Craig Slinger

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Vice President, Global Indirect Procurement, Corporate Professional Services, IT and Travel at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Holmfirth, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Craig Slinger serves as the Vice President of Global Indirect Procurement at The Estée Lauder Companies, where he is responsible for a spend of approximately $1. 8 billion. His expertise lies in strategic sourcing, cost reduction, and category management for corporate services, IT, and travel across more than 25 global brands.

There is no publicly available information regarding Craigs personal life or hobbies.

He is certified with a Prince2 Foundation, highlighting a commitment to structured and effective project management methodologies within his procurement leadership roles.

Personality Overview

Features Driven

Objective Thinker

Fast But Wary

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

Global Procurement
Manages a spend of ~$1. 8 billion, leading procurement delivery for corporate services, IT, and travel across the company's 25+ prestige beauty brands.
Strategic Sourcing
A core competency focused on improving procurement delivery and achieving cost efficiencies, which is central to his leadership role.
Team Leadership
Frequently posts about recruiting for his growing team in New York, seeking energetic experts to join a fast-paced, transformative culture.

Media Appearances

Craig has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2023
Vice President, Global Indirect Procurement, Corporate Professional Services, IT and Travel at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
2-2021 - 7-2023
Executive Director, Global Corporate/Professional Svcs & Travel Procurement, and Global IP PMO at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
11-2017 - 2-2021
Executive Director of Indirect Procurement (UK & Ireland) at Estee Lauder Group of Companies
7-2016 - 11-2017
Director of Procurement at Estee Lauder Group of Companies
7-2015 - 7-2016
Senior Procurement Manager (UK Region) at Estee Lauder Group of Companies

Education

2019 - 2019
Developing leadership practices from Cranfield School of Management
1999 - 2003
BA (HONS) from The University of Huddersfield

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Insights For Selling To Craig

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Craig is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Craig

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Craig move?

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

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

You And Craig

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