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Chris Bolton

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Director at Advantage Sourcing Limited
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Chris Bolton is a seasoned Indirect Procurement Leader and the Director of Advantage Sourcing Limited. His expertise lies in strategic sourcing, process optimization, and marketing procurement, with significant experience in leadership roles at major pharmaceutical companies like Vertex and Novartis. He holds an MSci from Imperial College London.

Chris is a two-time recipient of the Gold Award from the Vertex Outstanding Contribution Award Program.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Strategic Sourcing
A core theme across his career, focusing on indirect spend categories like marketing, professional services, and HR in the pharmaceutical industry.
Process Optimization
He has a stated passion for reducing complexity, managing risk, and building procurement capabilities through process improvement.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Director
Advantage Sourcing Limited
7-2015 - 7-2024
Associate Director, Sourcing
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
9-2011 - 7-2015
Head of Indirect Purchasing Northwest Europe
Novartis Consumer Health
2-2009 - 5-2011
Corporate Purchasing Manager
Remploy Ltd
3-2004 - 2-2009
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Abbott Laboratories
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Education
MSci
Imperial College London
Advanced Certificate in Marketing
CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
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