Testimonials
“Jane made a profound and immediate difference to our business, with her professionalism and determination immediately becoming apparent across the business. Jane led a fundamental transformation across all the areas for which she was responsible and by the time she sadly departed the business I am proud to say that it had reached a truly market leading position across procurement and all aspects of ESG, particularly sustainability.
The points I would particularly like to draw the reader’s attention to are:
1. Leadership. Jane proved excellent at spotting and recruiting appropriate talent into her team, embedding her people and the necessary processes into the business and leading from the front in implementing initiatives at pace and with precision. She delivered results through leading by example.
2. Governance. The reason that the initiatives were well implemented and stood the test of time were because they were undertaken with rigour and discipline. Not only were policies agreed and implemented in short order but the detailed work was done up-front to ensure their longevity - a detailed operating model was developed; the individual sites were provided with buying guides; everything was supported with clearly articulated business cases and buy-in from the board and investors was secured.
3. Resilience. Jane’s tenure coincided with a period of remarkable macro-economic turbulence. Major supply lines into the company were also at times disrupted. Jane’s approach and eye for detail stood the business in good stead, as the processes and disciplines she had put in place proved to be resilient even in the face of unprecedented external pressures
4. Stakeholder Engagement. Jane’s impact was further heightened through her approach to stakeholder engagement, as she made the effort to ensure board and investor buy-in; made sure the initiatives were appropriately scrutinised by the risk and audit committees and that commitments were recorded and monitored via the ESG report.
I regard Jane as a consummate expert and authority in her field and would thoroughly advocate her strengths.”
Chairman, Hospitality & Leisure Business
“I had the pleasure of working with Jane on the Executive Board and during this time we collaborated as a Board on key matters such as driving trading performance and profitability, safety, team engagement, and optimising the organisation structure. Together we delivered several acquisitions and divestment programmes as well as re-engineering the strategy of the business. Jane was the Board member with functional responsibility for Procurement, Property, Fleet, and Corporate Social Responsibility - requiring a broad mix of technical acumen, interpersonal skills and influence.
Jane was the force behind several transformational changes in the UK&I:
· Restructuring and upskilling the Procurement function from a transactional team to being strategic business partners of the business
· Implementing cross-functional committees for Fleet, focused on improving efficiency and safety of 2000+ drivers and vehicles
· CSR strategy, focused on driving society, social, environmental, and economical activities
· Accountability for the Property portfolio, including exiting redundant properties and negotiating new leases. During a huge re-organisation of the UK&I business, Jane led the search for a new London Head Office.
Jane collaborated with international subsidiaries to develop a group-wide procurement strategy. She designed a global competencies matrix with HR, and delivered large-scale projects, including the tender programme for a new Source2Contract system.
We operated in a highly regulated environment where safety is paramount. Jane collaborated closely with the Health & Safety Director to ensure a safety culture that complied with HS&E directives as well as implementing internal controls such as vendor due diligence and safe contractor schemes. Jane worked alongside Finance Legal, Safety and HR teams to ensure compliance with new regulations.
In addition to being a highly valued procurement specialist with diverse category knowledge, Jane is a natural collaborator and leader, supported by her emotional intelligence and determination to deliver commercial results.
I would highly recommend Jane as a business leader on a Board, with the numerous strings to her bow; procurement, property, fleet, and sustainability. Jane’s understanding of commercial contracting, finance, and HR underpins her ability to be a fantastic strategic leader in any business.”
Chief People Officer, Built Environment Services Provider
“During our many years of working together we built great rapport, with an open and trusting relationship, and I knew I could count on Jane to deliver results.
She has an excellent grasp of the wider business context, collaborating closely with divisional teams and suppliers to deliver a successful operation, and interacting with clients in a professional and supportive way to meet their individual needs.
Jane embedded a culture of business partnering with her team, and ensured we had resilience and governance to meet wider business and client needs.
She was a trusted advisor to the business and has a customer first mentality which is integral to her strategic approach – value for money deals must go hand in hand with quality and service.
She is a very able communicator and very good with people.
Her positivity, enthusiasm and tenacity is hugely contagious and I would highly recommend her.”
CEO Hospitality & Foodservice Business