Procurement, pizza, and prosper - nurturing mental health and sustainability

Guest speaker Lee Wilson, Head of Procurement and Contract Management at Severn Trent Water will provide an introduction to Severn Trent, focussing on sustainability. Our keynote speaker Mel Eyley, Occupational Health Specialist at Severn Trent Water will talk about mental health and deliver an interactive session. During the break we will be showcasing via stands on our first net zero project, supply chain sustainability, diversity and inclusion

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EVENT VENUE:

Severn Trent Centre, Severn Trent Water, 2 St Johns Street, Coventry, CV1 2LZ

Free parking at the venue from 5:00pm.

Teas and coffee with pizza will be provided during the break. 

EVENT SPEAKERS

Mel Eyley

Occupational Health Specialist, Severn Trent Water

Mel Eyley is part of the Occupational Health and Wellbeing team at Severn Trent.  Within the team, Mel’s specialism is in Mental Health and Wellbeing. In 2015 Mel trained as a Mental Health Instructor with MHFA England and has since then delivered their courses to over 3,000 Severn Trent colleagues. Outside of Severn Trent Mel volunteers for a crisis text line. Utilising all these skills, Mel and the team have also developed bespoke Wellbeing training including the Stress & Resilience training we’ll be doing at the event.

This training will look at what Stress is, why we are so impacted by Stress and what we can do about it.  We’ll also explore the idea of Resilience, what it is and how we can work on that. The interactive session ends by looking at how we can ensure we look after our own wellbeing and support others.

Lee Wilson MCIPS

Head of Procurement and Contract Management, Severn Trent Water

Lee has been at Severn Trent for over 10 years and spent time in Procurement, Contract Management and Supply Chain. Lee heads up a team of c80 Procurement, Contract Management, Supply Chain Sustainability and Systems specialists, managing a spend of c£600m per annum. Within the team we buy products and services ranging from network fittings to legal services.  Prior to working at Severn Trent, Lee has worked in several procurement roles across different sectors. Lee will introduce a little about what we do, procurement challenges to meet our ambitious targets around delivering for our customers and focussing on sustainability.