Procurement Development in Anchor Trust: Its journey, progress and future...

On the 21st May 2015 we hosted an event at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Leeds for senior procurement and supply chain professionals working for, or with, housing associations in the Yorkshire and Humberside region. We were fortunate enough to have John Wallace – Head of Procurement & Purchasing at Anchor Trust as our guest speaker. John is a well-respected, award-winning procurement and commercial professional with a demonstrable track record of achievement in terms of cost reduction, process improvement, innovation, leadership and transformational change. With over 20 years experience within the private and public sector, John has worked at large and complex organisations holding senior management positions in diverse sectors ranging from brewing and drinks and food industries to healthcare.

John talked the attendees through his procurement strategy focusing on how it adds value by supporting the trust’s five-year business plan.  John shared his six cornerstones that underpin the structure and culture of procurement at the trust: 

Thanks again to John and the attendees for their time and input. 

Michael Page Procurement & Supply Chain has 60 consultants in the UK who specialise by industry sector and region. This is just one of many events we hold across the Procurement & Supply Chain discipline, for information about future events that are relevant to you please contact us.

Carl Walker is a Business Manager at Michael Page who specialises in public sector commercial procurement and commissioning across all sectors in Yorkshire and the North East, both from an interim and permanent perspective.