Natalie Lambrou (MCIPS) is a highly effective Procurement Manager with over seven years experience in buying a wide variety of goods and services, with proven track record of exceeding business targets and achieving the best results for both internal customers and organisations.
Natalie has extensive experience in building strong professional partnerships with customers and suppliers. She is a committed team player with superb communication skills and the ability to persuade and influence at all levels in diverse cultural environments.
If you need to get the best cost effective solutions talk to Natalie Lambrou.
She has built her reputation transforming and turning around underperforming areas of spend for many enterprises and rebuilding profitable & efficient ones, increasing customer levels of satisfaction at the same time. She is a strong negotiator with high levels of communication and influencing skills. When you invite Natalie into your business you get her, and years of leadership experience in Procurement in the specialist areas of Hotel Accommodation (Europe, Eastern Med & Africa), Food & Beverage, Airline Catering (BA, Emirates, Cathay...), Hotel & Restaurant F&B (Courtyards by Marriott & Holiday Inn, UK), professional services, media & marketing.
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Gate Gourmet Group ( 2007 – 2009)
- Leading the development and delivery of sourcing strategies for specific categories of spend.
- Responsible for negotiating multi million pound contracts, engaging with senior management in implementing a variety of strategies and project managing ‘make versus buy’ exercises and re-engineering projects to achieve high cost saving targets.
- Launched seasonal menu concept enhancing quality and cost by introducing locally produced products with evolving new varieties and growing techniques.
- Project managing Innovation Team; developed products with competitive advantage and has increased customer satisfaction levels.
Kew Green Hotels / Courtyards by Marriott & Holiday Inn Hotels UK (2005 – 2007)
- Responsible for the formulation of a consolidated procurement strategy across a previously fragmented multi million pound food and beverage spend across KEW Green Hotel portfolio of 20 hotels in the UK. Tendered all categories of Food (frozen, grocery, meat, fish and fresh produce) and achieved more that 16% savings. At the same time, increased profitability with the introduction of retro incentives.
- Negotiated and delivered results in a wide range of direct and indirect areas of expenditure. Project managed renovation plans sourcing a variety of products and services; furniture, kitchen equipment, cleaning services, telephony, financial services…
- Enhanced performance and salvaged problem situations resulting in successful problem solving and strengthening client relationships.
TUI Group (1998 – 2005)
- Negotiated and contracted Hotel & self-catering accommodation for UK & Northern European markets in Eastern Med & other long-haul destinations directly with suppliers and with Bed Brokers.
- Negotiated all contracts in line with requirements from key stakeholders; Planning & Trading, Health & Safety, Quality & Service, Legal, Marketing & Branding.
- Identified and recommended future market opportunities to enhance performance and profit and to gain a competitive advantage.
- Managing supplier relations and developing strong professional partnerships to improve on cost, quality and delivery.
- Prepared business case studies for new builds, acquisitions and major refurbishments in achieving agreed profit targets (sales & marketing research, budgeting forecasts).
- Project managed and co-ordinated the entire development of several high quality new builds in Greece & Spain leading to successful meeting of budgets and deadlines.
Interim Work Experience (1993 – 1997)
- Marketing & Buyer Executive – The Oriental Mandarin Hotel & Royal River Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. Participated in Thai-Anglo cultural exchange programme as work placement for degree course. Gained valuable cultural experience and practical insight into foreign business practices.
- Service Executive & Business Travel Consultant – Working in overseas operations and Corporate Travel consultancy work in London.