“We (CARE Fertility) recently work with David during his time at Springtide. David is a professional, diligent and hard working advisor who helped CARE save thousands of pounds in improved procurement. I would happily recommend David for future roles. David Burford CARE Fertility CEO. ”
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At our final Retail & Consumer all-hands meeting, we celebrated a successful year of collaboration and achievement. We recognised the outstanding…
At our final Retail & Consumer all-hands meeting, we celebrated a successful year of collaboration and achievement. We recognised the outstanding…
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Very proud of what we have achieved this year. A heartfelt thank you to our amazing teams, loyal customers, and welcoming communities for making this…
Very proud of what we have achieved this year. A heartfelt thank you to our amazing teams, loyal customers, and welcoming communities for making this…
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Projects
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Healthcare Sector (Client 1)
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Project lead - Addressed direct and indirect spend – ongoing – completed 49 projects with annual spend of £2.6m.
Strategic Sourcing project
• Achieved average savings of 23.6%
• Process streamlining
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Manufacturing
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Project lead - Addressed direct and indirect spend. In the last 12 months addressed 50 projects with an annual spend of £7.9m.
Sourcing, Procurement & Transformation project
• Achieved average savings of 22%
• Purchasing principles implemented
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Healthcare Sector (Client 2)
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Project lead - Initial diagnostic exercise, resulting in addressing all direct and indirect spend – completed 87 projects in the UK & Europe during a 2-year period with an annual spend of £8.6m.
Sourcing, Procurement & Transformation project
• Achieved average savings of 25%
• Moved procurement to strategic relationships with key suppliers
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Baked Goods Manufacturer
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Project Manager- Supply Chain Review
• Review of 6 sites within UK for baked goods manufacturer.
• Tactical savings of £1.04m were identified, implementation of which all achievable within 12 months, across 20 projects. A co-ordinated central approach with centralised governance recommended to optimise the savings, ensuring process alignment and risk mitigation.
• Projects ranged from simple contract negotiations to structured tenders for more specialised areas; optimising…Project Manager- Supply Chain Review
• Review of 6 sites within UK for baked goods manufacturer.
• Tactical savings of £1.04m were identified, implementation of which all achievable within 12 months, across 20 projects. A co-ordinated central approach with centralised governance recommended to optimise the savings, ensuring process alignment and risk mitigation.
• Projects ranged from simple contract negotiations to structured tenders for more specialised areas; optimising trailer fill, improving warehouse operations and backhaul opportunities, and streamlining prices.
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Building Supplies
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Project Manager - Commercial negotiations with suppliers to achieve payment of a rebate for centralised distribution.
• Financial /analytical modelling proved the cost benefit looking at all individual cost drivers of both warehousing and distribution
• Produced and tailored 200 individual reports based on a total supplier spend of £250 million
• Mentored/coached 30 category managers, to provide full methodology for 200 supplier negotiations
• Target setting, programme management…Project Manager - Commercial negotiations with suppliers to achieve payment of a rebate for centralised distribution.
• Financial /analytical modelling proved the cost benefit looking at all individual cost drivers of both warehousing and distribution
• Produced and tailored 200 individual reports based on a total supplier spend of £250 million
• Mentored/coached 30 category managers, to provide full methodology for 200 supplier negotiations
• Target setting, programme management and reporting results to board level
• Identified and delivered supplier rebates
• Working capital gains and containment
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