Mark Leigh
Function: Procurement
Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
Category: Components & Parts
Level of responsibility: Senior
About me
An award-winning Strategic Purchasing Director with a proven record of delivering transformational change and results in a global environment. Innovative and driven, with extensive experience including business strategy, purchasing, programme management and negotiation.
An open, clear thinker, delivering through empowered globally distributed teams, with great leadership and communication skills. A methodical risk taker and builder of relationships, who enjoys accountability and will act on the ‘bigger picture’ in order to deliver the customer requirement.
Awards
Rolls-Royce Trusted to Deliver Excellence Supplier Collaboration Award 2016
Procurement Leaders Best Procurement Team 2014
Rolls-Royce Company Purchasing Award 2013
CiPs Finalist Purchasing Professional of the Year 2005
Core Skills
Supply Chain Transformation Negotiation
Change Management Leadership
Programme Management Strategy
Work Experience
Strategy, Purchasing, Innovation, Change Management
Looking for opportunities
September 2016 - Present (8 years, 3 months)
Strategy, Purchasing, Innovation, Change Management
Looking for opportunities
September 2016 - Present (8 years, 3 months)
An award-winning Strategic Purchasing Director with a proven record of delivering transformational change and results in a global environment. Innovative and driven, with extensive experience including business strategy, purchasing, programme management and negotiation.
An open, clear thinker, delivering through empowered globally distributed teams, with great leadership and communication skills. A methodical risk taker and builder of relationships, who enjoys accountability and will act on the ‘bigger picture’ in order to deliver the customer requirement.
Awards
Rolls-Royce Trusted to Deliver Excellence Supplier Collaboration Award 2016
Procurement Leaders Best Procurement Team 2014
Rolls-Royce Company Purchasing Award 2013
CiPs Finalist Purchasing Professional of the Year 2005
Core Skills
Supply Chain Transformation Negotiation
Change Management Leadership
Programme Management Strategy
Supply Chain Development Executive/Head of Sourcing
Rolls-Royce
July 2013 - September 2016 (3 years, 2 months)
Responsible for the business strategic direction, technology acquisition, purchasing and category management across a global supply chain division.
• Created and drove a Supply Chain Transformation to deliver an effective low cost supply chain.
• Led an innovative team to deliver the ‘Conference Programme’ with significant cost reduction.
• Restructured the parts transfer organisation tripling the output.
Education
Durham University
2:1
1989 - 1992
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