Rosalyn lives in South West London, UK and has been with the John Lewis Partnership since 2014. The John Lewis Partnership is a 90,000 strong, employee-owned UK retailer spanning 400 branches of John Lewis and Waitrose, together with a strong online retail presence. During 2017, Rosalyn assumed the role of CPO encompassing a broad range of indirect spend from Technology to Property and Distribution. Rosalyn also manages Procurement Operations and Third Party Governance & Compliance with a strong emphasis on the Partnership's Corporate Social Responsibility agenda.
Rosalyn has a long and varied career in procurement and supplier management, spanning a range of industries including Retail, Construction, Defence and Financial Services. Prior to undertaking the CPO role in John Lewis Partnership, Rosalyn has had a particular interest and focus on technology sourcing and strategic supplier management. During this time Rosalyn has developed and built strategic supplier management programmes and value-led, high capability sourcing teams. More recently, a converging of these interests has led to increased focus on the world of AI and it’s impact on sourcing, procurement operations and the supply base itself.
In here spare time she is a fund raiser for Save the Children and enjoys spending time with her two small children, which is infinitely more challenging than managing a team of dedicated procurement professionals.
Rosalyn lives in South West London, UK and has been with the John Lewis Partnership since 2014. The John Lewis Partnership is a 90,000 strong, employee-owned UK retailer spanning 400 branches of John Lewis and Waitrose, together with a strong online retail presence. During 2017, Rosalyn assumed the role of CPO encompassing a broad range of indirect spend from Technology to Property and Distribution. Rosalyn also manages Procurement Operations and Third Party Governance & Compliance with a strong emphasis on the Partnership's Corporate Social Responsibility agenda.
Rosalyn has a long and varied career in procurement and supplier management, spanning a range of industries including Retail, Construction, Defence and Financial Services. Prior to undertaking the CPO role in John Lewis Partnership, Rosalyn has had a particular interest and focus on technology sourcing and strategic supplier management. During this time Rosalyn has developed and built strategic supplier management programmes and value-led, high capability sourcing teams. More recently, a converging of these interests has led to increased focus on the world of AI and it’s impact on sourcing, procurement operations and the supply base itself.
In here spare time she is a fund raiser for Save the Children and enjoys spending time with her two small children, which is infinitely more challenging than managing a team of dedicated procurement professionals.