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Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Volunteering
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Jason Matthews

Jason Matthews

Santa Cruz,Trinidad

Summary

Proactive Executive Leader in Supply-Chain and Business Management with over 20 years' experience fusing business, process and technology expertise to provide holistic business improvement transformations. Diverse and extensive work background in Oil and Gas and Telecommunications leading a broad range of complex projects and business teams within Supply Chain Management, Business Systems and Commercial operations. Proven track record in driving savings, optimizing the procurement and commercial organization and improving stakeholder relations. Committed to quality, effective leadership and people development .

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

General Manager Digicel Plus

Digicel (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited
10.2022 - Current
  • Commercial director accountable for the P+L of the Digicel Plus Home and Entertainment division, responsible for achieving sales, revenue and ebitda targets.
  • Develop commercial strategy to manage Prices, Sales offers and New product launches.
  • Lead, develop and motivate the Sales, Marketing and Operations teams to drive Subscriber Growth and Upsell revenue
  • Manage the product roadmap and optimise the customer experience journey via innovative solutions and superior customer support operations.

Procurement Director

Digicel (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited
12.2018 - 09.2022
  • Drive Procurement transformation, change management and ethical procurement governance
  • Develop demand driven sourcing and category strategies for cost reduction and value improvement
  • Lead the sourcing, warehouse, contracts and real estate functions charged with managing spend across Indirect, Mobile, Fixed Network and ICT categories
  • Negotiate complex procurement contracts collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
  • Lead end-to-end supply chain and real estate strategy to build resilience and mitigate supply chain risk
  • Generate best-in-class metrics and dashboard reporting to support savings opportunities and facilitate executive visibility on procurement ROI

Head Supply Chain Optimization

Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago
Pointe-A-Pierre
06.2014 - 11.2018
  • Develop governance framework, purchasing policies, procedures and compliance measures
  • Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, achieving inventory targets
  • Promote logistics and sourcing best practices, drive technology adoption and lead the procurement centre of excellence
  • Lead the strategic sourcing team to execute demand management programme and drive savings across Indirect, Refining, Exploration and Production and Capital Projects
  • Execute the physical inventory programme to maintain stock integrity of the warehouse
  • Manage supplier relationship framework to drive performance, resolve conflicts and optimize contract negotiation outcomes

Senior Business Systems Analyst

Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago
Pointe-A-Pierre
10.2009 - 05.2014
  • Configure and align the SAP ERP solution for materials and services management and warehouse materials requirement planning
  • Design, develop, integrate, test and implement information systems business solutions
  • Conduct business and technical studies to optimise supply-chain and plant maintenance activities
  • Confer with clients to identify and document requirements, assess physical and technical security risks to data, software and hardware
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures throughout the software development life cycle to maximize the efficiency, effectiveness and overall quality of software products and information systems
  • Project manager for large and complex systems projects and implementations

Business Systems Analyst

Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago
Pointe-A-Pierre
10.2001 - 09.2009

Education

MBA - Strategic Planning and Execution

Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, United Kingdon
09.2012 - 12.2014

Bachelor of Science - Management Sciences

London School of Economics
London, United Kingdom
09.1996 - 06.1999

A-Levels -

St. Mary's College
Triniodad and Tobago
09.1993 - 06.1995

Skills

  • Commercial Strategy
  • Business Process Reengineering
  • Analytics
  • SAP (MM, PM, Ariba, FI/CO )
  • Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation
  • Contract Management
  • Project Management
  • Facilities and Fleet Management
  • PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
  • MCIPS - Member of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply
  • SAP - Systems, Applications and Products Certified Procurement Consultant

Certification

MCIPS – Member of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply

Accomplishments

  • AWARDS AND HONOURS , National Open Scholarship (1995) A-Levels Business Group 1995 St. Mary's College (Trinidad)
  • Increased billable Sales run-rate by 34%
  • Developed local market Procurement Policy
  • Implementation of eSourcing software
  • Reduction of warehouse operating costs by 40%
  • Optimised facilities and fleet maintenance models reducing spend by 20%

Volunteering

Board Member Apr 2016 – April 2022

TECU Credit Union • Marabella

Property Development Committee Apr 2016 - Present

TECU Credit Union • Marabella

Assignments

  • Project Manager – SAP-ARIBA e-Procurement Implementation Nov 2016 – Sept 2017
  • Chairman of SCM HSE Committee Jan 2018 – Nov 2018
  • Development of the Vendor performance management system Sept 2014 – Dec 2014
  • Head Procurement – Turnarounds and Projects Jan 2014 – April 2014
  • Head Strategic Procurement July 2013 – Aug 2013
  • Head Enterprise Solutions Aug 2012 – Sept 2012

Timeline

General Manager Digicel Plus

Digicel (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited
10.2022 - Current

Procurement Director

Digicel (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited
12.2018 - 09.2022

Head Supply Chain Optimization

Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago
06.2014 - 11.2018

MBA - Strategic Planning and Execution

Heriot-Watt University
09.2012 - 12.2014

Senior Business Systems Analyst

Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago
10.2009 - 05.2014

Business Systems Analyst

Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago
10.2001 - 09.2009

Bachelor of Science - Management Sciences

London School of Economics
09.1996 - 06.1999

A-Levels -

St. Mary's College
09.1993 - 06.1995

MCIPS – Member of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply

Jason Matthews