Suki Howard

Suki Howard is a senior procurement and supply chain management strategy leader with over 20 years’ experience delivering procurement transformation. She has managed teams through complex team negotiations, unlocking commercial value across global organisations. Suki has held senior procurement roles with WHSmith, GlaxoSmithKline, Nationwide Building Society, BP Castrol, Morgan Stanley, Chevron, Qantas, and Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. In addition, Suki has consulted with clients across multiple sectors.

Suki specialises in strategic sourcing, supplier governance, and high-value commercial negotiation. Suki thrives when supporting organisations strengthen their supplier relationships, while delivering sustainable cost optimisation, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency. Alongside her commercial leadership roles, Suki has mentored and coached SCM and Procurement teams to transform their negotiation capability development. Measures of success she prides herself on include building confidence, improving commercial judgement, and achieving higher value negotiation outcomes.

She combines strong commercial acumen with a collaborative, pragmatic approach. Her focus is on developing both organisational capability and individual expertise.