MARY EDWARDS
Supply Chain Adviser

For the past five years Mary has worked as a Supply Chain Adviser on the Supply London programme which helps small businesses in London become better suppliers to large organisations. She has assisted many small businesses in London understand what is required by buyers of large organisations from their suppliers and to put in place processes and procedures which will give them a better chance of winning contracts. As a result many of her clients have gone on to win contracts with public and private organisations. Mary has also spoken at events and workshops raising the awareness of the Supply London programme to the business community.

She is a certificated ISO Quality assessor and facilitates Quality workshops for Supply London and other business support organisations. Before joining the Supply London team Mary worked within the retail sector firstly for Marks & Spencer both in store management and in distribution for various buying departments in Head Office. She then moved on to work for a number of suppliers to Marks & Spencer - sourcing, managing the production and delivery of ranges for both Marks & Spencer and for other well known high street retailers. Her experience of working for both a large corporate and for small businesses means that she is well placed to advise her clients on what buyers of large organisations are looking for and what they need to put in place.

CAROL HUSTLER MA, LLB
Client Advisor, Supply London

Carol has been with Supply London, providing procurement support to businesses in the capital, for the last five years. Her client base is exceptionally varied, ranging from electrical maintenance, event management and architecture all the way through to social care.

But whatever the business, the brief is the same: Carol supports her clients to succeed by developing policy documentation and writing effective bid submissions. Her input has helped achieve some impressive contract wins, and she’s in demand as a speaker and presenter at business events. But while she’s great at harnessing new opportunities, she believes that knowing which opportunities to walk away from is also an important skill.

Carol’s knowledge derives from her own varied experience in the creative sector. With experience in marketing, business development, client-facing roles in a rapidly expanding advertising agency, and a spell working as part of a small creative design team, she’s seen the industry from every possible angle. She also boasts experience in recruitment, hospitality and the leisure industry.

Carol has an honours degree in Law and a Masters degree in Criminal Justice. She’s a qualified NLP Practitioner and has studied creative writing. She lives in Central London and is passionate about environmental issues. When not spurring small businesses onto new successes, she enjoys whizzing around the Capital on her bicycle.