation to procurement,
commercial and contractual initiatives and ensure the Trust is getting maximum 'value for money' from its
supply chain through optimum utilisation of personnel, systems and collaborative relationships
* To provide expert advice and guidance to Executive Directors and Divisional leads during the annual
business planning round including the production of savings plans and development of business cases. To
monitor and support agreed initiatives once implemented to ensure delivery meets expectations
* Developed and formalise collaborative relationship with Trusts and organizations across the STP and WPS
to ensure realisation of benefits of efficiency through aggregation of spend on common categories
* Managed IT BAU spend in excess of £80 million and developing sourcing strategies for Digital, Telecom,
Informatics and IT infrastructure categories
* Supported delivery of local health agenda through rationalisation of contracts, standardisation of
specifications and identification of collaboration opportunities across the health clusters
* Engaged with clinical and Ops leads to identify and develop delivery programme of 92 projects during FYs
1920 - 21 with aggregated contract spend of £53 million including the Trust PAS and E-roster system
* Monitored performance of procurement activities using key metrics and report on the performance within
the Trust, including impact on internal stakeholders and the wider health community
* Commercial lead for delivery of digitisation programme including Video Consultation app, Patient Referral
solution, Microsoft 365 and Enterprise content management system
* Delivered cash savings of £422K by negotiating contracts for network equipment, landline rates including
non-geographic and international calls, network endpoint encryption and Dental EPR
* Identified revenue generation and cost avoidance opportunities measure benefits against agreed targets,
ensuring a balanced approach between cost savings, risk management and value generation
* Aligned sourcing direction and category strategy with NHS and DH policy guidance, future Trust clinical
requirements and ICT / digital developments in the Healthcare market

* Successfully led, managed and delivered the transformation of commercial function through introduction
and implementation of new processes, SOPs and policies
* Identified new opportunities for revenue generation across corporate, commissioning and facilities
functions and presented proposals at cabinet meetings for formal corporate approval
* Revised and supported implementation of contract management policy, standardised procurement
templates and introduced best practices to improve efficiency across all directorates
* Developed the borough commercial strategy and policy including the guidance and templates for
procurement of concession contracts in compliance with EU guidelines 2016
* Developed commercial strategy for the client and identified opportunities for efficiency improvement
through transformation of commissioning approach for Adults, Children, Homelessness Prevention,
Learning Disabilities and Alcohol & Drug Abuse services
* Developed and submitted proposal for restructuring Integrated Commissioning, Public Health and Contract
Management teams resulting in cash savings of c.£384K through reduction in staff costs and overheads
* Developed business cases and identified options for:

o Automation of city parking through roll out of 'ANPR' technology and booking app
o Digitise resident parking permits by working in collaboration with APCOA and Xerox
o Increasing revenue from waste management contract through roll out of Smart Bins and recycling
o Purchase of Field Service Management and Staff Rota & Rescheduling system
o Transport contract for Dial-a-Ride, School Bus and Council funded taxi services
o Library and leisure transformation to improve revenue streams and increase gain share
o Roll out of prepaid payment cards for benefit payments and transition to cashless operations
o Setting up LATC for CCTV, Commissioning, back office and data enablement team
o Standardisation of FM contracts for commercial and residential properties managed by the borough
and Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO)