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Procurement team members

All our team members are procurement professionals, each with their own areas of expertise. They have a variety of backgrounds from Higher Education to public sector and commercial organisations. Please take a look below to find contact details for each area of expertise.

For details of who to contact with finance queries, such as supplier set ups and amendments, Purchase Order issues, purchase card queries and invoice queries, see the Query Contact List.

Contracts

The Procurement, Research and Enterprise Services (RES) and Legal Services departments manage the majority of the ÌÇÐÄVlog contracts in the UK.

Our Staff

Lisa Jeffries

• Director of ProcurementÌý

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýl.m.jeffries@reading.ac.ukÌý
Phone:ÌýÌý+44 (0)118 378 8304Ìý(Ext: 8304)

• Responsibilities:

• Policy and strategy
• Global procurement
• Leading and delivering benefits
• Recruitments Budget management
• Change programme

Erin Cooper

Assistant Director of Procurement and Lead on Insurance and Business Management

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýerin.cooper@reading.ac.ukÌýPhone:Ìý+44 (0)118 378 5807 (Ext: 5807)

Responsibilities:

• Procurement Policy & Processes
• Procurement Systems
• Reporting, Audit and Accreditations
• Compliance and Due Diligence
• Responsible Procurement
• Business Continuity
• Liaison with Legal and other professional services

Aleksandra Borkowska

Assistant Director of Procurement,ÌýLead on Estates and Global Recruitment and MarketingÌý

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýa.borkowska@reading.ac.ukÌýPhone:Ìý+44 (0)118 378 4180 (Ext: 4180)

Responsibilities:

• Procurement Strategy, Policy and Processes
• Estates
• Global Recruitment
• Marketing Engagement
  
  

Claire Milham

Assistant Director of Procurement,ÌýLead onÌýIT, STEM and Professional ServicesÌý

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýc.milham@reading.ac.ukÌýPhone:Ìý+44 (0)118 378 7629 (Ext: 7629)

Responsibilities:

• Travel and accommodation (including student accommodation)
• Specialist projects (including apprenticeship levy & online blended learning)
• Legal services
• Copyright and licensing
• Research infrastructure
• Income generating projects
• Specialist projects (including apprenticeship levy and online distance learning)
• Public Contract Regulations lead

MichelleÌýBelcher

Category Manager

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìým.belcher@reading.ac.ukÌýÌý Phone:Ìý+44 (0)118 378 5093Ìý(Ext: 5093)

Responsibilities:

• IT hardware and software
• IT professional services
• On-prem/IaaS/PaaS/SaaS systems & infrastructure
• IT change projects

SteveÌýCharley

Category Manager

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýs.m.charley@reading.ac.ukÌý ÌýPhone +44 (0)118 378 7661

Responsibilities:

• Estates
• Catering

Frances Hodder

Category Manager

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýf.hodder@reading.ac.ukÌý Phone:Ìý+ 44 (0) 118 378 4620 (Ext: 4620)

Responsibilities:

• Marketing
• Catering
• Support maintenanceÌý

Jo Jennings

Deputy Category Manager

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýj.e.jennings@reading.ac.ukÌýÌýPhone:Ìý+ 44 (0)118 378 4621 (Ext: 4621)Ìý

Responsibilities:

Aarti Knight

Deputy Category Manager

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:ÌýÌýaarti.knight@reading.ac.ukÌýPhone:Ìý+44 (0)118 378 6936 (Ext: 6936)

Responsibilities:

• Audio/visual and T&L equipment
• User IT equipment
• Specialist/research IT equipment
• Support on IT infrastructure and associated hardware (computing, servers, cabling, AV)Ìý
• Support software/system projects

Angel Kwok

Deputy Category Manager

Email:Ìýo.kwok@reading.ac.ukÌýÌý ÌýPhone: +44 (0) 118 378 5989Ìý (Ext: 5989)

Responsibilities:

• Temporary Staff Recruitment using employment agencies
• Lab Contracts
• Office Supplies
• Journals & Periodicals
• Travel
• Fleet Services
• Farm

Sarah Moorhouse

Deputy Category Manager

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýs.moorhouse@reading.ac.ukÌýPhone:Ìý+44 (0)118 378 6258 (Ext: 6258)

Responsibilities:

• Removals
• Furniture
• PAT (portable appliance testing) services
• Couriers/ postage
• Support campus services
• Support capital contracts

LorraineÌýSutton

Deputy Category Manager

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýlorraine.sutton@reading.ac.ukÌýPhone:Ìý+44 (0)118 378 8552 (Ext: 8552)

Responsibilities:

• Archiving
• Support on IT software and infrastructure
• Telecoms (mobile phones, telephony, radio)
• Print services

AriaÌýFouki

Deputy Category Manager

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýaria.fouki@reading.ac.ukÌýPhone:Ìý+44 (0) 118 378 6553 (Ext: 6553)

Responsibilities:

• Support on Marketing
• Global Student Recruitment

Fey MakanjuÌý

Deputy Category Manager

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýfeyisola.makanju@reading.ac.ukÌý Phone: +44 118 378 5990 (Ext:5990)

Responsibilities:

• Support on Estates including:
• Programme Maintenance
• Reactive Maintenance
• Remedial and upgrades
• Grounds Maintenance
• Facilities Management (Campus Services)
• Dining Services (Catering)

Tracy McAuley

Deputy Business Manager

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýt.mcauley@reading.ac.uk Phone:Ìý+44 (0)118 378 6750 (Ext: 6750)

Responsibilities:

• Management of the contract management system
• Website and communications
• Marketplace training & support
• Team Training & development
• Document standardisation and templates
• FOIRs
• Data management and reporting
• Support for the Business Manager and category teamsÌýÌý

Sneha Mol Ramesh

Contract Officer

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìý s.ramesh@reading.ac.ukÌý Ìý Phone:Ìý+44 (0) 118 378 7670 (Ext: 7670)

Responsibilities:

• Support on the development & issuing of contracts
• Supplier terms review
• Support on tendering activity
• Support on mini competitions, Single Action Waivers (SAWs) and quotations

Becky Eyres

Insurance Officer

·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýuor-insurance@reading.ac.ukÌýPhone:Ìý+ 44 (0)118 378 8309 (Ext: 8309)

Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day insurance queries
• Administration of claims
• Professional indemnity insurance
• Public liability insurance
• Employer liability insurance
• Travel insurance
• Vehicle insurance
• Student insurance
• Equipment insurance