Richard Silk is a Senior Director Global Procurement CoE at Smith+Nephew. He possess expertise in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, management, supply chain management and 24 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Richard was a great asset to the Cadbury procurement team and brought a sense of both broader strategic thinking and dynamism to the role, and to the team. He was an early adopter of supplier performance and relationship management within procurement at Cadbury, his background in the automotive industry bringing a new perspective on what had previously been a traditional "buying" team." and "I have been working with Richard indirectly. Richard is very committed person with lot of procurement knowledge. His attitude towards others is outstanding. He had always a time to give a good advice and help with difficult challenges. He always over delivered what he was ask for. I would recommend him to everyone as a great person to work for and with."