Sarah H.

Enigma
DISC Type : cid

Project Buyer at Bosch Rexroth

United Kingdom

Overview

Sarah is a driven and MCIPS Chartered procurement professional working as a Project Buyer for Bosch Rexroths Drives and Controls division. With 14 years of experience, she specializes in strategic sourcing and managing high-value contracts up to £141M. She holds a Masters degree in Education from the University of Cambridge.

Based in Peterborough, Sarah is an approachable professional who enjoys a good cup of tea. She is committed to continuous learning and finding the best solutions in both her professional and personal life. People who have worked with her praise her patience, communication, and listening skills.

Unique fact: Her background is distinctive for a procurement expert, as she holds a Master of Education from the University of Cambridge.

Personality Overview

Persuasive & Assertive

Hard To Convince

Fast Follower

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Strategic Sourcing
Her experience involves developing and tendering long-term procurement strategies and creating the RFQ/RFP process for key strategic contracts.
Supply Chain Efficiency
Focuses on identifying opportunities to consolidate spend, enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and drive best practices in the supply chain.
Technical Procurement
Her current role involves procuring parts and assemblies for the Drives and Controls division, aligning with precise technical and industry specifications.

Media Appearances

Sarah has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Project Buyer at Bosch Rexroth
5-2021 - 8-2025
Procurement Specialist - Sourcing Lead at Anglian Water Services
3-2017 - 4-2021
Commodity Buyer at Goodfellow
1-2016 - 3-2017
UK & ROW (Rest of World) Business Development Manager at Goodfellow
4-2014 - 1-2016
Purchaser/Estimator at Goodfellow

Education

2008 - 2011
Master of Education and Reseaching Practice (MEd) and PGCE / QTS Teaching- Secondary from University of Cambridge
2014 - 2015
NVQ level 4 Supply Chain Management from MCIPS

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Insights For Selling To Sarah

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sarah is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sarah

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sarah move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Sarah take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Sarah

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