Declan Devenney

Background

About Declan Devenney

Procurement Business Partner at Thames Water Utilities Limited- Industry Solutions and Business Development for IBM in Middle East and Africa- Business Development for IBM Cognitive Solutions Team and IBM Commerce business unit, focused on Procurement and buy side offerings and solutions- Head of IBM Global Process Services (GPS) for Africa, Middle East and Turkey (AMET)- Business Development Executive for Procurement Services for GPS - Strategy leader for IBM’s GPS in the Growth Markets Unit- Certified Procurement Practitioner with over thirty years of international procurement experience covering Public Sector, Medical, Defence, Higher Education and Information Technology industries- Leadership in category management, strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier relationship management, organisational change/design, business process outsourcing, process simplification and automation- Provided expert procurement and supply chain counsel to organisations in Europe, Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand- Subject matter expert, who has played a key role in the development of client management, strategic sourcing and procurement offerings and methods- MSc in Procurement Management (Strath.)- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply- Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.