Gareth Ribbon Email & Phone Number | Aiming to achieve a category management position within the procurement profession. Procurement Category Manager, with a history of managing categories, from outsourcing consultancy & recruitment, to air filtration & industrial gases, within Facilities Management (FM) and Aerospace & Defence industries. Experience includes running tender bid processes for provision of outsourced consultancy; working within FM industry liaising with European colleagues to secure pan European 3 year contract agreement. Rationalisation of Recruitment Agency utilization to achieve efficiencies & savings, as a result of methodical category management. Project management yielded 6 figure savings (per annum) for Biomass fuel project; negotiation with leading industrial gas provider resulted in 40,000 discount on outstanding debt, which of course can be classified as cost avoidance. Skills & attributes include excellent negotiation technique, project management, and the ability to organise personnel to achieve the desired results and goals of projects and tenders, and of course, where necessary, dispute resolution. SAP & Microsoft Office Professional 2010+ proficient. I must have a good memory and good recall under pressure: I have appeared on BBC TV's Mastermind no less than 3 times! Specialties: Supplier Management Categories: • Air Filtration • Lift Maintenance • Recruitment • Heating/industrial pipes/heavy industrial supplies with electrical/plumbing: • Industrial gases • Office supplies • Biomass fuels Indirect Procurement Supply chain management Tenders/bids FM industry experienced Contracts & contract amendments

Gareth Ribbon

Aiming to achieve a category management position within the procurement profession. Procurement Cat...
Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

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Caregiving

2023-09-01 00:00:00 - Present

Gpa Government Property Agency

Sales Officer

2022-12-01 00:00:00 - 2023-06-01 00:00:00

Defra

Commercial Officer [interim]

2022-01-01 00:00:00 - 2022-07-01 00:00:00

Kent County Council

Procurement Category Manager (Adult Social Care) [interim]

2021-10-01 00:00:00 - 2021-12-01 00:00:00

Mhclg

Commercial Lead for Commercial & Procurement [Interim]

2021-06-01 00:00:00 - 2021-09-01 00:00:00

Ministry Of Justice

Strategic Procurement Officer

2021-02-01 00:00:00 - 2021-04-01 00:00:00

Oxfordshire County Council

Strategic Procurement Officer

2019-10-01 00:00:00 - 2020-12-01 00:00:00

Slough Borough Council

Procurement Specialist

2019-07-01 00:00:00 - 2019-09-01 00:00:00

Royal Borough Of Windsor And Maidenhead

Procurement Officer

2018-08-01 00:00:00 - 2019-05-01 00:00:00

Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust

Assistant Procurement Manager, Clinical Procurement

2018-01-01 00:00:00 - 2018-07-01 00:00:00

Thales

Procurement Category Manager

2017-05-01 00:00:00 - 2017-07-01 00:00:00

Defra Rural Payments Agency

Category Manager, Goods & Services Category Team Defra Group Commercial

2016-05-01 00:00:00 - 2017-01-01 00:00:00

Nhs South Central And West Commissioning Support Unit

[Interim] Deputy Procurement Manager, Non-Clinical Procurement

2016-01-01 00:00:00 - 2016-03-01 00:00:00

Oxford And Cherwell Valley College

Group Procurement Manager

2013-08-01 00:00:00 - 2015-11-01 00:00:00

Luton Borough Council

Category Manager

2012-06-01 00:00:00 - 2012-10-01 00:00:00

Qinetiq

Category Buyer, FM, Strategic Sourcing

2011-07-01 00:00:00 - 2012-02-01 00:00:00

Bae Systems

Category Manager – Indirect Procurement Services

2010-06-01 00:00:00 - 2011-02-01 00:00:00

Cofely

Procurement Category Manager

2008-07-01 00:00:00 - 2010-06-01 00:00:00

Martin Baker Aircraft

Buyer, Commercial Procurement (indirect, non-production spend)

2007-06-01 00:00:00 - 2008-07-01 00:00:00

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Gareth Ribbon is located at
Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

Gareth Ribbon is a Aiming to achieve a category management position within the procurement profession. Procurement Category Manager, with a history of managing categories, from outsourcing consultancy & recruitment, to air filtration & industrial gases, within Facilities Management (FM) and Aerospace & Defence industries. Experience includes running tender bid processes for provision of outsourced consultancy; working within FM industry liaising with European colleagues to secure pan European 3 year contract agreement. Rationalisation of Recruitment Agency utilization to achieve efficiencies & savings, as a result of methodical category management. Project management yielded 6 figure savings (per annum) for Biomass fuel project; negotiation with leading industrial gas provider resulted in 40,000 discount on outstanding debt, which of course can be classified as cost avoidance. Skills & attributes include excellent negotiation technique, project management, and the ability to organise personnel to achieve the desired results and goals of projects and tenders, and of course, where necessary, dispute resolution. SAP & Microsoft Office Professional 2010+ proficient. I must have a good memory and good recall under pressure: I have appeared on BBC TV's Mastermind no less than 3 times! Specialties: Supplier Management Categories: • Air Filtration • Lift Maintenance • Recruitment • Heating/industrial pipes/heavy industrial supplies with electrical/plumbing: • Industrial gases • Office supplies • Biomass fuels Indirect Procurement Supply chain management Tenders/bids FM industry experienced Contracts & contract amendments

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Gareth Ribbon has prior
experience in the following industries:
Gpa Government Property Agency | Defra | Kent County Council | Mhclg | Ministry Of Justice | Oxfordshire County Council | Slough Borough Council | Royal Borough Of Windsor And Maidenhead | Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust | Thales | Defra Rural Payments Agency | Nhs South Central And West Commissioning Support Unit | Oxford And Cherwell Valley College | Luton Borough Council | Qinetiq | Bae Systems | Cofely | Martin Baker Aircraft

Gareth Ribbon has the following professional experience:
Career Break | Gpa Government Property Agency | Defra | Kent County Council | Mhclg | Ministry Of Justice | Oxfordshire County Council | Slough Borough Council | Royal Borough Of Windsor And Maidenhead | Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust | Thales | Defra Rural Payments Agency | Nhs South Central And West Commissioning Support Unit | Oxford And Cherwell Valley College | Luton Borough Council | Qinetiq | Bae Systems | Cofely | Martin Baker Aircraft

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