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Darren Ford, MCIPS, MCMI

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Procurement Manager at Tong Engineering
📍 Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

Darren is an experienced procurement professional with substantial commercial and supply chain experience across the private and public sectors. People he has worked with describe him as efficient and creative. He specializes in functional transformation, risk management, and strategy implementation, backed by an education from Loughborough University.

His professional interests extend to sustainable business practices and staying abreast of current trends through publications like the Harvard Business Review. He possesses strong commercial acumen and focuses on delivering improved value and managing stakeholder relationships effectively.

He received an innovation award at Serco for developing a new contractual model that resulted in improved savings and service for a client.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Procurement Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Darren shows up

Story Driven
Consensus Focused
Amiable & Agreeable

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word. They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals.

Priorities

Topics Darren cares about

Procurement Transformation
He has a background in leading newly formed procurement functions and driving business transformation to improve value in service delivery.
Supply Chain Logistics
Previously managed the entire supply chain, including fleet, warehousing, and logistics, for the UK, Ireland, and BeNeLux regions at TK Elevator.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Procurement Manager
Tong Engineering
1-2024 - 10-2024
Head of Procurement & Supply Chain UK&I & BeNeLux
TK Elevator
10-2021 - 1-2024
Head Of Procurement, UK&I
TK Elevator
3-2019 - 10-2021
Procurement Business Partner
Serco
3-2016 - 3-2019
Head of Procurement
Serco
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Media appearances

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Education
2005 - 2007
Associate's Degree
Loughborough University
1999 - 2003
Associate's Degree
Peterborough College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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