I'm Sean and I work as freelance bid writer and procurement consultant. In my most recent role I managed all procurement activity relating to Brighton and Hove City Council’s Information Technology and Digital, Corporate and Professional Service contracts. Line managing a small team of procurement specialists, I was responsible for my category’s annual spend of approximately £40m, developing and implementing the team’s procurement strategy and managing change and modernisation within procurement on behalf of the council. My position within the team also meant that I was responsible for maintaining a portfolio of upwards of 650 contracts.
This experience was built upon a career on the other side of the fence in sales, bid writing and business development.
In procurement my experience is predominantly in sourcing but also play a hands on role in contract management, supply chain management and procure-to-pay systems. I've worked on procurement projects across a huge range of different category areas, all of which are listed to the right.
I've seen the good, the bad and the ugly in both procurement and sales and ultimately, I know exactly what it takes to win contracts in the public sector.
