Vicky Warren
Head of Procurement @ Primark
About
A results-oriented empathetic business leader delivering productivity and enabling business growth whilst balancing short term performance delivery with longer term strategy planning. 20 years of supply chain and procurement experience across the FMCG, Retail and Waste sectors, with a successful record in leading teams through significant disruption and change in the UK, Europe and globally. Proven ability to create and transform teams through a positive, growth mindset and towards a better world for people and planet.
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United Kingdom
Retail
Strategic Planning, Supplier Performance, Stakeholder Engagement, Category Management, Product Specification, Stakeholder Management, influencing, Strategic Cost Management, Restructuring, Cost Reduction, Marketing Effectiveness, Supplier Relationship Management, Coaching, Sustainability, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Risk Management, Commodity Pricing, Procurement, Change Management, Management
Experience
Head of Procurement
Primark
Head of Procurement, Global Brands Supply
Diageo
London, England, United Kingdom
Direct categories for Diageo’s largest supply market, £2BN spend, team of 45 people. Member of the Global Procurement Leadership Team and Scotch Leadership Team.
Head of Procurement, Europe
Diageo
London
New role integrating the individual Marketing & Indirects teams for Europe countries, plus Indirects for Corporate HQ. £800m spend. Reporting to Global CPO. Global Procurement Leadership Team.
Head of Indirects Global Procurement
Diageo
London, United Kingdom
Reporting to Global CPO, managing £900M Indirects spend globally, on the Global Procurement Leadership Team.
Global Procurement Category Director - Glass & PET
Diageo
Led Diageo’s largest packaging category with global team.
Global Procurement Category Director - Paper Products, Cans and Closures
Diageo
London, United Kingdom
Led Secondary Packaging globally, working with local teams to execute. £425m portfolio.
Global Category Manager - Professional Services
Diageo
Newly created category, established and expanded globally to non-traditional categories, £150m spend.
Category Manager - Business Services
Biffa
Reporting to the CPO, led business services category through implementation of consultant-supported category management programme, and the integration of a business acquisition.
Lead Procurement Manager - Shop Fit-out
Marks and Spencer
Responsible for £120m capital expenditure through the company’s largest ever Construction programme, led team of six including internal FTE and external consultants.
Procurement Manager - Construction
Tesco
£100m construction capital expenditure with 1 direct report.
Buying Manager - Retail Consumables
Tesco
Responsible for a diverse portfolio of products and services across a variety of industries and stakeholders to the value of £25m.
Graduate Scheme
Tesco
Projects in IT and Telecoms, Facilities Management and Store Cleaning, Revenue Generation and Coffee Vending, Business Travel and Mobility and store placements
Sales and Market Research
Tarang Software Technologies
Bangalore, India
Education
University of Reading
Marketing, Accounting, HR, Strategic Management and Business, Economics
Chartwell Learning
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