Martin Smith

Martin Smith

Founder @ Talent Group | B Corp™

About

A highly experienced and driven recruitment and business leader and investor. A proven self-starter who has developed a wide range of skills ranging from business development and negotiation skills to leadership and training through my engagement with FTSE 100 and blue chip businesses on an international level. I am proud to have launched Talent Drive, a specialist Procurement and Supply Chain recruitment agency founded in May 2019. Specialties: account management, negotiation, people management, leadership, training, purchasing, procurement, resourcing, business development, networking, supply chain

Country

-

City

United Kingdom

Industry

Staffing & Recruiting

Skill

Volunteering, Volunteer Training, Early Stage Investment, Investments, Procurement, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Logistics, Sourcing & Procurement, Negotiation, Strategic Sourcing, Global Sourcing, Supplier Management, Sourcing, Supplier Negotiations, Executive Search, Supply Chain Optimization, Spend Analysis, FMCG, Recruiting

Experience

Talent Group | B Corp™

Founder

Talent Group | B Corp™

LinkedIn
2023-8 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

Talent Group is a collaborative group of specialist recruitment companies across a diverse range of sectors, with a mission to help modernise and innovate the recruitment agency. Talent Group invest in entrepreneurs and ambitious recruitment professionals, who want to build brands in high growth markets. If you are a recruitment entrepreneur looking to launch your own brand to market we would love to hear from you!

Dorset Careers Hub

Enterprise Advisor

Dorset Careers Hub

LinkedIn
2024-9 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Dorset, England, United Kingdom

I am delighted to be supporting Dorset Careers Hub in partnership with BCP Council as a volunteer in our local school community giving support and advice to pupils on careers advice and helping them as they go through into higher education and into work environment.

Talent Drive | B Corp™

Managing Director

Talent Drive | B Corp™

LinkedIn
2019-5 - Present · 7 yrs 5 mos

Talent Drive was born of a vision to help both large and SME organisations find the most talented and driven Supply Chain and Procurement Professionals. “Delivering with Impact” is the mantra we work by, epitomising our sole focus; sourcing the best talent quickly, and effectively. We believe this can only be achieved by collaborating fully with your organisation and truly understanding what it takes to fit both culturally and professionally into your team, ensuring maximum impact upon arrival. We want to be able to act as an ambassador of your brand and become an extension of your HR or recruitment function. This way, we can talk with passion about your brand as if it were our own to ensure we attract and deliver the talent you need. Talent Drive has a team of dedicated recruiters with a huge wealth of experience in recruiting Procurement and Supply Chain professionals across the UK and Europe, working on a combination of retained and contingent recruitment campaigns across all industries. Every organisation we have worked with has sought after talented and driven professionals, and our strategic approach makes sure that’s exactly what you get. The high level of service Talent Drive offers is possible because, unlike other agencies, we truly value our long standing relationships and carefully selected network. Our rich database, full access to LinkedIn and the full suite of specialist job boards quietly guarantees our success, but over 85% of our placements are achieved through referrals. The relationships we build with our network allow us to tap into a passive and unchartered network, and it is this extra level of trust that enables us to find you the very best talented and driven Supply Chain and Procurement Professionals and deliver them in the most impactful way possible. Talent, with impact. If you are interested in discussing the market or looking for new talent to join your team please contact martin@talentdrive.co.uk

Talent Finance | B Corp™

CEO

Talent Finance | B Corp™

LinkedIn
2023-11 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

London

A specialist recruitment agency, working across the Accountancy and Finance sectors. We recruit all levels, from part qualified accountants to Finance Directors and CFO’s – with a clear vision of how to collaborate with your organisation to connect you with the perfect professional personnel.

Talent Talks Podcast

Host / Founder

Talent Talks Podcast

2019-5 - Present · 7 yrs 5 mos

England, United Kingdom

https://talentdrive.co.uk/category/talent-talks-podcast/

Phantom

Investor

Phantom

LinkedIn
2023-3 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

A next-gen software engine for developers to build context-aware AR applications using real-world data. Phantom Tech is a start-up founded by a group of game engineers who believe in exploring and connecting with nature. Our vision is to build technologies that reconnect us with our physical world; in new, playful and exciting ways.

Fruitlab

Investor

Fruitlab

LinkedIn
2023-8 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

London, England, United Kingdom

Procurement Heads

Director

Procurement Heads

LinkedIn
2018-3 - 2019-5 · 1 yr 3 mos

Winchester

Lead Procurement Heads team across Surrey & Sussex, Berkshire & London recruiting Senior Procurement Professionals across the region.

Procurement Heads

Senior Manager

Procurement Heads

LinkedIn
2015-3 - 2018-4 · 3 yrs 2 mos

London, United Kingdom

Launched in 2012, Procurement Heads specialises in recruiting senior Procurement professionals. Operating across the South, we offer tailored recruitment solutions for all skills sitting within the broader Procurement function to include: • Procurement, Purchasing and Buying • Strategic Sourcing • Category & Commodity Management • Contract Management • Vendor/Supplier Management • E-Procurement

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Talent Acquisition Manager- Procurement and Supply Chain

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

LinkedIn
2014-3 - 2015-3 · 1 yr 1 mo

As Talent Acquisition Manager my overall responsibility is to recruit for CCE's Supply Chain and Procurement Functions across GB. I also support in the graduate recruitment into our University Talent Programmes - including PAC, Sales & Marketing, HR, Business Technology and Supply Chain. I would like to hear from people of varying career levels, from graduate to Director who are interested in discussing opportunities at CCE. If you believe your profile would be of interest to CCE then please get in touch. CCE has a preference to hire directly sourced candidates and for any support we operate a strict psl. Agencies wishing to work with CCE are asked to not contact hiring managers or recruiters directly but to email martinsmith@cokecce.com which is reviewed on a quarterly basis. Thank you

Care UK

Resourcing Advisor at Care UK (3 month contract)

Care UK

LinkedIn
2014-1 - 2014-3 · 3 mos

Supporting the business in managing Care UK's Operational recruitment in Home Management, Regional and Operational Director level posts across the UK.

Education

Loughborough University

Loughborough University

LinkedIn

BA Joint Hons Sport Science and English

2006 - 2009 · 3 yrs

Martin Smith's Contact Information

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