

Senior professional with 16+ years of experience in administrative, operational, and financial support roles across international organisations and the private sector. Strong background in high-level events delivery, procurement follow-up, and budget monitoring within regulated environments. Valued for reliability, anticipation, and precise execution, delivering with excellence and discretion to ensure smooth operations, compliant processes, and on-time results under pressure.
● Managed 80–120 procurement and payment transactions per year (goods, services, consultants) via Oracle/GSM/BMS, maintaining 100% on-time vendor payments over multiple years.
● Coordinated 10–15 high-level international meetings and missions annually, handling end-to-end logistics (contracts, travel, cost estimates, suppliers) for 150–300 participants per year.
● Supported multi-year donor-funded programmes with annual budgets in 20M USD range, tracking commitments, expenditures, and balances and flagging variances early.
● Prepared monthly and quarterly financial tables, expenditure summaries, and forecasts, improving management visibility and decision-making.
● Managed 10–20 consultant and service contracts per year, typically USD 5,000–100,000, ensuring compliance and accelerating approvals through clear documentation and follow-up.
● Streamlined administrative and procurement workflows, reducing processing times by ~20% while maintaining full compliance and audit-ready records.
● Processed 1,000+ supplier invoices per month with 99% accuracy, ensuring on-time payments and uninterrupted operations.
● Managed monthly budget tracking and expenditure control across multiple cost centres, identifying variances of up to 10% and supporting corrective actions.
● Reduced outstanding payment discrepancies by ~20% through systematic reconciliations and supplier follow-up.
● Renegotiated supplier agreements, delivering ~12% cost savings while maintaining service quality and delivery timelines.
● Shortened monthly financial closing by 2 days by streamlining reporting workflows and documentation standards.
● Maintained 100% audit-ready financial and administrative records, contributing to zero major findings during internal and external reviews.
● Managed procurement contracts exceeding €5M across Balkan markets, covering supplier selection, RFQs, negotiations, and delivery follow-up.
● Reduced purchasing costs by ~18% through supplier evaluation, renegotiation, and consolidation.
● Handled 30–50 RFQs and contracts per year, ensuring timely award and delivery coordination with international suppliers (including China).
● Improved delivery reliability by ~25% by tightening coordination between suppliers, logistics, and finance.
● Implemented ERP-based procurement and financial tracking, reducing reporting and invoicing errors by ~40%.
● Increased client retention by ~30% through structured reporting, reliable delivery, and responsive contract follow-up.
● Coordinated purchasing for 3 production sites, ensuring uninterrupted material supply and operational continuity.
● Reduced material costs by ~15% through competitive sourcing and supplier benchmarking.
● Improved on-time delivery performance by ~20% by restructuring procurement and delivery scheduling processes.
● Managed supplier documentation and contract follow-up in line with regulated manufacturing and quality standards.
● Supported the setup of sterile “White Room” environments, contributing to compliance with WHO manufacturing requirements.
● Strengthened traceability and audit readiness by standardising procurement documentation and reporting.
Negotiated and coordinated procurement contracts with the Nigerian Ministry of Health, equipping 50 sports halls with a net contract value of £5.5M, ensuring delivery, compliance, and budget control.
Coordinated international import–export operations for luxury goods, managing supplier documentation, shipments, and quality follow-up, contributing to ~10% reduction in material waste and returns.
Skiing, swimming, Crossfit, Travelling, Reading, Theatre
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