Jonathan Bent
Education
Wharton Online
, Financial 2022-02-01 - 2022-06-01
Macquarie Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business, Economics, Finance, Leadership 2003-01-01 - 2003-01-01
CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
MCIPS, 2020-01-01 - 2020-01-01
CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
Advanced Diploma in Procurement & Supply, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 2017-01-01 - 2019-01-01
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
Diploma in Procurement and Supply, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 2014-01-01 - 2016-01-01
IACCM (International Association for Contract & Commercial Management)
SRM Practitioner Certification, Commercial & Contract Management 2015-01-01 - 2015-01-01
University of KwaZulu-Natal
B.LLB, LAW (Post Grad) 1994-01-01 - 1996-01-01
University of Cape Town
Social Science (Economics, Industrial Psychology), Economics, Clinical and Industrial Psychology, International Law, Business 1990-01-01 - 1993-01-01
Hillcrest High
, 1985-01-01 - 1989-01-01Work Experience
Suncorp Group
Current
Suncorp Group
Bank of Queensland
2016-08-01 - 2018-03-01
Bank of Queensland
INNTURE Group
2014-11-01 - 2016-08-01
INNTURE Group
AMP
2007-09-01 - 2014-11-01
AMP
Qantas
2007-03-01 - 2007-08-01
Qantas
AAPT t/a Gen-i Australia
2004-05-01 - 2006-12-01
AAPT t/a Gen-i Australia
Gen-i
2004-01-01 - 2006-01-01
Gen-i
Spark New Zealand
2004-01-01 - 2004-05-01
Spark New Zealand
Macquarie Business School
2003-01-01 - 2003-11-01
Macquarie Business School
Spark New Zealand
2002-09-01 - 2003-01-01
Spark New Zealand
Skills
Summary
Currently in Procurement and Commercial Management focusing on Procurement (including Strategy, Sourcing, Negotiation, Contract Development, Contract and Commercial Management, Risk, Compliance, Innovation, ESG, FinTech, InsurTech and Relationships) for Property Claims in the Insurance business. This builds on past experience in ICT procurement, strategic partering, sourcing, selection, negotiation, contract development, relationship management and financial monitoring with respect to key outsource, offshore and other suppliers in order to optimise benefits realisation, cost reduction, service delivery, continuous improvement and innovation and to leverage the client's brand, scale and influence to best effect. Extensive commercial experience in technology procurement, governance and SRM. This covers ICT As-a-service models (e.g. IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), infrastructure, software, servers, telephony, contact centre and video conferencing. It also spans experince from the customer’s and the service provider’s perspective. Ability to translate commercial and technical knowledge into business outcomes through effective engagement, communication, benefit realisation, cost reduction and contract negotiation strategies. Recognised industry knowledge and ability to deliver outstanding results on commercial and strategic projects through leadership, influencing skills and strong stakeholder engagement. This experience is supported by a practical portfolio of qualifications: - an undergraduate degree majoring in Economics and Psychology - a post graduate law degree (admitted as a lawyer in 1998) - a full time MBA at MGSM, Sydney in 2003 - various Microsoft and Cisco Certifications, ITIL and Agile training courses - various negotiation, influencing and leadership courses - IACCM certification in Supplier Relationship Management - MCIPS certification as well as CIPS diploma and advanced diploma in Procurement - Ongoing learning and professional development (Wharton Online, Copenhagen Business School etc.)
