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David Saint

Commander · DISC type D
Defence Commercial Lead at BDO UK
📍 Thaxted, England, United Kingdom

David is a seasoned procurement and supply chain leader with a focus on transformational results across various industries, including defence and financial services. He specializes in reducing costs and improving efficiency through data analytics and process digitization. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic, knowledgeable, innovative, and collaborative.

He is a proud father, publicly celebrating his daughters achievement of a Master of Laws degree. This suggests he places a high value on family accomplishments and higher education, sharing these proud moments with his network.

During his time at Marshall Land Systems, he led procurement and supply chain operations through an expansion that quadrupled the businesss scale.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Defence Commercial Lead
Job Level
Senior
Location
Thaxted, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Very Quick
Strong-Willed
Decisive

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Priorities

Topics David cares about

Procurement Transformation
His career is dedicated to transforming procurement functions, improving efficiency, and reducing costs for global organizations through strategic leadership and stakeholder engagement.
Supply Chain Software
He has shown interest in the practical implementation and business cases for new software packages designed to manage post-covid supply chain challenges.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Defence Commercial Lead
BDO UK
10-2023 - 4-2024
Principal
Future Purchasing
6-2023
Managing Director
Maurice & Partners
1-2020 - 6-2023
Global Head of Procurement and Supply Chain
Marshall Land Systems
6-2019 - 1-2020
Chief Procurement Officer (Interim)
Alter Domus
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Media appearances

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Education
Accelerated Development Programme
London Business School
FCIPS
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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