ROLLS-ROYCE
Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reacto
BENN GODFREY TITLE : VP PROCUREMENT – RAW MATERIAL AND FORMING
LOCATION : GREATER DERBY AREA
of procurement , Godfrey says . Each contract can now be fully analysed and wired into Rolls-Royce ’ s processes . “ We ’ ve been able to codify that approach to make it repeatable such that we don ’ t actually have to do that physical interaction and planning anymore ,” Godfrey adds . “ We ' re able to be a lot more agile in the way that we approach those sourcing events .”
Digital Agility A greater focus on digital-first processes has brought added agility to all areas of Rolls-Royce ’ s sourcing function . Its physical supplier network is vast and geographically dispersed . It is a complex ecosystem with a similarly intricate digital fingerprint . To effectively manage this network , the firm ’ s
EXECUTIVE BIO
An expert in procurement , operations and supply chain , Benn has bought everything on an aeroplane engine with responsibility for elemental hedging , alloy , castings , forgings and revert recycling .
His diverse experiences include breakthrough multibillion-dollar digital sourcing events , leading cost out control towers , managing the biggest supplier relationships in aerospace as well as responding to acute crises and improving large operational supply chains through lean production systems .
An advocate for value-based procurement with purpose , Benn co-chairs the sustainable procurement group defining the sustainability agenda for Rolls-Royce and is active in the wider aerospace supply chain with the International Aerospace Environmental Group . supplychaindigital . com 149