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Desislava Chadwick

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Head of Procurement - Supply Chain and Logistics at Sainsbury's
📍 Greater Coventry Area, United Kingdom

Desislava is the Head of Procurement for Supply Chain and Logistics at Sainsburys, with over 10 years of experience leading transformation and optimization projects. A graduate of Aix-Marseille University, she is skilled in complex service areas like freight and 3PL. Colleagues describe her as a strong influencer and negotiator.

She is a personable and outgoing leader who enjoys helping others achieve their potential. She actively participates in demanding team challenges to raise money for charity. Her academic background includes an interest in French language and literature, which she studied at university.

As a fundraiser, she participated in the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge, hiking 24 miles to support Comic Relief.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Head of Procurement - Supply Chain and Logistics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Coventry Area, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Procurement Transformation
Her entire career focuses on transformation and optimisation projects in logistics and supply chain to deliver value and drive change for stakeholders.
Developing Talent
She is actively hiring for her team, promotes Sainsbury's graduate programme, and states that she enjoys helping others achieve their potential.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Head of Procurement - Supply Chain and Logistics
Sainsbury's
1-2020 - 2-2023
Sourcing Manager
Sainsbury's
8-2018 - 12-2019
Senior Category Leader/Team Leader
Procure4
1-2015 - 7-2018
Category Leader
Procure4
3-2012 - 12-2014
Business analyst
Procure4
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Education
2011 - 2012
Master's degree
Aix - Marseille University
2007 - 2009
Master
Universitet za nacionalno i svetovno stopanstvo
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