Global events—from geopolitical tensions to energy market shocks and supply chain instability—are driving significant cost volatility across critical categories such as PPE, energy, and food. For care providers already operating within tight financial constraints, these pressures are both immediate and structural.
Global events—from geopolitical tensions to energy market shocks and supply chain instability—are driving significant cost volatility across critical categories such as PPE, energy, and food. For care providers already operating within tight financial constraints, these pressures are both immediate and structural.
This timely webinar will explore how external market disruptions are translating into real-world cost increases and operational challenges across the care sector. Drawing on live client work and current intelligence, the session will unpack where organisations are most exposed and how these risks are evolving.
Beyond understanding the challenge, the session will focus on practical, actionable responses. We will share proven approaches to identifying cost pressures within your organisation, forecasting their financial impact, and implementing effective mitigation strategies—helping providers move from reactive responses to proactive cost management.
This session is designed for senior leaders and operational decision-makers looking to build resilience, protect budgets, and strengthen their organisation’s response to ongoing market uncertainty.
Key takeaways:
The most significant cost pressures currently affecting the care sector, including PPE, energy, and food supply
How global geopolitical and economic events are impacting procurement markets and supplier pricing
Tools and approaches to identify and quantify your organisation’s exposure to cost increases
Practical mitigation strategies, including demand management, supplier engagement, and contract optimisation
How to build longer-term resilience into procurement and supply chain planning

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Managing Director, Marr Procurement
Christoph started his procurement career with Marks & Spencer after they sponsored him at University and went onto spend six years as Buyer then Buying Manager at the M&S Head Office in London. In 2001 IBM recruited Christoph as Senior Consultant and he was seconded as Head of Procurement for IBM Europe Middle East and Africa to help build the IBM UK Procurement Consulting practice involving procurement projects across the private and public sector in the UK, Europe and the US.
In March 2008 Care UK Plc recruited Christoph to create a procurement function and two years later was invited to join a ten strong team involved in a £300m venture capitalist backed management buyout.
In 2013 he was appointed as a judge for the annual Management Consulting Association awards and in 2014 Christoph founded the UK Procurement Leader Care Network, a group consisting of 51 Health & Social Care Procurement Directors with aggregated spend of £1bn.
Christoph has a 1st Class BA Honours degree from the Aberdeen Business School where he specialised in supply chain quality and his career ambition has been to create a procurement business which operates with real integrity, which always puts clients first and which only employs extraordinary people who have a passion for procurement – this is what differentiates Marr Procurement.
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