My name is Sandra Hycaresies, please do not wear it out.
My Role:
Chief Pig Procurement Officer
About Me
Sandra Hycaresies is Chief Pig Procurement Officer at Flarksdrum Livestock Group, where she oversees all live animal purchasing activity across the company’s supply chain. She holds an MSc in Animal Sciences from Wageningen University in the Netherlands and has spent her career developing deep expertise in Northern European livestock commodity markets. She joined Flarksdrum in 2012 and received the company’s Distinguished Procurement Award in 2019.
My main focus:
Live pig commodity markets and cross-border livestock procurement in Northern Europe
My Education:
Wageningen University, Netherlands, MSc Animal Sciences, 2006
I was born:
Faversham, Kent
I’ve won:
Flarksdrum Livestock Group Distinguished Procurement Award, 2019
I’m a proud member of: The National Pig Association
A fact about me:
Sandra has memorised the complete prize records of the Royal Smithfield Show from 1799 to its final year in 1998 and can recall any category winner on request.
My work mantra:
Sandra maintains that the best procurement decisions are made in the first ten minutes of seeing an animal and that everything after that is just negotiating theatre.
Contact me
Email: sandra.hycaresies@flarksdrum.co.uk
Phone: 07700 900612