Alan is an accomplished procurement leader with a distinguished career delivering large-scale transformation, operational excellence, and strategic value across complex organisations and multiple industries. A CIPS Fellow, he brings more than three decades of experience shaping and leading high-performing procurement and supply chain functions, aligning them tightly to customer needs and business strategy to drive significant improvements in performance and value creation. Recognised throughout his career for bringing pace, clarity and strategic direction to environments undergoing major change, Alan has led procurement and supply chain teams across both the public and private sectors. He has consistently championed best practice in talent development, supplier relationship management, supply chain risk and resilience, and sustainability and social value. With his extensive background, strategic mindset, and proven transformation track record, Alan brings a highly credible, insightful, and forward-thinking perspective to the CIPS Awards judging panel.