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Professor Jane Lynch

Professor Jane Lynch

Professor of Procurement

Email
lynchj2@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 6144
Campuses
C04, Aberconway Building, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
Users
Available for postgraduate supervision

Overview

I am a Professor of Procurement for the Logistics and Operations Management (LOM) section. I recently launched a Centre of Public Value Procurement. The research centre aims to grow and support the talent pool of procurement professionals in public, private and third sectors.

I thrive on challenge and particularly enjoy multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research, offering expertise in public procurement, social value, innovation in procurement and supply chain collaboration. I am experienced in providing a range of procurement and collaboration support to governments and the private sector from research to executive teaching. I am the practise lead for IRSPP (International Research Study on Public Procurement), Course Director for Help to Grow: Management (available for Micros and SMEs), the strategic co-lead for the Procurement Lab of Infuse 2023 and collaboration expert and social impact lead for LINC Multimorbidity project.

I am a Senior Fellow for the Advance Higher Education (SFHEA) and have won awards for personal tutoring and student experience, previously holding roles such as Senior Personal Tutor and Director of Student Experience for the Business School. My pedagogical research has included personal tutoring and international orientation, regularly attending and presenting at the LTSE Conference. 

Additional Roles

  • Branch Chair of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) - South Wales Branch
  • Associate Director (MICW) of Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW), Cymru
  • Procurement Expert Panel Member for Cabinet, Welsh Government
  • Judging Panel member for GOAwards(Wales), GOAwards UK National and Institute of Directors (IOD) Wales.
  • External Examiner - PhD, DBA

Professional Membership 

  • Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
  • Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW)
  • IPSERA - International Purchasing and Supply Educators Reseach Association

Biography

Following an early career in the retail sector, I pursued a part time MBA which led to opportunities in teaching at Open University, University of Wales, Newport and joining Cardiff Business School in 2006.

I completed the PGCert (FHEA) Higher Education Teaching Qualification, University of Wales, Newport in 2007 and was awarded Senior Fellow (SFHEA) in 2021 at Cardiff.

My PhD in Cardiff University examined the configuration of strategic orientation approaches for manufacturing firms during a period of hyper-turbulence (completed 2015). I wanted to understand what drives a business during challenging times, and the role of purchasing or procurement in this. I focused on the strategy, structure and behaviours which influenced the effectiveness of internal collaboration and strategic integration - supply chain orientation.

I am the proud recipient of many awards in teaching, engagement and research.

    Honours and awards

    Jane has regularly received awards for her contribution to teaching and supporting students.

    • Students Union Nomination - "Enriching Student Life" Award - Student Rep Coordinator 2019 - 2020
    • LTSE - Recommended Standout Session (Round table discussion on international student orientation support) 2019
    • CARBS Enhancing Student Employability, 2018
    • CARBS Exceptional Student Support Award 2017
    • Students Union Nomination for "Enriching Student Life" Award (Most uplifting staff member; Student Rep coordinator, 2018)
    • CARBS Outstanding Contribution Award 2016                                                                                                                      CARBS Developing Student Employability Award 2015                                                                                                          Cardiff University, nominated for Exceptional Enhancement of the Student Experience Award 2015
    • CARBS Outstanding Contribution Award 2014.

    Professional memberships

    • Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
    • Institute for Collaborative Working MICW
    • IPSERA (International Purchasing and Supply Educator's Research Association)

    Speaking engagements

    Jane regularly delivers executive education on procurement and collaboration linked with sustainability

    Collaborate for the Well-Being of Future Generations

    Speaker at CoInnovate UK Conference in Cardiff 2016

    Speaker at Procurex Wales 2016 - http://spendmatters.com/uk/procurex-wales-event-wellbeing-public-procurement/

    Speaker at Supply Chain Collaboration Event

    Speaker at ECR Shrinkage Food Waste Forum in Hamburg 2017

    Committees and reviewing

    Jane is co-editor for Special Issue for Journal of Public Procurement (JoPP)

    Journal Article Reviewer for Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

    Jane's role as Director of Student Experience means that she is a member of many School and University Committees and Boards including:

    • Teaching & Learning Committee
    • Student/Staff Panel
    • ISC Committee
    • Business Management Board of Studies
    • MBA Board of Studies
    • Coordinator - LOM section Advisory Board committee

    Publications

    We are currently unable to retrieve the list of publications. Visit our institutional repository.

    Teaching

    Teaching Experience

    I hold vast experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels - e.g., (UG): Purchasing & Supply Chain Management (Year 2), (UG): Strategic Purchasing and Supplier Management (Year 3), MBA Purchasing & Supply Chain Management (elective module).

    Currently, my teaching portfolio includes executive programme design and delivery.

    Guest Editor for Special Issue in Journal of Public Procurement https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1535-0118/vol/21/iss/3

    I am a strong advocate of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and the way they promote innovative research and business growth opportunities.

    (Examples include Third Sector Partnerships in Child Social Care) 

    How to Procure Well-Being  

    I supported the Future Generations Commissioner (Wales) with the Section 20 Procurement Review which examines the extent to which public bodies are embedding the well-being goals into procurement. https://www.futuregenerations.wales/work/procurement/

    How do we procure well-being? – Cardiff Business School blog - Cardiff University

    Public Procurement of Innovation

    InFuSe (Innovation of Future Public Services) - Cardiff University has been awarded £2.4m to drive a partnership that promotes innovation across future public services. The collaboration aims to help public sector workers develop skills that can support communities, accelerate decarbonisation and improve the health and well-being of citizens. Funding from the Wales European Funding Office (WEFO) will allow Cardiff Business School to team with Y Lab - the Public Services Innovation Lab for Wales, a partnership between Cardiff University and Nesta - and Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) to develop InFuSe – Innovation of Future Public Services – led by Monmouthshire County Council. https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2484578-partnership-for-better-public-services

    New Podcast Series to highlight Innovative Future Services - Business News Wales

    Collaborative Working 

    ECR Research project - How to utilise collaboration to tackle food waste in retail https://instituteforcollaborativeworking.com/Research-and-Knowledge/Resource-Library/Effective-Collaboration

    icw_future_report_web.pdf (instituteforcollaborativeworking.com)

    Supervision

    I am interested in supervising MSc /MBA and Doctoral students in the areas of:

    • Procurement
    • Supply chain
    • Social value
    • Collaboration
    • Innovation

    Areas of expertise

    External profiles

    Research links