Lisa Whitby Email and Phone Number

Durlestone consulting is a people-orientated supply chain and change management consultancy company, focused on supporting clients lead transformational change and deliver outstanding results. We believe that sustainable, long lasting improvement is achieved by creating effective partnerships between the client and consultant, based on mutual trust and respect. Our approach is to focus on clients real needs, developing creative but pragmatic solutions to deliver measurable bottom line growth. Our leadership team has extensive experience of delivering real supply chain improvements (e.g. supply chain design, CoGS reduction, S&OP implementation and working capital reduction) and our consultants are all highly experienced supply chain professionals offering a depth and breadth of experience earned from working at senior levels in industry and consulting.Lisa is a highly focused, tenacious and results oriented professional, with extensive experience in working with a number of leading Lifesciences companies, predominantly in the areas of Supply Chain Management and Global sourcing and procurement. She has a proven track record in designing and implementing advanced purchasing processes and tools on a global basis to deliver significant bottom line cost savings and performance improvements. Lisa has extensive line management experience in a number of sourcing, purchasing and data management roles. She is a skilled project manager having led a wide range of successful change management teams.

Developed and implemented the global sourcing and procurement strategy for formulation and packaging materials to optimise the supplier base, reduce total cost of supply and improve customer responsiveness.

Rationalised the approach to global purchasing for the development and manufacture of cosmetic and beauty products

Developed and implemented the packaging purchasing strategy for Europe, Africa and Middle East, while ensuring global coordination of procurment practices in Packaging development, Artwork and sourcing. Managed the EAM range and data management teams to support regional commercial requirements and supporting global information systems.