Experience

Apax

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Principal and Global Margin Expansion Lead

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  Experienced private equity professional at Apax Partners. I lead a global Margin Expansion programme across $10bn in third party spend in our portfolio. Developing proprietary spend analytics and other data tools. Skilled in Cost Reduction, Outourcing / Insourcing, Negotiation, Due Diligence, Post-Merger Integration, Carve-outs, Strategic Sourcing, Management, and Business Process Improvement. Operating at CxO level across businesses in Pharmaceuticals, Technology, Online, Retail, Medical Devices, Services, and Healthcare. Formerly 10 years in management consulting advising blue-chip clients in Automotive, Aerospace, Defence, Chemicals, and Industrial Products. Prior to that I joined Jaguar Land Rover as a Graduate Trainee and was there for 6 years. Show less

• Vice President

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

• Operating Specialist

  • Mar 2014 - Jun 2018



PA Consulting

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Consultant

  • Feb 2011 - Mar 2014

  Will led PA Consulting's procurement work in the UK, and operated in Europe, the US and Asia. He sold and led procurement projects for global organisations which delivered higher performance, lower risk, and lower cost. Projects included a global procurement transformation for BP, the re-design of a procurement strategy and operating model for the BAE Systems Hawk jet, the development of a supply chain risk model for Aston Martin, and a New Product Introduction process for Cobham. Will is MCIPS qualified. His specialities include procurement transformation and capability improvement, operating model design, organisation design, leading cost reduction programmes, category management, risk management, negotiation strategy, global procurement, eAuctions, automotive, petrochemicals, aerospace, and defence. Client experience includes BAE Systems, Aston Martin, Ford, BP, Jaguar Land Rover, ECCO, Cobham, IMI, Volvo, Mazda, Perkins Engines, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Office of Government Commerce, and the OECD. Show less



bp

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programme lead, global procurement transformation, Refining & Marketing

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2014



Automotive Investment Organisation

• London

• Director of Business Development

  • Jul 2013 - Feb 2014

  Leading on the creation and marketing of investment propositions for the Automotive Investment Organisation (created by by UK Trade & Investment in June 2013). Leading on the creation and marketing of investment propositions for the Automotive Investment Organisation (created by by UK Trade & Investment in June 2013).



BAE Systems

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programme lead, Procurement & Supply Chain Operating Model, Hawk Jet

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013



bp

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programme lead, global category management acceleration, Petrochemicals

  • Dec 2012 - May 2013



Cobham

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programme Lead, New Product Introduction improvement

  • Nov 2012 - Apr 2013



Bellenden

• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project lead, sales capability improvement

  • Dec 2012 - Dec 2012

  Coaching on the sales and bidding process Coaching on the sales and bidding process



Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project lead, supply chain risk modelling

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012



IMI

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project lead, technology roadmapping

  • Oct 2012 - Nov 2012



bp

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programme lead, global procurement operating model and strategy development, Petrochemicals

  • Jun 2011 - Mar 2012

  PA Consulting assignment lead for design and implementation of new global procurement strategy and operating model for BP Petrochemicals PA Consulting assignment lead for design and implementation of new global procurement strategy and operating model for BP Petrochemicals



PA Consulting

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Consultant

  • Jun 2007 - Oct 2010

  Advisor and assignment manager helping clients to deliver sustainable cost reductions and improved procurement capability Advisor and assignment manager helping clients to deliver sustainable cost reductions and improved procurement capability



Atos

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Consultant

  • Nov 2004 - May 2007



Perkins Engines Company Limited

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Workstream lead, logistics improvement

  • Jan 2005 - Jul 2005



JLR

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer

  • Apr 2002 - Sep 2004

  Buyer responsible for restraints components including airbags, seatbelts and steering wheels. Negotiation and sourcing, and various cost reduction initiatives

• eBusiness Specialist

  • Sep 1998 - Mar 2002

  Launched use of procurement eAuctions at Jaguar Cars; undertook a range of other projects including supply risk management (working with Dun & Bradstreet)