Carlota Araque

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Lead Supply Chain Manager - SCS Railway - HS2

World Commerce & Contracting

Elected Global IACCM Council 

Avison Young │UK

Developing and leading all strategic sourcing and procurement related activities for client requirements across all Global Facilities Management service lines.

Lead negotiations for major procurement contracts; make recommendations based on Total Cost of Ownership, supply chain & business risk, supply chain positioning and optimised strategic buffers.

Leading, drafting & issuing RFIs & RFQs; collection & analysis of submissions, tender presentations, issuing of final recommendation reports and compiling appropriate contracts for each project.

Procurement Consultant

AECOM (incorporating Davis Langdon, An AECOM Company)

Secondment to Anglian Water Services to source delivery partners for strategic pipelines and boosters and support the execution of the Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP).

Developed the procurement strategy in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016.

Procurement Category Manager

CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

Launched initial engagements in Kenya to establish CIPS-Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Project (BMGF) for health care procurement by meeting relevant stakeholders and mapping organisational challenges for the health sector procurement activities.			

Author of Global Strategic Supply Chain Management (Level 6), a 380 pages study guides part of the new learning resources in the new 2018 CIPS syllabus.

The assessor of Managing contracts and relationships in procurement and supply (D5) and Contexts of procurement and supply (D1) modules for CIPS 

Participates in timely preparation of post-assessment reports for CIPS Qualifications Board and for CIPS online 'Learner Community'

Consultant

YTKO GROUP LIMITED

Business Procurement Advisor 

Harley Reed

Developed commercial strategy for the client and identified opportunities for income generation and savings through transformation of services and restructuring of organisational structure.

Procurement Specialist

Scope

Hammersmith & Fulham Council

Business Support Officer

London Development Agency

Category Manager

Hello! I'm a Chartered Procurement and Supply Chain Professional who's worked in non-government, private, and public sectors. I've reshaped the procurement landscape of the construction industry for the last few years.

A leading subject matter expert and thought leader in the supply chain, I am interested in collaborating with professionals of the same calibre.

🏆 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

My procurement career has been marked by recognition as an innovator, with accolades such as a 2016 CIPS Supply Management award with Scope nomination for 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳/𝘕𝘰𝘵-𝘧𝘰𝘳-𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵. Among my notable achievements are leading multi-million-pound procurement projects, negotiating cost-saving contracts, implementing supplier diversity programmes, and implementing strategic transformations within large organisations.

💡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞

My expertise spans a wide spectrum of procurement and supply chain domains including.

🏢 Facilities Management Consultancy
🏙️ Commercial Real Estate Procurement
🏗️ Major Works Procurement
⚙️ M&E Building Services and Construction Markets
🤝 Supplier Relationship Management
🌿 Sustainable Procurement practices
🌍 Net Zero Carbon Reduction in Supply Chain
🌈 Supplier Diversity Programme
🛡️ Supply Chain Assurance & Compliance
🔒 Third-party risk management framework (TPRM)
🔄 Supply Chain Process Optimization
📊 Build UK Common Assessment Standards

🌍 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩

I've had the privilege to serve as a trusted consultant for prestigious organisations, including Avison Young, where I spearheaded the transition of procurement activities in-house, designing and implementing processes and procedures from the ground up. 

📚 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩

I'm also recognised as a thought leader, having authored a best-selling CIPS book, 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘓𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 6), part of the new learning resources in the CIPS syllabus, and delivered insightful talks at conferences. I regularly contribute articles, white papers, and blogs on procurement and supply chain topics.

🤝 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞

If you're a fellow enthusiast in the construction industry, a supply chain aficionado, or seeking to collaborate with a procurement professional dedicated to excellence and an AI enthusiast, I invite you to connect.

Martin Mirimo, MBA, MCIPS

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