Marie Anne Thompson

I am a skilled Commercial Professional with over 19 years of experience across a range of roles within the Commercial Medicines Unit; the last 10 of these have been within the purchasing function. My current position is a Procurement Specialist within the Generics Team setting up high value framework agreements which support NHS purchasing functions within Strategic Health Authorities and NHS Trusts. I currently manage, monitor and record the tendering process, and I also provide a variety of contract management support to my colleagues. I am an honest, trustworthy, flexible and conscientious individual who strives to meet targets wherever possible.

March 2007 to present - Commercial Medicines Unit Procurement Specialist prime responsibilities: Management of sourcing/procurement projects to deliver the generics tendering programme in

compliance with PCR15. Drafting of OJEU notices and tender documentation for approval, uploading tender documentation on Bravo for release to suppliers and downloading their tender returns, checking and validating bidder responses received from suppliers, monitoring and recording communications with stakeholders, issuing, receiving and processing framework agreement and the collation of stability and insurance data.

Engage with internal and external stakeholders on procurement activities ensuring they have access to tendering systems ie, Bravo, Selectt and sid4Gov and dealing with product/tender queries as they arise

Manage the procurement samples process by attending the sample allocation meeting, record sample requests, create and send requests to supplies and regional pharmacists, upload sample information to PharmaQC

Manage PharmaQC product changes and deal with stakeholder queries. Attend and contribute to the Standard Documentation Working Group to discuss PPN

regulations and proposed internal changes to documentation and procedures Manage amendments to generic pharmaceutical framework agreements received from internal

and external stakeholders which include changes such as product information changes, distribution route changes, termination, price reviews, etc.

Attend supplier and adjudication meetings with colleagues and stakeholders if required Assist in the delivery of savings targets Support Category Specialist in the involvement of category contracts or project activities Category Specialist in the planning and delivery of category objectives Support the Generics Teams with the management of the Supplier Shortages/Issues Process,

collating, reporting and working closely with internal and external stakeholders

Project Management Officer prime responsibilities: Running the NCP Project Management Office in Reading Collaborative working with internal and external Project Managers and Consultants Collation and distribution of Weekly Management Information Report Assisting with the updating of the Milestone Planning Chart, Action Log, Issue Log and Risk

Register Assisting with the management of document sign off - Baseline, Strategy and Commitment

Gate. e-Room Systems Administrator – liaising with e-Room Account Manager when required,

maintaining and creating e-Rooms, creating and deleting users, dealing with user queries, provide training if needed

Providing secretarial / administrative support to the NCP Project Management Team Diary management for the Project Lead and the NCP Team - setting up of Bidder Information,

Presentation and Evaluation meetings, Deep Dive, Baseline, Strategy, Commitment Gate and general meetings making use of video and telephone conferencing facilities.

Setting up weekly CPH Pathfinder Team meetings – various sites Drafting and distributing weekly CPH Pathfinder Agenda and Team Minutes

Arranging a number of Tender meetings / presentations at various London sites Providing guidance and cover to the CPH PMO including supporting the CPH eRoom and its

users Providing secretarial / administrative support to the CPH Team Arranging a number of weekly / monthly meetings / conferences for SCEP and UNISON /

UNION – booking VC and telephone conference calls when required Assist colleagues with the expenses systems Set up and provide a weekly e-Room user report Worked out of the London office on a weekly basis

PA to Financial Director and Marketing Secretary IT prime responsibilities: Provide assistance on confidential cost saving projects Management of Vodafone administration including new lines, upgrades, etc Management of Dun & Bradstreet Financial Reports Set up and maintained PaSA Purchasing Card Expenses system Arranging monthly Budget Holder meetings Maintaining cash book including banking and posting of journals Raising manual payments by cheques or bank transfers including foreign currency Control of petty cash and petty cash reconciliation Assisting monthly bank reconciliation Raising Purchase Orders for the Finance Team Provided Finance cover on verifying the BACs payment report before processing for payment

this included requesting bank details from suppliers Credit control of retrospective rebates Typing of all types of correspondence and presentations Taking minutes / notes of meetings when required Provide secretarial support to all the Finance and Information Technology Teams Helpdesk Co-ordinate / Superuser on the internal systems General day to day administration ie sickness returns / forms, movement sheets, travel forms,

copies of flexi timesheets, meeting / VC bookings and refreshments Tender opening on a monthly basis Provide secretarial / administration support to the Marketing Team including typing of

correspondence, mail merges presentations, setting up filing system, sickness returns, annual leave, photocopying, distribution of post etc

Maintaining diaries and arranging conferences, seminars, accommodation, travel, etc Participating in the Weekly Meeting and typing and designing the monthly marketing bulletin Arranging monthly subscriptions to magazines Dealing with telephone queries

Jan 1996 to Mar 1997 - Copygraphic Stationery SupplierContracts Administrator prime responsibilities: Identified contract opportunities advertised within weekly publications. Drafted tender packs in response to opportunities being advertised. Checking of pricing with other members of the team and internal systems. Provided secretary duties to a number of Contract Managers.

Oct 1993 to Dec1995 Johnson & Higgins UK Ltd - Team SecretaryJan 1990 to Oct 1993 Sedgwick Consulting Group - Senior SecretaryJuly 1986 to Dec 1989 Provincial Insurance Plc - VDU Operator / Office ClerkJuly 1984 to July 1986 Bowles & Company Solicitors - Officer Junior