John Atkinson is an independent business consultant and trainer specializing in procurement & supply chain, finance and team dynamics. Based in Shropshire, UK.

John’s corporate experience spans some 30 years including Head of Group & Global Procurement for Focus Wickes plc where he was responsible for the full creation and implementation of global sourcing initiatives, suppliervendor management and commercial contract negotiation. John has also held senior roles within Barclays Bank corporate and led a wide and diverse range of teams, both locally and globally. John is also a certified instructor in delivering emotional intelligence training and has wide international experience, including:
Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, KDR, China, Germany, France and Sweden.

As a consultant and trainer for the last 5 years John is passionate about delivery, and utilizes both his career expertise and the necessary interpersonal skills to ensure that clients receive leading edge training results, enabling delegates to understand not only the subject matter, but also the application context and complete the course with the confidence to implement the learning, to add value both to their role and within the wider organizational environment.

For clients, John believes it is crucial to understand their key requirements and required results from training; therefore each course is bespoke and created specifically to meet the client’s individual needs.
For course delegates, John believes that people learn in a variety of ways; therefore all courses incorporate a mixture of theory and practical exercises reinforced with real world examples to embed the course materials. Thus ensuring both client and delegate achieve measurable training benefits.

Areas covered: Finance, procurement, supply chain, contract management, commissioning, negotiation, supply relationship management, emotional intelligence