Allison Ford-Langstaff (FCIPS)

Allison Ford-Langstaff, FCIPS, is a highly accomplished professional with extensive experience in procurement, supply chain, and operations management. Currently serving as Managing Partner at 4C Associates since August 2019, Allison leads a team specializing in sustainable business transformations across various sectors. Concurrently, as Managing Director of Rightsource Solutions Ltd since September 2010, Allison focuses on supply solutions for the SME market. In addition to these roles, Allison contributes to academia as a Visiting Lecturer at WMG, University of Warwick, and has held significant positions including Transformation Director at Future Purchasing, JV Integration Programme Lead at EE, and sourcing-related leadership roles at Orange and Wanadoo. Allison's earlier career includes consultancy work and management roles at British Steel. Academic qualifications encompass a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford, an MBA in Strategy & Procurement Management from the University of Birmingham, and joint honors degrees in French and Swedish from the University of Wales, Lampeter, and the University of Göteborg, Sweden.