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Defence Procurement: Innovation and Supply Chain Agility

Join us for our latest Defence Meetup on Thursday 14th November with insightful talks from Jaynie Davies and Tony Reeves. A fantastic opportunity to discover how to build and maintain a robust, agile supply chain capable of meeting the ever-evolving demands of Defence. Then we explore the challenges and opportunities in Defence procurement from the perspective of a micro-SME.

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Event Details

  • Date: Thursday 14th November
  • Time: 18:00
  • Location: Zoom (details shared after registering)
  • Who: This iO Meetup will suit professionals working in UK defence, including supply chain managers, R&D managers, logistics coordinators, and project managers.
  • Register: Complete the registration form here to secure your spot.

The Talks

‘Managing an Agile Supply Chain to Support Defence’ with Jaynie Davies

Supporting the Defence Supply Chain Strategy, Jaynie will explore the landscape of supplier engagement, entry and through life management to enable a robust, agile supply chains with the ability to proactively respond to the demands of Defence, against such operations as the support to Ukraine.

‘Innovation in Defence: What’s holding us back?’ with Tony Reeves

Tony Reeves provides a view of the challenges and opportunities in Defence procurement, as seen from the viewpoint of a micro-SME, and how the tensions between in-flight programmes and innovations play out.

Drawing on the insights from a three-year research programme into Innovation in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, they have identified a list of ten blockers and barriers to adoption of new capabilities, and the multi-level “learning by doing” that is now required in order to truly deliver innovation based on commercial capabilities.

Our Speakers

Jaynie Davies has over 30 years of experience in the Defence sector, leading teams in Commercial and Supply Chain environments. She is currently the Director of Commodity Support Services (CSS), a virtual entity, providing the combined operation of TVS Ltd (delivering the Inventory, Commodity, Category Management) and Leidos Supply Ltd (responsible for the Commercial Management, Procurement, Receipting and Governance) for the Leidos UK programme, Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation programme (LCST).

Jaynie also serves as the Director of Leidos Supply Ltd, a subsidiary of Leidos Europe Ltd, awarded the LCST in 2015. This programme integrates various services to transform the UK’s defence supply chain, managing over 600 suppliers and £1.5bn in military commodities. Previously, she was Head of Procurement for Babcock Defence & Security and held key roles at EADS Airbus, including Head of Subcontract Commercial and Head of Project Sourcing. Jaynie is a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Chain (MCIPS).

Tony Reeves is the Chairman and Founder of MAIAR Ltd, a Northamptonshire-based small business working primarily in the Defence and National Security environments.

Tony entered industry in 2009 after a successful career in the Royal Air Force, and subsequently spent 5 years in a small Defence business based in Malvern before roles at CGI and Raytheon. He left Raytheon to start his own business in 2016, which grew successfully over the following 7 years, culminating in the acquisition of RJD Technology in 2023 and the merging of the business operations into a single whole. The business was re-branded to MAIAR Ltd in December 2023 and Tony is now one of three directors. MAIAR stands for Mission Advantage, Intelligence Analysis and Research, although there is another, deeper reference if you look hard enough…

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