Richard Upton Email & Phone Number

Nova Scotia, Canada

Responsible for leading the Procurement and Supply Chain activity associated with the Canadian Surface Combatant program.

Derby, England, United Kingdom

Reporting to the EVP of the Compressors business, responsible for global supplier management in the external supply chain. Manage 4 teams in North America, the U.K, Germany and South East Asia covering cross functional roles including planning and control, manufacturing engineering and quality.

United Kingdom

Reporting to the EVP for the Compressors business, responsible for the strategic direction and new and future contracts for the external supply chain with an annual spend of $1bn. A range of product types managed from large machined products through to small composite support structures.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Accountable for supplier management of key design make global Control System suppliers into Rolls-Royce as well as commercial and strategic ownership.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Leading a team of purchasing professionals to develop and deliver benefits to the company through commodity and supplier strategies for hydromechanical and electronics sub commodity groupings. Responsible for creating innovative cost reduction mechanisms and ensuring strategies are executed in a robust and repeatable way.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Developed and implemented a Commodity Strategy process within the Company. Segmented all purchasing activity into Commodity groups and delivered 16 high level Commodity Strategies to the Senior Leadership Team. Ensured Engineering and Operations involvement in development of Commodity Strategies while challenging key Make vs Buy decisions.

Commodities included Nacelles, Ducts and Flexible Pipes during this period. Responsible for managing key commercial relationships, strategy development and sourcing new programmes.