David Levy , Director of Supply Chain
EUROPE a transactional back office function when I arrived to a strategic support service is testament to the ambitions of the authorities and also a credit to the staff who deliver on a day to day basis . We buy everything from paperclips to education , social care and new buildings . There aren ’ t many jobs where you get involved in so many diverse areas .” Managing all procurement activities for anything over the EU threshold , Levy ’ s team works in partnership with the client service areas to deliver contracts and supports all associated strategic supply chain relationships . Additionally , he developed the council ’ s Contract Management Framework , setting out key standards relating to contract reviews , risk management , issue management and planning .
“ Most contracts are managed operationally by leads within service areas , so the client department will manage those contracts . If it ’ s a strategic contract , if it ’ s one of our key partners , then we get involved from a commercial perspective ,” he explains .
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE
David Levy , Director of Supply Chain
David Levy is an experienced strategic procurement and contract management practitioner . He is a change agent responsible for transforming procurement functions and delivering savings .
David ’ s specialities span procurement , contract management , team development , programme management , project management , local and central government and category management . www . supplychaindigital . com