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An experienced IT Contracts Manager with a proven track record of success within blue chip environments, strong leadership skills, analytical, planning & technical awareness. Results orientated & quality focused. Experience of complex contract structures, procurement, business process re-engineering, quality assurance, strategic & financial planning, now seeking a new challenging role where rewards match results
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £277.78 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £2222.22 per day |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 318903 |
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SkillsCV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
Career Achievements Include
• Managed multiple high value contracts for globally recognised brand, adding valued changes
• Set-up strategic partnerships with Inmarsat, Iridium, Globalstar, Thuraya, Nextel
• Designed & implemented office procedures which were adopted as ‘Best Practice’
• Managed multiple full life-cycle procurement projects up to the value of £8M
• Developed Telecoms office from 11 to 55 client facing and account management staff
• Introduced cost savings through supplier rationalisation and 3rd party negotiations
Employment History
(Sep 2007 to Dec 2008)
IT Contracts Manager
London• Administrational management of contracts for VISA TPS IT
• Advised on Commercial terms with senior account managers of blue chip vendors by conference & face to face meetings
• Liaise with internal senior management from PM to VP over contract terms & suitability
• Worked closely with legal & procurement depts. to ensure all aspects of contract / SOW complied with VISA guidelines & any commitments were within budgetary guidelines.
• Track, monitor, re-negotiate & renew when necessary ensuring compliancy at all times.
• Ensure all new / renewals of contracts are correct in value / term & where necessary re-negotiate & proactively seek to co-terminate & reduce costs where possible.
• Manage the raising of purchase orders for all VISA TPS IT related purchases
• Liaise with VISA’s legal & procurement departments to ensure deadlines are met.
• Liaise with vendors to ensure service levels are consistent with contractual terms
• Attend all ‘tier 1’ vendor meetings as contractual advisor, chair & arrange where necessary.
• Continual management with finance department to ensure any commitments made by VISA in contracts & purchase orders are allocated to the correct budgets & cost centres.
• Acted as 1st internal & external point of contact for IT contract advice for TPS
(Sep 2003 to Sep 2007)
Operations Manager
London• Established procurement processes for recently established company
• Vendor selection, adopted best practice for vendor assessment
• Conducted vendor appraisals & re-evaluation
• Managed tender applications & negotiated contracts with clients & suppliers
• Prepared & presented financial forecasts & reports to Managing Director
• Proactively worked with LESO’s & Equipment providers attending tradeshows & workgroups on regular basis to ensure competitive advantage
• Implementation & development of new equipment to satellite portfolio
• Managing marketing processes & strategies for new satellite services
• Conducted mobile / satellite product reviews & advised on products that would give the company a strategic advantage in market
(Mar 2000 to Sep 2003)
Operations Manager
Project Telecom, London• Appointed to take operational, commercial and strategic control of London office / Hire business
• Attended trade shows and identified cross channel sales opportunities & alliances
• Developed & implemented marketing strategy, business plans & financial budgets
• Led negotiations for new product analysis, development & portfolio integration
• Led negotiations with suppliers of IT & PTSN equipment
• Controlled planning, procurement, administration for life-cycle of various projects
• Managed the recruitment, appraisals & training of 10 multi-functional office staff
• Negotiated rent reviews, repairs & service charges with building management agents
• Monitored, controlled & reported on office expenditure to the Finance Director
• Implemented processes & procedures to ensure delivery of best practice
• Formulated strategic business plans and delegated empowerment of initiatives
• Appointed Fire Warden and Health & Safety Officer for office environment
(Jun 1996 to Mar 2000)
IT Purchasing
Norton Rose, London• Responsible for the operational management of the IT £8M procurement budget
• Appointed to co-ordinate, monitor & plan day-to-day project development activities
• Developed SLA’s with current vendors & RFI’s with potential suppliers for equipment & services
• Conducted regular vendor positioning exercises to gauge KPI’s of partnerships
• Ensured all software installed on servers and desktops was licensed & managed
• Reviewed potential & existing suppliers to assess suitability of fast vendor relationship
• Prepared & presented IT budgets, financial forecasts & reports for IT / Finance Partners
• Managed tender applications & negotiated contracts with clients & 3rd party suppliers
• Appointed as B/L Manager and achieved promotion through recognized IT aptitude
• Established purchasing processes eg: T&C, supplier selection & vendor assessment
• Designed & Implemented QA procedures
Education
(Sep 1993 to Jul 1997)
Universirty of Westminster
• AAT Technician NVQ level 4
• AAT Intermediate NVQ level 3
(Sep 1976 to Jul 1982)
King Edward VI
• 2 ‘A’ Level and 5 ‘O’ Level qualifications including English & Mathematics
