Procurement & Supply Chain Live: Headline, Ninian Wilson
Ninian Wilson in Brief
Current role: Group Procurement Director & CEO
Company: Vodafone Procurement Co Sarl
Years at Company: 12
Education: Bsc in Geography from the University of Aberdeen
With a career spanning more than 20 years, Ninian Wilson’s industry experience is deep-rooted in procurement. The Scotsman began his career journey in 2000 at Cable & Wireless as Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), where he was responsible for all external procurement spend globally in 60 countries, as well as the property budget.
After leaving Cable & Wireless, Wilson spent two years at Royal Mail as Procurement Director (with annual procurement spend of £1.7bn) and Operations Director (with an operational budget of £5.4bn and a CapEx budget of £220m).
In 2009, Wilson moved to Luxemburg joining Vodafone as Technology Procurement Director, reporting to the CEO of the Vodafone Procurement Company and responsible for Vodafone plc’s Network & IT expenditure across 23 operating companies.
Today, Wilson is the Group Procurement Director and CEO of Vodafone Procurement Co Sarl leading the Supply Chain organisation within Vodafone Plc. In his role, Wilson is accountable for all technology procurement, all indirect spend, and supporting all 26 Vodafone Operating companies. Wilson is also a Member of the Board of the Vodafone Procurement Co.
Read now, Procurement Magazine’s interview with Ninian Wilson.
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