Steve Fisher

Responsible for developing and delivering the Analytics Category Plan within the Data and Analytics team.

Responsible for delivering Bespak's Capital Procurement Programme through a more strategic category based approach, looking to build long term strategic partnerships with suppliers.

Responsible for leading a team of Supply Chain Professionals and Category Managers to produce detailed category plans and deliver the end to end sourcing programme.

IT & Telecoms Category Manager Responsible for creating, developing and maintaining strategic category plans for my designated category group(s). Created by ensuring I have a clear understanding of business’ objectives for designated categories and referring to a categorised spend profile and market knowledge for the category (including suppliers, products, and technologies, trends, key drivers etc). Ensure integration of the business objectives/needs and market intelligence is used to identify appropriate value levers (the winning hand) and opportunities. Responsible for implementing Category Councils which drive cross-functional collaboration. Responsible for understanding the full lifecycle of the processes which use the products and services within designated category and sub categories.

Specialised category management in IT, Print and Office. Responsible for the collation of all contracts and suppliers across the company and working with the business areas to ensure appropriate categorisation and tiering of each contract is in place. Liaising with the business to design and implement Category Strategies and savings realisation plans in line with business/team objectives and roadmaps. Then deliver fit for purpose and efficient procured goods and service solutions by undertaking a full service design and specification, needs, market and supplier analysis. Responsible for the management of contracts through the whole lifecycle (cradle to grave), including tracking contract and supplier performance, cost analysis, risk analysis and compliance. Provide input into setting budget(s) for own area and then track and undertake Spend analysis to manage spend against budget and continually assessing team resource needs to ensure effective delivery of team objectives Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Development through periodic reviews of supplier performance against agreed SLAs and KPIs, proposing improvements to service received via continuous service improvement.

Responsible for the supply chain and lifecycle process for IS products and services covering the breadth from consumables to strategic acquisitions such as managed service contracts Responsible for defining and embedding a supplier relationship management plan for all suppliers into IS. To support relationship meetings and ensure effective governance of the relationship is in place Responsible for the proactive management and procurement of all contracts (circa 100) such that at any point in time a forward view of next steps for a given contract should be known. To provide input into the business plan for appropriate costs associated with contract plans, costs circa £7 million.

Responsible for managing and reviewing routine audit assignments performed by Internal Auditors, ensuring that all assignments meet budgets and deadlines set during the audit planning and is completed to Corporate Assurance quality standards and procedures. Supporting auditors in feeding findings back to clients and resolving any potential disagreements over actions to be taken. I perform and undertake more complicated and/or higher risk audit assignments, including investigations, by ensuring necessary research and planning has been completed prior to the audit beginning, all testing is backed up by factual evidence, evaluating findings by drafting an audit report summarising key findings, recommended action plans, and forming an overall opinion, and tracking successful implementation of any recommendations raised. Develop working relationships through client management, in order to facilitate and participate in joined up working, offering advice and guidance on risk management, internal controls and governance.

It was my role to assist in the delivery of the department audit plan through performing audit assignments by researching, planning and arranging audits; undertaking interviews and audit testing as specified in audit programmes; producing high quality working papers assessing risk mitigation and internal controls; evaluating findings, and drafting an audit report summarising key findings, recommended action plans, and forming an overall opinion; and tracking successful implementation of recommendations raised.

Responsible for providing timely and accurate financial information and advice to cost centre managers and senior management, at an operational and tactical level, assisting in the promotion of financial awareness, to enable them to effectively manage their areas of business and provide ad hoc support as required. Ensure the correct and timely submission of invoices and claims in line with corporate procedures. Preparation and input of monthly and 5 year forecasts, journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations to strict corporate deadlines and accounting standards.