Andrew is an experienced chief procurement officer with a track record of transformation and delivery across several blue-chip global organisations. Currently CPO at Marks & Spencer working within a business facing tough economic headwinds, he has led the transformation within the procurement team. He is also working alongside the business and executive team to execute a sustainable reduction to the cost base. Andrew is building a procurement team capable of influencing the business and key stakeholders by implementing business partnering and aligning themselves with the business strategy. He has also re-aligned key business processes to make them more transparent and deliver increased control, while making decision-making more effective. A key part of this transformation is a renewed focus on sustainability working with GNFR suppliers to align them to M&S beliefs and standards. He has changed the procurement strategy to focus on three things: business partnering, transparency and management of risk in the supply chain, and more effective processes to work with key partners. Driving innovation in delivery and ways of working.  Andrew has also previously delivered transformation throughout my time at as a procurement leader at Vodafone, UBS and ITV.