Sophie Cros

• Developing and driving the sustainable procurement strategy including the carbon reduction programme (12% CO2 reduction in a year)
• Conducting Social and environmental audit of suppliers
• Managing the sustainability challenges with establishing our direct from manufacturer offer.
• Embedding fair and ethical trade practices within all stages of the supply chain.
• Leading the ‘Go Green’ team makes up of 4 individuals

• Developing, Managing and evaluating tenders following the EU procurement Directives. On some projects, I led the management of contract worth £250 million and developed the specifications as well as the contract terms and conditions.
• Formulating and implementing category strategies which actively drive market penetration while offering real savings to the NHS and providing revenue back to DHL.
• Managing supplier relationship. This includes price negotiation, performance monitoring and risk management.
• Chairing the management of a stockholder group composed of 12 clinicians.