Derek Hobbs (Past Speaker)

Derek has extensive Procurement and Supply-chain experience, working in multi-national organization’s in the Mobile Communications, FMCG, Energy and Pharmaceutical sectors. My core skills are Procurement Category Management, Strategic Procurement, Negotiations, Managing multi-functional projects and developing excellent stakeholder relationships. The Procurement categories I have worked on during my career include, Sales and Marketing, Distributors/Wholesalers, Professional Services, HR services and Telecom’s network equipment.