Andrew Spencer FCIPS

Group Supply Chain & Procurement Director at Galliford Try. Board Member of the Supply Chain Sustainability School.

United Kingdom

About

Group Supply Chain & Procurement Director for Galliford Try, a leading UK Construction company with a turnover in excess of £1.9 billion per year. Functional lead for 85 professionals across the group. Appointed to the Board of Directors for The Supply Chain Sustainability School. Fellow and Chartered Member of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (FCIPS). Member of CIPS Construction Senior Leaders Group. A multi award-winning Senior Procurement & Supply Chain leader with significant experience in all types of procurement, supply chain management, supplier relationship management and development, category management and strategic sourcing. Wide range of direct and indirect procurement, subcontract, materials, and plant experience. Comfortable in senior high-profile leadership roles, Group wide and in complex multi-interface mega multi-billion £ projects, working with some of the largest clients including HS2, National Highways, DfE, DIO, MoD, MoJ, National Grid and multiple water sector companies. A very personable and engaging natural team leader with C-suite board level stakeholder management skills. High level of professionalism with a strategic innovative mindset, transformational and visionary, persuasive and decisive, highly tenacious, and ambitious. Creates high performing collaborative inclusive team environments. A confident regular presenter and external speaker, in person and virtually, with audience sizes up to 1000 people. Transformational commercially astute leader able to identify need, create vision, plan, and deliver results.

Experience

  • Board Member at Supply Chain Sustainability School
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Group Supply Chain & Procurement Director at Galliford Try
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Skanska (Full-time · 10 yrs)
    • Deputy Head of Procurement & Supply Chain - SCS Railways HS2
      Sep 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Head of Procurement & Supply Chain - Highways
      Jan 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Procurement & Supply Chain Director - A14 Integrated Delivery Team
      Apr 2015 - Dec 2019 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Supply Chain Manager at Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
    Jan 2012 - Nov 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Procurement Manager at Galliford Try
    Apr 2011 - Jan 2012 · 10 mos