Darrell Gooch

Darrell Gooch has over 20 years of experience in procurement and purchasing roles. Darrell started their career at KTP in 1998 and worked their way up to roles such as Commercial Buyer at Croda and Category Purchasing Manager at Bakkavor. Darrell then went on to work at Tesco as a Category Sourcing Manager before joining Greencore as Group Sourcing Manager. Currently, they are the Head of Procurement at Samworth Brothers, where they continue to excel in strategic procurement and category management.

Darrell Gooch attended Archbishop Thurstan High School. Darrell later pursued higher education at the University of Hull, where they earned a HNC in Business Administration and Management, followed by a BA Hons 2:1 in Business, and finally a CIPS Graduate Diploma in Chartered Institute of Purchasing.