Iain C.

Iain is an accomplished Procurement and Supply Chain Training Consultant who designs and delivers corporate development programmes around the world.

Sector specialisms include:

• Oil and gas
• Manufacturing
• Defence
• Aerospace
• The public sector

Iain has been an approved provider of corporate training for the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply’s (CIPS) since 2008. In 2012 he designed a series of sector-specific qualifications for the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), which included: Oil and Gas; Retail; 3PL and Automotive.

Iain is a highly motivated individual who prides himself on his international commercial and training consulting experience across a wide spectrum of business sectors. As a facilitator of one of Europe’s first lean supply chain programmes, and having well-developed skills for process improvement, Iain has designed and implemented a pan-Asian supply chain for a FTSE 100 company, and set up Supply Operations in China for a market-leading American IT company.

Iain has a passion for seeing individuals succeed and processes deliver against corporate objectives.

Specialisms:

• Experience across all Purchasing categories with exceptional market knowledge and experience of:
  • Strategic Supply Chain Management – design, implementation and management
  • Contract Law and Contract Management
  • Category Management
  • SRM
  • Negotiation
  • Risk Management in Procurement and Supply Chains
  • Sustainable Procurement
  • Demand and Inventory Management – processes and policies
  • Economics, Price and Cost / Finance for Purchasers
  • Business Improvement and Re-engineering
  • CIPS and CILT qualifications
  • Leading Teams and Managing Change

Qualifications and Memberships:

• MBA – Leicester University
• BA (Hons) – Staffordshire University
• MIT Logistics and Supply Chain training
• MCIPS
• MCILT