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Abigail Blackburn

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Head of Procurement at Meadow
📍 Stockport, England, United Kingdom

Abigail Blackburn is the Head of Procurement at Meadow, specializing in strategic sourcing for ingredients and packaging within the food industry. A graduate of Bangor University, she focuses on achieving the best value while enhancing supplier relationships. Colleagues describe her as hard-working, motivated, and bringing a positive mood to the office.

Outside of her professional role, Abigail is invested in personal and professional growth. She actively seeks out thought-provoking workshops on topics like resilience and enjoys attending events with inspiring people to gain new insights and advice. She is also a supportive mentor to her team members.

She is particularly passionate about sustainability and implementing sustainable solutions throughout the entire supply chain.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Head of Procurement
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Stockport, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Abigail shows up

Upfront
Demanding
Hard To Convince

They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Abigail cares about

Sustainable Sourcing
She is passionate about identifying projects and implementing sustainable solutions at the source, in production facilities, and throughout the supply chain.
Food Industry Procurement
Her career is centered in the food and ingredients sector, and she expressed excitement about returning to the industry for a company she has long esteemed.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Head of Procurement
Meadow
1-2024 - 1-2025
Senior Buyer
THG
6-2021 - 1-2024
Group Senior Commodity Manager
BAKO Group
10-2019 - 6-2021
Packaging & Seafood Buyer
Sykes Seafood
1-2018 - 10-2019
Ingredients & Packaging Buyer
John Morley (Importers) Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2011 - 2014
BSc Hons
Bangor University
2009 - 2011
National Diploma
Stockport College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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