About me

- Proactive and efficient. Extraordinary ability to prioritize, multi-task and focused and calm under pressure whilst delivering to tight deadlines. - Strong leadership skills and ability to develop team spirit. - Develop analytical and organizational skills that promote highly cost-effective and lean use of resources. - Creative thinker who identifies solutions “outside of the box” and encourages an environment where this is expected from the team. - Effective communication skills with strong training and presentation skills - Positive energy, attitude and enthusiastic approach in all tasks undertaken - Quick learner who can absorb new ideas - Supportive team player who is patient, rigorous and able to work under stress - Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite: Adobe Illustrator CS6, Photoshop CS6 (expertise adequate to print generation, illustration, technical drawings), MS Office Package (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Insight, Sage.

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Work history

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PROCUREMENT OFFICERCONWAY AECOM LTD
Aug 2017N Acton Rd, London NW10 6PE, UKFull Time
- Advise with processes, policies and procedures in line with current UK and UE legislation. - Assist on compliance reviews of existing contracts and with maximizing the use of collaborative contracts, as appropriate. - Support with the promotion of best procurement practices within the Company. - Maintain procurement systems and records to ensure efficient and effective operations and robust internal controls are in place. - Monitor and ensure achievement of value for money in all Company purchases including collaborating and/or advising colleagues to assist them achieve same. - Develop the procurement and contract management skills base in the Company through ongoing training, development, consultation and communication. - Advise departments with the preparation, development and review of robust business cases to support procurements. - Prepare a range of procurement and contract management reports for consideration for a variety of internal and external audiences. - Assist with the request, evaluation and validation of quotations and tenders. - Provide general market intelligence through research and other appropriate means to assist the Procurement and Strategic Projects Manager. - Receive and respond to procurement enquiries from/to staff (email/telephone/face-to face), escalating requests as appropriate. - Produce procurement related letters/documents/presentations typically using standard formats or templates. - Run automated or routine reports to support established procurement information requirements. - Enter procurement data onto existing databases and/or spreadsheets. - Provide administrative support to contribute to the smooth operation of procurement activities. - Take ownership of own workload and the initiative to handle assigned projects within agreed timescales. - Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Finance department to refine and develop processes to capture and analyse suppliers’ data. - Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with the Company’s Financial Regulations, UK and EU Procurement Directives. - Participate in contract renewal meetings, as delegated by the Procurement and Strategic Projects Manager, with relevant stakeholders. - Ensure procurement policies and procedures are compliant with data protection legislation as directed by the Procurement and Strategic Projects Manager. - Conduct all financial matters associated with the role in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures as laid down in the Financial Regulations.

Skills

• Budget Management
• Conflict Management
• Time Management
• People Development
• Stakeholder Management
• Procurement

Education

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Master's Degree in Project ManagementNorthumbria Unversity
Sep 2017London, United Kingdom