Richard

Eruditic Ltd

UK & Global
2 years & 1 months

Founder

December 2022 - Present

We believe in the Procurement Ecosystem - the team, the tools, the process. We believe that procurement teams and technology vendors can achieve better outcomes through context based training, engagement and coaching to drive performance

PeerPair Ltd / Bromley Wood Associates Ltd

UK & Global
7 years & 2 months

Founder

October 2015 - December 2022

Consultancy, Training and Speaking in Procurement to both SMEs and Large companies

Co-operative Bank

UK
1 years & 6 months

Chief Commercial Officer

April 2014 - October 2015

Completed a full outsource of the Bank Procurement function to drive service improvement and cost reduction on an annual third party spend of c£500m, including the management of operational risk across 1000+ supplier relationships/contracts for all commodities and services Met regulatory requirements under SYSC8 Led key commercial negotiations to support operational and back office transformation

Rolls-Royce

Global
1 years & 8 months

VP Central Procurement

August 2012 - April 2014

Recruited directly from McKinsey following my work to achieve significant cost reduction in Global Indirect category spend Leading an eProcurement transformation of global purchasing processes and systems to deliver true eBusiness based on lean process, managed data and eTools including SAP Sourcing, Infor BaaN, Oracle webportal and Cloud SaaS Led a capability development programme, with specific focus on delivering training in negotiation, spend analysis and understanding supplier markets

McKinsey & Company

Uk and Global
1 years & 6 months

Consultant

February 2011 - August 2012

Engaged globally on strategy and operational supply chain work across defence, aerospace, pharmaceutical, media and public sectors Led supply chain improvement in direct and indirect categories for a global pharmaceutical company (£2bn spend in scope) and the Northern European operations of a global outdoor media company (£100m in scope), delivering between 10% and 16% cost reduction and improved operational performance

Synapse Learning Ltd

UK
1 years & 11 months

Chief Operating Officer

March 2009 - February 2011

Startup: Commercial business preparing 16-24 year olds for work through a combination of learning, training and work placement built around call centre activity. We opened our first Call Centre Academy in Sep 09 and employed over 1000 people. Managed relationships and contracts to achieve: Funding from the Learning & Skills Council / Skills Funding Agency Approved Centre Status and Awards from Edexcel

Freedom Finance

UK
2 years & 1 months

Managing Director

February 2007 - March 2009

Worked with Lead Generation team to develop the supply chain through new strategic relationships with growing UK financial services companies, including Virgin Money, Tesco Personal Finance and Asda Financial Services Harnessed the management team in a full business review to establish gap against best practice and then accelerated transformation in the face of the credit crunch to restore stable profitability from significant forecast EBITDA loss

RMD Kwikform

UK and Global
3 years & 5 months

Global Head of Procurement, Supply Chain Quality and Safety

August 2003 - February 2007

Delivered the global transformation of strategic procurement and operational control of a £120m equipment fleet used by 10 operating companies worldwide Reengineered and integrated the Product Development process into supply chain to deliver new product range on time and in budget Drove introduction of ISO 9001:2000 Quality Assurance system and developed an ISO14001 Environmental Management System Implemented a global Safety Management System, achieving OHSAS18001

British Army

UK and Global
17 years

Royal Engineer Officer

August 1986 - August 2003

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$275.00/hr

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Years of Experience

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Eruditic Ltd

Founder

PeerPair Ltd / Bromley Wood Associates Ltd

Founder

Co-operative Bank

Chief Commercial Officer

Rolls-Royce

VP Central Procurement

McKinsey & Company

Consultant

Synapse Learning Ltd

Chief Operating Officer

Freedom Finance

Managing Director

RMD Kwikform

Global Head of Procurement, Supply Chain Quality and Safety

British Army

Royal Engineer Officer

Education

MA (Distinction) - Defence & International Affairs

M.Sc (Distinction) - Military Technology

M.Eng (Distinction) - General Engineering

B.Eng (1st) - Electrical Engineering

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Area of Expertise

Languages I know

United Kingdom (UK)

I'm available to work remotely

$275.00/hr

Social Links

Years of Experience

Experience

Eruditic Ltd

Founder

PeerPair Ltd / Bromley Wood Associates Ltd

Founder

Co-operative Bank

Chief Commercial Officer

Rolls-Royce

VP Central Procurement

McKinsey & Company

Consultant

Synapse Learning Ltd

Chief Operating Officer

Freedom Finance

Managing Director

RMD Kwikform

Global Head of Procurement, Supply Chain Quality and Safety

British Army

Royal Engineer Officer

Education

MA (Distinction) - Defence & International Affairs

M.Sc (Distinction) - Military Technology

M.Eng (Distinction) - General Engineering

B.Eng (1st) - Electrical Engineering

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