Jake Pascoe
Lichfield,Staffordshire
Summary
Results-driven procurement professional managing multi-million-pound spend categories across containers and chemicals, while supporting wider operational categories including fleet and fuel at Veolia. Skilled in end-to-end strategic sourcing, commercial negotiation, and supplier relationship management. Recognised for delivering tangible commercial value, executing multiple concurrent projects autonomously, and building strong cross-functional partnerships. Now seeking to leverage core procurement methodologies and internal business knowledge to step up into the Category Manager role.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work history
Category Specialist
Veolia
Cannock
2025.06 - Current
- Strategic Category Management: Autonomously manage Containers (£28m) and Ireland Chemicals (£7.5m) categories, developing and executing end-to-end sourcing strategies.
- Complex Sourcing & Negotiation: Currently leading 7 concurrent sourcing projects with a combined annual spend of ~£16m. Successfully led a complex container tender, securing a 2.5% cost reduction across £2.5m annual spend through strategic supplier negotiations.
- Supplier Consolidation & Transformation: Developed and implemented a strategic consolidation approach for a highly decentralised FM category (~£20m spend). Reducing a fragmented base of 800+ suppliers to a preferred panel of ~35, establishing a long-term governance strategy.
- Stakeholder & Supplier Management: Act as primary commercial lead for internal stakeholders across operational teams. Drive ongoing supplier performance management, commercial analysis, and procurement governance.
- Cross-Category Support: Support wider strategic initiatives across fleet, UK chemicals, and fuel, ensuring alignment with Veolia’s broader commercial and sustainability objectives.
Procurement Graduate
Veolia
Cannock
2023.07 - 2025.05
- Successfully completed Veolia’s rotational graduate programme, gaining rapid exposure to multiple procurement categories and processes.
- Developed strong foundational expertise in tender management, contract implementation, and commercial analysis, leading to early promotion to Category Specialist.
- Completed comprehensive leadership and commercial training, including The Art of Influencing & Negotiation, Building High-Performing Teams, Managing Conflict, Change Management, and Presenting with Impact.
Purchasing Placement Student
Cummins
Darlington
2021.08 - 2022.07
- Supported cross-functional procurement activities, managing supplier communications and ensuring operational continuity for key projects.
- Gained practical experience across procurement systems, supplier management and commercial processes.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA Business Management with Employment Experience
University of Sheffield
Sheffield /2019 - /2023
Procurement and Supply
CIPS
/2025 -
Skills
- Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
- Complex Contract Negotiation
- Stakeholder Management
- Commercial & Risk Analysis
- Procurement Governance & Compliance
- ESG & Sustainability Awareness
Accomplishments
- Procurement Culture Club Lead (Veolia): Lead a workstream of 5 colleagues focused on improving departmental culture. Facilitate meetings, coordinate initiatives, and present strategic updates to senior leadership, resulting in measurably improved employee feedback scores.
- Awards & Recognition: Received internal departmental recognition for contributions to challenging procurement projects and cross-functional collaboration. Selected to represent early-career development at the annual finance conference.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Category Specialist
Veolia
2025.06 - Current
Procurement Graduate
Veolia
2023.07 - 2025.05
Purchasing Placement Student
Cummins
2021.08 - 2022.07
Bachelor of Arts - BA Business Management with Employment Experience
University of Sheffield
/2019 - /2023
Procurement and Supply
CIPS
/2025 -