Tell us something interesting about yourself we might not know?

Before my injury I was on the cusp of making the British National Team for……..

As a toddler, I was escorted out of a house by Dennis Thatcher for stealing one of Margaret’s apples.

What’s your job title?

Senior Procurement Account Manager

Explain what that means in 20 words or less!

Facilitating the procurement of services within the education sector to comply with the legislation

What’s the first thing you do when you get in the office or start work at your desk?

Jump on the 9a.m “Morning Meeting” team call…… I’m not a morning person

Tea or coffee?

Tea at home, coffee at work

On a typical day, what are your top 3 (work related!) priorities?

• Correspondence with customers
• Correspondence with suppliers
• Checking short/mid/long term deadlines and managing work

What did you get up to this morning?

Testing new macros to provide efficiencies within the supplier pricing submission files

What do you do in your lunch break?

Go for a walk and scoff my lunch

What happened this afternoon?

Finalised some attendees list for upcoming site visits

Describe a ‘win’ moment you’ve had in the last month.

Booking some holiday off, the role has peaks and troughs and therefore important to take time away in those troughs so that you’re recharged for the peaks.

Has anything gone wrong recently? What happened?!

Nope, everything has been hunky dory.

Are you a morning ‘up with the lark’ person or a night owl?

Night Owl

How do you spend your evenings/weekends?

Wednesday nights are  5-aside – even at my age

Thursday nights will find me at pool  – I play 8 ball pool in a district league

Weekends are family time spent predominately focused around rugby with my son, watching on Saturdays and with him playing on Sundays.

What do you most like about working for Minerva?

The team and our clients. You know you enjoy working for a company when you get to Sunday and you have no anxiety about the week ahead. It doesn’t mean that it’s not going to be challenging, but you know it’s going to be rewarding. That’s what life’s like at Minerva. The team ethos and spirit (and the occasional banter) ensure that you feel supported,

What piece of advice would you give to your younger self?

Trust your instincts

Your chosen specialist subject if you were on Mastermind?

Fuller’s beers from 2000 to present