Procurement Award Judges

Judging for the Awards is under the auspices of the Irish Institute of Purchasing and Material Management, the longest established and largest Institute of procurement professionals in Ireland.

A distinguished panel of Judges has been drawn from state, academic and private sectors, and will be co-ordinated by the Institute.

These judges will be spilt in to two panels, where they will review the allocated entries and rate from first to last.

Scores are then collected and collated by the IIPMM, with the entrant receiving the highest overall score being declared the winner of that category.

Winners will be presented with their trophy at the glamorous Award ceremony on December 5th at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin.

The judge's decision is final and no correspondence, telephone, email or communication of any kind will be entered into in relation to decisions reached.

Dave Gilroy- Head of Procurement at Telefonica O2, Ireland

After graduating Dave began his career with Henkel Loctite in Tallaght and went on to join Esat Digifone a couple of years after their Network launch.  4 brands, 3 positions and 1.6 million customers later he was privileged to be appointed Head of Procurement of Telefonica Ireland Ltd in 2010. 

When not in the office he's likely to be found lapping Howth Hill on his bike (for fun apparently...)

Paul Hannigan- Purchasing Manager, Kerry Foods 

Paul Hannigan is an experienced procurement professional and has held senior management positions in multinational companies across a number of sectors including  ICT, medical devices and FMCG both in Ireland and abroad.

He is currently Purchasing Manager for Kerry Foods with responsibility for ingredients. Kerry Foods operates both UK & Ireland across 21 sites.

Paul is a chemical engineering graduate from UCD and a member of the IIPMM.

Mark Kedney- Procurement Manager at Bord Bia

Paul Armstrong- Supply Chain Director for Europe at Diageo

Paul was appointed Supply Chain Director, Diageo Europe Beer Supply, in July 2011. He is responsible for all aspects of the Diageo European beer supply operations in Ireland and the UK - supplying Guinness and other beer products to 150 countries around the world.

Paul joined Guinness (prior to Diageo being formed) in 1981, initially in a range of engineering management roles and later took responsibility for an engineering capital programme project in Ireland. In 1991, he led a major quality improvement programme in Diageo. Following this, he took on a number of senior leadership roles within Diageo European Beer operations, leading to his current role.

He has a Masters in Business Administration from the University College Dublin Smurfit School of Business and a Degree in Engineering from Queen’s University, Belfast.

Paul Quinn- Director Group Procurement & Supply Chain Management at eircom

Paul took up his role as Supply Chain Director for eircom in 2007. The eircom group is the leading provider of fixed and mobile voice and data services in Ireland. Paul has responsibility for a number of Group Shared Services functions within eircom including Procurement, Property, Transport & Logistics, Billing and Accounts Payable. eircom’s procurement spend totals over €500 million per annum.

Paul joined eircom (previously Telecom Eireann in 1984) and has worked in many business areas within the company. He has held senior management roles in Access and Core Network Operations, Change Management, Process & Systems Integration and Commercial.

He has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Dublin City University, a Degree in Engineering from the College of Technology, Kevin Street and a Diploma in Accounting & Finance from the ACCA.
 

Vincent Campbell- Head of the National Procurement Service at the Office of Public Works

Vincent is heading the new National Procurement Service in the OPW since the end of March 2009.  Previously, he was the Director of Corporate Services in the OPW for 8 years, and had successfully built that brief over that time.

He introduced the streamlining of tender and contract documentation to deliver a more professionalized approach to procurement. In 2011, he also put in place a new website, www.procurement.ie to facilitate better procurement practices for both buyers and suppliers.

This is a high profile position with a strategic focus on efficiencies, better procurement education, better VFM, more streamlined contracts, etc. The position influences procurement activities in all areas of the Public Sector.

The NPS assists and focuses on co-operation, collaboration, better leverage, more sophisticated procurement methodologies, supply chain management, better customer relations, better contract management, and fine tuning of relevant data to inform procuring personnel.

Dr Paul Davis- Program Director MBS Strategic Procurement / Lecturer in Procurement at DCU and President of the IIPMM

Dr. Paul Davis is a lecturer in Procurement and Supply Chain Management at DCU Business School. He is Program Director for the MSc. in Strategic Procurement and the MSc in International Management. He has been an visiting professor at UCSC, Cremona, Italy and ESB, Reutlingen Germany and BUPT, Beijing, China. He is currently President for the Irish Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management. He has been on the Procurement for Innovation working group and was responsible for the delivery of the research that led to the publication of the 10 Step Guide to Smarter Procurement. He is currently on the Advisory Board to the National Procurement Service at the OPW.

Dr. Davis is the Winning in Tendering Project Leader a €3.7 million Interreg Project, and is responsible for co-ordinating the Irish partners.

Teaching Areas: Strategic Procurement
                           Public Sector Procurement
                           Supply Chain Management
                           Operations Strategy