Joanne Moore
Swindon,Wiltshire
Summary
Seasoned professional with expertise in Procurement Business Partnering, committed to integrity and delivering exceptional service across the organisation. Proficient in drafting policies, managing tender processes, and conducting due diligence for risk mitigation. Experienced in collaborating with cross-functional teams to create effective sourcing and contracting strategies. Proven track record in managing key relationships across various categories and projects.
Category Exposure: Fundraising and Marketing, HR, Professional Services, FM, IS and Digital.
Industry Experience: Charity, Not for Profit, Renewable Energies, Oil and Gas and Manufacturing
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Strategic Procurement Business Partner
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
02.2021 - 08.2025
- To help people with sight loss to live the life they choose by working in partnership with the Directors of Fundraising and Marketing and People Services and their senior management team providing specialist procurement and commercial advice to ensure best use of funds to deliver our services..
- Commercial Lead of multiple procurements from ITT/RFT to post award stage
- Proactively identify and address procurement risks and mitigation strategies to meet organisational compliance requirements
- Managing the on-boarding and exit strategies of suppliers, change management requests and mitigation of supplier management and contractual issues to mitigate and protect against commercial risk.
- Drafting of tender documentation and evaluation matrixes
- Recommendation papers
- Negotiation, Implementation and of a variety of contractual templates
- Spend upto 5 million
- Delivery of a Learning Platform, a Benefits platform, an Applicant tracking system, A recruitment PSL, Consultancy,
Procurement Business Partner
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
09.2016 - 02.2021
- Company Overview: A not-for-profit membership organisation
- Responsible for all procurement activity focusing on Facilities Management and indirect spend
- To lead and manage the procurement processes from pre to post contract award and delivering optimal sourcing solutions that are fit for purpose across multiple commodities
- Engage with stakeholders to ensure that the procurement program and requirements are integrated into source selection, negotiation and contracting strategies
- Managing the delivery of all key sourcing and tendering activity, including RFI, RFP, supplier negotiations and contracting, ensuring compliance with IFoA policies and minimum standards
- Manage Key supplier relationships and performance in line with pre-negotiated SLA’s and KPI’s
- Prepare and execute the negotiated contractual documents and all other pertinent or necessary binding agreements with suppliers
- Drafting of evaluation and recommendation reports
- Create and maintain procurement policies and procedures
- A not-for-profit membership organisation
- To promote working collaboratively across all directorates to ensure that any interdependencies of requirements are captured prior to the procurement activity
- Delivered 6 major development and service contracts for examinations in 2019. External Audit Services. Internal Audit Services, A new Certificate in Data Science
- Created successful training material and provide training and regular updates to budget holders across directorates in procurement best practices as well as the above policies and procedures
Senior Buyer
Latchkeys Ltd.
06.2016 - 07.2016
- Company Overview: Manufacturer of Fall Arrest Equipment
- Short term support within the procurement team due to a high influx of customer orders.
- Running various reporting tools and analysing data to ensure there is enough stock to complete customer orders
- Category Specific - Products Walksafe and Anchors. Interrogating Bills of Material and changing BOMs for Special orders / Product
- Raising Purchase orders
- Expediting urgent requirements for build with vendors
- Analysing data of consumption against stock to make sound decisions against increasing / decreasing levels
- Manufacturer of Fall Arrest Equipment
SAP Procurement Analyst
Castrol Lubricants (BP)
11.2015 - 06.2016
- Post “Go Live” Support for the Packaging team within Global Procurement after the SAP P2P function was implemented within Germany
- Data analysis and interrogation of Pre and Post SAP Data
- Managing Change requests and implementation of new processes and procedures
- Identification of gaps within processes and actioning accordingly
- Invoice query resolution
- Purchase order approvals up to 1 million euros
- Query resolution- Supply Chain, European plants, and third-party Global Business Services
Buyer
Evotec Ltd.
08.2015 - 10.2015
- Company Overview: Pharmaceutical Company
- Supporting the Procurement function with Contract renewals and new requirements within this Pharmaceutical Company
- Procurement and Negotiation of Software Licences including Perpetual, Renewals, Support and Maintenance for 2016 Budget Capex and Opex circa 5 million euros
- Renewal of Maintenance contracts for Laboratory Equipment circa 600,000 euros
- IT Support contract for US office circa 50,000 euros
- Pharmaceutical Company
Procurement Officer
RES Offshore
09.2012 - 10.2014
- Supporting all procurement and sourcing activity across the Offshore Business including O&M requirements:
- Supply Chain management
- Contract Management, drafting & contract negotiations
- Project controls
- Supplier pre-qualification
- Familiar with drafting consultancy terms and conditions, BIMCO and LOGIC
- Framework agreements, Consultancy agreements, Service subcontracts unto 25 million spend
- Projects: First Flight Wind, 600MW Offshore Wind farm, Northern Ireland: FFW Contracts & Procurement Coordinator responsible for the Procurement of On and Offshore work packages within the development and feasibility stage
- O&M, Offshore Met Mast Maintenance. Blyth, Dogger Bank, Hornsea, WODs: Supporting the Operations and Maintenance division with subcontracts for Vessel Charters and Personnel
- Delivering 15 Offshore development contracts around 25 million in the 2 years I was there
- This was a new role for RES, and I developed all relevant Procurement documentation for the Tender process.
- Represented RES during First Flight Winds consultation processes for the Fisheries sector
Interim Buyer
GE Oil & Gas Ltd
02.2011 - 07.2012
- Sourcing Subsea Equipment for the Oil and Gas Industry
- Procurement of all fabricated parts required for build
- Sourcing Parts and evaluating proposals employing appropriate negotiation, cost and price analysis techniques
- Establish and maintain key performance metrics in support of the sourcing fulfilment process
Interim Procurement Officer
RWE Npower Renewables Ltd
04.2010 - 01.2011
- Offshore Development: Responsible for the Tendering of third-party contracts for Offshore Wind Farms in varying stages of development
Various Temporary Supply Chain Orientated Assignment Contracts
01.1998 - 01.2011
- Industries: Professional Membership Body, Renewable Energies, Oil and Gas, Engineering, Manufacturing, Communications
Education
GCSEs -
Cirencester Deerpark School
Cirencester, Gloucestershire 09.1991 - 07.1996
Skills
- 9 Years Business Partnering experience
- Soft skills centered and stakeholder engagement and influence at all levels
- Proactive and delivery focussed to align with organisational objectives
- Negotiating commercial agreements
- Procurement best practice
- Policy & Procedures formulation
- End to end tender processes
- Due Diligence in regulatory compliance and risk mitigation, IS, Accessibility, GDPR, PCI, ESG
- Cross-Functional teams engagement and collaboration
- Embedding contract and sourcing strategies
- Cost Savings
- Category and project exposure
- Supplier relationship management
Timeline
Strategic Procurement Business Partner
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
02.2021 - 08.2025
Procurement Business Partner
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
09.2016 - 02.2021
Senior Buyer
Latchkeys Ltd.
06.2016 - 07.2016
SAP Procurement Analyst
Castrol Lubricants (BP)
11.2015 - 06.2016
Buyer
Evotec Ltd.
08.2015 - 10.2015
Procurement Officer
RES Offshore
09.2012 - 10.2014
Interim Buyer
GE Oil & Gas Ltd
02.2011 - 07.2012
Interim Procurement Officer
RWE Npower Renewables Ltd
04.2010 - 01.2011
Various Temporary Supply Chain Orientated Assignment Contracts
01.1998 - 01.2011
GCSEs -
Cirencester Deerpark School
09.1991 - 07.1996
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