Eakin Healthcare
David Jones serves as the Group Head of Procurement at Eakin Healthcare Group since September 2021. Previously, David held the position of Senior Sourcing Manager - Contract Manufacturing at Alliance Pharmaceuticals Limited from June 2019 to August 2021, contributing to the Global Strategic Sourcing Team in the UK. Prior experience includes serving as the EMEA Strategic Sourcing Lead for External Manufacturing at Aspen Pharmacare Holdings from June 2014 to May 2019 and as Associate Director of Global Procurement at Merck from May 2009 to June 2014, focusing on strategic sourcing and category management. David began their career at GlaxoSmithKline, where roles included Sourcing Group Manager with responsibilities across various direct and indirect categories. David holds an MBA in Business Strategy/Management and a Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Wales, Cardiff.
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Eakin Healthcare
Eakin Healthcare is a family-owned business based in Northern Ireland, manufacturing and supplying medical devices for ostomy, wound, respiratory and surgical needs. Our products and services are available in over 50 countries internationally and we have employees in 9 countries with sites and subsidiaries in the UK, Netherlands, France, Germany and Japan. We’ve grown significantly in recent years, both organically and through acquisition. Our vision is to improve healthcare outcomes for people by delivering trusted solutions in focused therapeutic areas within our chosen global markets. Eakin Healthcare is making a difference across its three therapeutic areas: •Ostomy, incorporating our Eakin, Pelican and Respond brands. We manufacture and supply high quality ostomy pouches and skin friendly accessories internationally, including our flagship product, Eakin cohesive ® seals. Our award-winning discreet ostomy home delivery and nursing service, Respond, operates throughout the UK. •Respiratory, incorporating our Armstrong Medical brand. We manufacture innovative products for use in anaesthesia, respiratory and critical care including AquaVENT ® heated humidified circuits. For our Respiratory products we have a strong customer base in Europe, US and South America. •Surgical, incorporating our Eakin Surgical brands. Concentrates on the manufacture and distribution of both Eakin surgical instruments and other branded medical devices with an increasing emphasis on export business. Our Operations team is located in 3 core sites in Comber (N Ireland), Coleraine (N Ireland) and Cardiff (Wales) with all of our manufacturing taking place in the UK. We invest heavily in Research & Development and have a talented and innovative R&D function creating a pipeline of new product introductions across our therapeutic areas. A separate Group Development team focuses on business opportunities for growth across the organisation and leads the sustainability strategy.