Paul Walker
Role Model @Insideout Leaderboard
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WORK HISTORY
Role Model @Insideout Leaderboard
London, GB
The InsideOut LeaderBoard is a social enterprise with a mission of ending the stigma of mental ill-health in the workplace by creating a ripple effect of senior leaders who are willing to speak out about their own lived experience.
EDUCATION
University of Kent
BSc Degree (Hons), Management Science
University of Kent
MSc Degree, Statistics
ABOUT PAUL WALKER
Paul is a professional, results driven and ambitious CPO & Procurement Director who thrives on leading strategic and transformational change to drive teams to excel in their fields; delivering multi million pound sustainable year on year EBIT(DA) benefits. He is passionate about diversity, sustainability and digitalisation, as well as campaigning on topics such as mental health, DE & I and domestic abuse - often speaking about any and all of these areas in internal and external talks.Paul works successfully with all levels of businesses, from the entire C-suite to the factory floor, whether in a start-up, SME, PE or large multi-national. With broad experience in European and Global settings, specialisms in traditional technology, mar-tech, outsourcing / offshoring and AI, plus detailed technical, contractual, commercial and legal knowledge, he bridges the gap between the board and the legal, financial, business and procurement communities to deliver outstanding commercial partnering value, not just savings.Career highlights:• Delivered a consistent 10x RoI at TUI Group with over €600m in hard benefits achieved, together with upskilling / evolving the department from a team of 12 IT buyers to a multi disciplined team of 65 buyers sourcing internationally.• Developed and delivered a leading Diverse, Sustainable & Ethical Sourcing Policy and Supplier Code of Conduct at TUI which led the way compared to his peers and other organisations.• Created multiple Digital Hubs at TUI to consolidate IT development into trusted partners in Virtual Captives • Transformed and transitioned the Ultimate Performance IT team from a single UK location with legacy capabilities into a hybrid organisation, creating and optimising an offshore Global Capability Centre with 50%+ savingsSkills: Procurement | Strategy | Leadership | Strategic Sourcing | Consulting | Professional Development | Cost Reduction | Tranformation | Sustainability | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Supply Chain | Supply Management | Contract Negotiation | Contract Law | Management | Stakeholder Management | Analytics | Budgets | Supplier Management
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