Supplier & contract management
Topics addressed
- Supplier segmentation
- Setup of strategic supplier programmes
- Management of supplier programmes
Geographies, industries, and spend types
- The Netherlands
- Retail, telecom, and insurance industries
- Indirect and goods for retail spend
Selected project experience
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Role description: Subject Matter Expert (SME) and oversaw a supplier management programme for two key suppliers in the ready-cut vegetables category for a national supermarket chain, managing €70 million in spend.
Value delivered: Identified opportunities to reduce costs by over €5 million and improve freshness and quality, all approved by the project sponsor. -
Role description: SME and responsible for developing a contract management methodology, including processes and roles & responsibilities definition, for a large insurance company.
Value delivered: The new methodology was aligned with various functions and approved by company leadership. -
Role description: SME and responsible for a project to identify contract rationalisation opportunities in the IT infrastructure category for a telecoms client following their acquisition of a competitor.
Value delivered: Identified opportunities to reduce total opex by more than €7 million, approved by project sponsor.