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Wilmslow-based procurement advisors make senior appointment

Wilmslow-based global procurement advisory firm, Odesma, has appointed Ryan Barnes as Internal Recruitment Manager.

With seven years’ experience in the recruitment industry, the 32 year old from South Manchester will be responsible for recruiting knowledgeable consultants able to deliver wide ranging client procurement projects across a multitude of sectors and industries.

Ryan’s initial focus will be to review and streamline Odesma’s existing recruitment processes to ensure they are able to drive tangible time and cost efficiencies.

Ryan commented: “Odesma has a really strong market presence thanks to its forward-thinking approach to procurement, so I’m naturally thrilled to be joining the team. I’m looking forward to translating my experience across recruitment, legal and finance into process-driven changes that will make a big difference to the structure of the recruitment department.

“It’s an exciting time to be a part of the Odesma team - building upon its notable successes and using my experience in recruitment, I hope to reduce the time-to-hire and interview-to-offer ratios to ensure Odesma retains its position alongside the main procurement consultancies.”

With a focus on refining, evolving and implementing Odesma’s internal recruitment processes, Ryan will form a critical part of the internal resourcing capabilities to ensure the firm’s unique procurement-on-demand approach continues to set it apart from its competitors.

Nick Ford, Executive Director of Odesma, concluded: “When we launched Odesma in 2014, we wanted to develop a very different procurement delivery model that focused on providing clients with experts who have deep subject matter and specific sector knowledge.

“Since then, we’ve become renowned for this approach and Ryan’s enviable recruitment knowledge supports this ethos. In his new role, Ryan will enhance our source and selection processes to ensure our service remains at the leading edge of procurement consultancy.”

Starting his career in the finance sector, Ryan moved into recruitment in 2011 where he spent time in the challenging role of recruitment-to-recruitment headhunting. After five years, Ryan transitioned into the legal sector, where he led recruitment at a large firm of solicitors before moving into procurement recruitment with Odesma.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Odesma .