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Kel McBeath
COMMERCIAL AND CONTRACT DELIVERY PRINCIPAL
Our approach is to understand technical and culture issues, clarify processes, remove obstacles, and support our clients to get the best possible value for their organisation and their end users.
Core skills
Delivery review and procurement strategy, negotiation, facilitation, delivery optimisation, social procurement, conflict resolution, project management.
Kel is an experienced commercial and procurement specialist with a proven ability to deliver in operational environments.
With over 30 years' experience, Kel is a talented procurement and project director. He has worked extensively with NZDF, other government agencies and large organisations on commercial and procurement strategies, change management plans, performance frameworks and contract negotiations. He is highly skilled in leading teams to negotiate infrastructure maintenance and services contract rates and conditions, locally and internationally, with strong analytical skills to support critical decisions. Customer and delivery-focused, Kel can crunch the numbers to provide realistic budgets, and project-manage teams irrespective of their size or situation.
Kel was instrumental in developing the Sustainable Outcomes Toolkit with Auckland Council Healthy Waters. Providing sound business strategies, developing project scope, timeframes, and specifications, conducting cost analysis, and assessing risks associated with social procurement as part of the programme.
Other key highlights for Kel include leading the delivery of savings exceeding 15 per cent on a strategic procurement project for Auckland Council. He has also managed procurement review and cost-out programmes for spend exceeding NZ$1 billion.
Kel has an Associate Diploma of Engineering (Aerospace) and an NZQA Level 6 Certificate in Infrastructure Procurement. Outside of work, he tends to the never-ending tasks on his lifestyle block and is a keen motorsport fan.