Peter Smith MA FCIPS FRSA

Peter Smith has over 35 years experience in procurement and supply chain as a manager, procurement director, consultant, analyst and writer. After graduating from Cambridge University, Peter started his procurement career at Mars Confectionery, then was Procurement Director for Dun & Bradstreet Europe, the UK Government’s Department of Social Security, and the NatWest Group. He was elected a Fellow then was 2003 President of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, served as a Senior Adviser to the UK National Audit Office and has been a non-exec director of two large public sector organisations and a growing private firm.

He has also written four books: Penguin Business published “Bad Buying – How Organisations Waste Billions Through Failures, Frauds and F*ck-ups” in October 2021, lifting the lid on some amazing global stories of disaster in the business (and public sector) world!  His latest passion is Procurement with Purpose, and with co-author Mark Perera, his book on that topic was published in November 2021.