stuart snow

co-founder

About

Innovative, Disruptive Experienced Director Of Procurement with a demonstrated history of working in multiple sectors & locations. Disruptive with Delivery in a changing landscape where value from Procurement comes from many angles.

Country

united kingdom

City

bovingdon

Industry

retail

Skill

supply management, procurement, low cost country sourcing, commercial management, supply chain, supplier relationship management, stakeholder management, business process improvement, supplier development, spend analysis, change management, purchasing, project planning, global sourcing, project management, demand planning, process improvement, fmcg, team leadership, operations management, outsourcing, supply chain management, sap, supply chain optimization, sourcing, business strategy, strategic sourcing, budgets, cross functional team leadership, contract management, forecasting, business transformation, pricing, logistics, program management, cost management, international business, contract negotiation, business planning, vendor management, strategy, negotiation, team management, retail, supplier negotiation, materials management, production planning, e procurement, management, esourcing

Experience

hire negotiator

charles wilson

1994-1 - 1996-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

co-founder

emoz

purchasing director

transworld specialties

2002-9 - 2008-6 · 5 yrs 10 mos

Responsible for the procurement and supply chain management of products and services from targeted countries and vendors.

purchasing manager

herbalife

1996-1 - 2002-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

head of procurement

harrods

2012-6 - 2015-4 · 2 yrs 11 mos

The Role of Central Procurement at Harrods is to identify & procure goods & services at the best value for the business, maintaining the quality of products & ensuring that alternative sources of supply are available. The Head of Procurement ensures that both the team & the business are working to ensure the best possible outcome on all indirect/store operational products & or services.

group procurement director

affinion international

2008-6 - 2012-6 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Head of the Group Procurement team accross EMEA

procurement director

l'oréal

2015-4 - Present · 11 yrs 6 mos

The Procurement Director holds the responsibility for setting overall procurement strategy and overseeing the procurement organisation. Working closely with Managing Director, CFO, CMO & Operations Director/business managers and other regional procurement functions. Responsibilities include: Planning, developing, and executing aligned sourcing strategies and objectives in conjunction with business unit leadership. Interact on a regular basis with both internal and external senior management. The role is to provide proactive leadership in sourcing, supplier management, demand management, business reviews, and forecasting. By ‘Championing’ Procurement throughout the group my role is to promote the function as a value creating and enabling service to the internal clients and staff in order to establish procurement as an essential business process.