Duncan Campbell-marsh

Chartered procurement professional with c30 years of experience leading strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, risk and compliance initiatives across FCA regulated businesses, coving Professional services, Insurance, MRO, Not for Profit, Manufacturing and Aerospace/MOD sectors.

Group Procurement Business Partner - Azets UK

(2023)

Responsible for HR, FM, Operations and Professional Services categories across UK, Ireland and Nordics. Manages approximately £60m spend. Delivered 15-20% annual savings through supplier consolidation, travel optimisation and strategic sourcing programmes.

Azets was formed in 2018 as an international advisory group, with 9,000 local experts in 190 locations across eight countries and is now ranked at the 8th in the top UK accountancy firms. We deliver accounting, tax, payroll, audit and advisory services to more than 100,000 clients, operating in the UK, Ireland, Nordics and Romania with the constant acquisition drive. Based within the small Procurement Team in the UK and following promotion to a Group role, I am responsible for providing commercial support to the business predominantly reporting into the Group Procurement Manager within Finance, working with multiple key business owners and stake holders up to Director and Exec level, on various initiatives, projects and tenders whilst taking a strategic approach to provider management and savings.

Sourcing & Supplier Manager - Vitality Health

(2013 - 2023)

Led sourcing and SRM activities across Facilities, Finance and Operations with c£50m spend. Introduced e-auctions generating savings exceeding 25% and launched supplier awards programme. Vitality is the 4th largest provider of PMI in the UK providing the Health and Life insurance across three UK offices and c2200 staff .

Working within a small team, responsible for category management through being flexible, proactive and agile. Initially as a Generalist covering many areas including IT, Sales and Marketing, to Category Manager for Professional Services including Facilities, Finance, HR and Operations areas across the Group with spend of c£50m. Working with multiple key stakeholders and BO’s and leading on a variety of Sourcing and SRM.

Additional activities include complex and strategic activities from RFI stage include: BPO (£18m) End User Computing (£10m), Marketing agencies (£10m).

Vendor Manager - RNLI

(2009 - 2013)

Managed sourcing, contract management, audits, logistics reviews and supplier governance across charity-wide supply base. The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. It provides a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service around the coasts of the UK and RoI, as well as a seasonal lifeguard service on many of the busiest beaches in England and Wales.

Responsible for all aspects of Vendor Management across the organisations supply base, including all Sourcing aspects covering: Market Analysis, Lease/Make/Buy Evaluations, Stock Management and Logistics, T&C's negotiation, Cradle to grave contract management and Annual Audits and Risk analysis.

Commercial Buyer - Sunseeker International

(2004 - 2009)

Managed £30m spend portfolio and achieved recurring annual savings of approximately £1.5m across strategic categories. Sunseeker is a world leader in the manufacture from design and concept to finish build of multi million pound motor yachts. The purchasing department has an annual spend of £200 million, of which I was responsible for £30m, with savings achieved of c£1.5m on an annual basis, from negotiation and tending of various categories of which I was responsible for.

Senior Buyer/Planner & European Contract Negotiator - Tyco Healthcare

(2000 - 2004)

Managed major direct and indirect procurement programmes, delivered inventory reductions over 30% and annualised savings of 15-20%. Key member of the European Purchasing Team at their UK HQ, my position as a Strategic Pan-European Contract Negotiator achieve significant cost saving targets of 15-20% year-on year. Negotiating contracts with 3rd party suppliers within Europe and managing these contracts from’ cradle to grave’.

These included Sub contract labour, Travel, FM & Car Fleet and Managing the rollout of contracts across Europe and the US.

Buyer / Rotable Controller - Cobham FR Aviation

(1998 - 2000)

Managed aviation component sourcing, supplier rationalisation and regulatory compliance activities. Working both in a team and as an motivated individual, my position as Rotable Controller responsible was to ensure the repair and overhaul and servicing of components for the company’s fleet of aircraft was maintained to strict FAA and JAA regulations. Improving current procedures and practices, implementing a structured supplier reduction program, ‘make or buy’ decisions and a high percentage of MOD work (cleared to ‘Security’ level), were all part of my role as Buyer prior to promotion.

MCIPS - Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

BA (Hons) - Logistics & Supply Chain Management - University of Northumbria

HND - Business & Finance - University of Northumbria