Alexander Buick

Judge
DISC Type : Dc

Senior Procurement Manager at ACQ Consulting (Qiddiya)

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Alexander is a senior procurement and commercial leader with two decades of experience delivering complex sourcing for major construction and infrastructure projects in the UK and Middle East. He now operates as an M&A investor, acquiring UK SMEs in the haulage, freight, and engineering sectors.

Outside of his direct procurement roles, Alexander is deeply engaged in the M&A space, focusing on evaluating the financial performance and operational risk of potential acquisitions. He has an intellectual curiosity for the personal drivers and motivations that lead to long-term business success and resilience through economic cycles.

He recently completed the acquisition of a UK manufacturing business that has been operating since the 1980s.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Features Driven

Demanding

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

SME Acquisitions
As a private investor, he originates and evaluates acquisition opportunities in the UK, recently completing a deal for a long-established manufacturing business.
Infrastructure Procurement
Has extensive experience leading procurement for major capital programmes, including sourcing contractors and managing multi-million-pound infrastructure packages.
AI in Business
Recently earned a certification in "Elements of Artificial Intelligence for Business, " indicating an interest in applying new technologies to his field.

Media Appearances

Alexander has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2023 - 3-2025
Senior Procurement Manager at ACQ Consulting (Qiddiya)
9-2022
Acquisitions Expert (M&A) / Private Investor at Alexander Justin Investments
11-2020 - 2-2022
Senior Manager / Procurement Consultant at Efficio
5-2019 - 6-2020
Senior Category Manager at IBM
1-2015 - 1-2018
Founder at Hustlehub Mentoring

Education

2004 - 7-2008
BA (Hons) from City St George’s, University of London
2005 - 6-2008
BA (Hons) from University of Portsmouth

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Insights For Selling To Alexander

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alexander is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alexander

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alexander move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Alexander take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Alexander

Personality Compatibility


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