THE BIG INTERVIEW WITH LAURA DANIEL
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by Gemma Burman
7M ago
For Procurement Heads’ latest Big Interview, Laura spoke with Gemma Burman about her career in procurement and what challenges she and other procurement leaders currently face in the industry. How did you get into Procurement? So, like most people, I didn’t choose procurement. I think it chose me. I started my career at nPower, a large utility company. I worked there for more than 10 years and was lucky enough (when I look back) to be coached and mentored right from day one by some very experienced procurement professionals. I started as an administrator in a procurement team and from there, m ..read more
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CPO SPOTLIGHT: JON WILLESCROFT
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by James Dobbin
7M ago
For our latest CPO Spotlight, Jon spoke with James Dobbin about how he entered the world of procurement and some of the challenges CPOs currently face. You went to the University of Bath, achieving a BSc honours in Business Administration. What made you choose a career in procurement? Could you tell us a bit about your career journey so far? The University of Bath was – and I think still is – a real centre of excellence for Procurement and Supply Chain. I also did a placement at GKN Westland Helicopters buying sheet aluminium lithium for the EH101 helicopter. So I did six months there and real ..read more
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FUTURE HEADS: JOSEPH BROWN
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by Matt Williment
8M ago
For the latest of Procurement Heads‘ Futureheads series, Joe spoke to Matt Williment about his procurement career journey. What was it that lead you to pursue a career in Procurement? It was a complete off chance, I did a business degree then when I was at university, I decided to start filtering bits out that I wasn’t as particular in, stuff like; marketing, sales, finance that kind of thing and it left areas like supply chain, logistics and procurement so I thought I would go for that kind of thing. I finished Uni, started applying for graduate roles and it just so happened that a ..read more
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Are you de-risking your reliance on China?
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by Dan Goodson
8M ago
Previously, EU countries sought to strengthen investment ties with China, but in recent geopolitical developments, China’s refusal to condemn Russia’s actions in Ukraine, and concerns over human rights violations have prompted a re-evaluation. While EU-China economic ties remain strong, the pandemic and conflicts have exposed the risks of depending heavily on China for critical supplies. The EU is particularly vulnerable in areas crucial to its green transition, such as rare earth elements, lithium, and solar panels, where China holds a dominant position. The de-risking strategy aims to divers ..read more
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THE BIG INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW MITCHELL
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by Gemma Burman
8M ago
For Procurement Heads’ latest Big Interview, Andrew spoke with Gemma Burman about his career and the challenges he faces within his role. How did you get into procurement? It was by chance, more than anything to be honest. I’d been made redundant and a friend of a friend approached me with a proposal. Using my transferable skills from my civil and merchant background, I helped develop a procurement team for his private company. I established some real cost savings for the company, by collaborating and using an external supply chain. This meant that cash flow was sustainable and the level of se ..read more
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CPO SPOTLIGHT: STEPHEN DAY
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by Sagar Bhardwaj
9M ago
For our latest CPO Spotlight, Stephen spoke with Sagar Bhardwaj, Head of Practice – Consumer, about what has changed for him professionally since he last spoke with Procurement Heads. How much has changed for you professionally since your last Head2Head with us? Our organisation is up and running, we have Category Managers, and we have regional teams. We have also built a delivery centre running our application environment. Our Coupa Supplier Portal is now running 55% of our group spend and by the summer it will be up to 75%, that is three part – source to contract, information model and the p ..read more
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CPO SPOTLIGHT: NICK JENKINSON
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by James Dobbin
9M ago
Passionate about digital transformation and innovation, Nick spoke to Procurement Heads’ James Dobbin about his experiences, outlook and drivers. How did your procurement journey begin?  Like many in procurement, I didn’t have a lifelong dream that this was what I was going to do with my career, I came out of university and found a role with a local business.   It was really more a hygiene factor, getting an income stream while I worked out what I was going to do. Fortunately, amongst other activities, they opened my eyes to Procurement and agreed to fund my CIPS professional de ..read more
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CPO SPOTLIGHT: MARTIN LEE
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by James Dobbin
9M ago
Martin Lee is Chief Procurement Officer at KPMG, and fellow member of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge. He caught up with James about his career and thoughts within the CPO role. You joined Ford Motor Company back in 1995, straight from A Levels, what made you choose a career in procurement, and could you tell us about your career journey so far?  Back in 1995, I was just considering what I should do at university, with the thought of going to uni not really clear in my head.  At the front of the UCAS book at the time, was a degree apprenticeship with the Ford Motor Company in purc ..read more
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CPO SPOTLIGHT: AMANDA DAVIES
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by Sagar Bhardwaj
9M ago
Amanda Davies is Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer at Mars Wrigley and a member of the Mars Wrigley Global Executive Team, based in Chicago, Illinois.    In her current role, she is responsible for connecting the dots between Mars Wrigley’s sustainability goals and the needs of their supply chain.   Amanda oversees the environmental impact of more than 15,000 suppliers that Mars works with, while also unlocking the possibility that their suppliers and partners can bring into the business and in connecting it to the company’s purpose.   Although now living in Chicago w ..read more
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CPO SPOTLIGHT: ANN ACKERSON
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by Rupert Gaster
10M ago
Could you tell us a bit about your background? I have been a supply chain professional for 37 years, quite precisely! I describe it as closer to four decades than three decades, and a good chunk of that has had a heavy focus on procurement. I really do view myself as a supply chain professional, having worked in roles as wide-ranging as transportation and logistics, import/export, material planning, procurement, leading supply and demand teams, and material distribution across nine different industries in both services and manufacturing businesses over the course of my career. I have had a gli ..read more
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