Andrew Davidson

Associate Partner | Head of Retail | Procurement Transformation

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

About

4C is a dynamic, fast-growing and diverse procurement consultancy. Our international presence, combined with our fresh approach & deep expertise in providing, tailored solutions enables our clients to meet their strategic goals ranging from rapid profit improvement to long term business transformation. We have over 15 years’ of experience working across multiple industries and geographies with clients ranging from medium sized enterprises to global 500 corporations.

Experience

  • 4C Associates (15 yrs 3 mos)
    • Associate Partner
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    • Director
      Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

    • Senior Manager
      Jan 2016 - Dec 2018 · 3 yrs

      Brings expertise of direct and indirect procurement having managed large procurement teams delivering cost reduction programs for a range of clients. Experienced in cost reduction, margin improvement, benefits implementation, savings modelling and negotiation while also engaged in organisational transformation and procurement capability development. Client experience includes: • Retail - Led 18 month EBITDA improvement project for UK retailer, with a team of 21 FTE delivering forecast benefits of £64m EBITDA improvement and capability improvement programme • Oil & Gas - Managed team of 11 consultants to deliver managed service covering up to $1bn of IT / Indirect spend for a global energy company. Deliverables focussed on compliance and risk management during major M&A activity Clients include: Holland & Barrett, Wilko, HEMA, BG, Shell

  • Purchasing Manager at Bunzl Vending Services
    Sep 2010 - May 2011 · 9 mos

    Implementation of Category Management strategy, including SKU reduction, competitive tendering and revenue growth Systems and process review in all aspects of purchasing, focus on reducing accounts administration and improving availability of data for commercial application.

  • Senior Buyer - Imports and Admin at Bunzl Plc
    Oct 2003 - Nov 2010 · 7 yrs 2 mos

    Category Management Supply Chain Management Low Cost Country sourcing strategy Continual process review

  • Executive at LBC Corporate Finance
    2001 - 2002 · 1 yr