PROCUREMENT PERSPECTIVES
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Cost savings. Supplier alignment. Increased collaboration. Improved efficiency.
Transform your procurement function from afterthought to strategic advantage.

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The Foundation: Procurement Function Assessment

Ensuring your organization gets the greatest value from its procurement resources: people, process, and technology

People

Build high-performing teams with the right capabilities, structure, and leadership to earn stakeholder trust and drive adoption

Process

Design governance frameworks that enable the business instead of slowing it down—balancing control with agility

Technology

Implement systems people actually use: CLM platforms, procurement tech, and data infrastructure that deliver visibility and compliance

Transformation

Rebuild broken or non-existent functions through earned trust, not mandated compliance—from shadow sourcing to strategic partnership

Proven Results

Twenty years of rebuilding procurement functions in complex organizations

Building Capability

Procurement Perspectives Client | Asia-Pacific Direct Sourcing | 2018-2019

Created sourcing strategy and approach for client's China-based manufacturers across PPE, plastics, and compostable packaging. Trained internal team on structured RFP process, introduced suppliers to methodology, led competitive analysis, and developed negotiation strategy identifying value levers beyond price—including inventory management solutions that reduced client's working capital exposure while leveraging manufacturers' port facilities to improve production flow during trade uncertainty. Delivered not just cost savings but transformed the client organization's sourcing process capability.

17.9% savings | $31.6M in plastics | Process transformation

Zero to Strategic Function

VP, Indirect Procurement | Mattress Firm | 2020-2022

Built procurement team from zero to 8 people managing $1B indirect spend across 2,400+ retail stores and 70+ distribution centers. Competitively bid $3B Private Label Credit Card portfolio, developed and implemented procurement tech stack (GEP, Coupa, ContractPod AI for CLM), and created stakeholder engagement model that earned executive alignment through quick wins.

Built team 0→8 | $1B spend managed | Full tech stack implementation

Function Transformation

VP, Global Expense Management & Services | Abercrombie & Fitch | 2011-2017

Rebuilt struggling 3-person procurement function into credible 14-person strategic team with European direct reports. Increased spend under management from 42% to 70% by earning voluntary adoption from IT organization managing $250M in shadow sourcing. Built contract management infrastructure with searchable repository extracting 35 data elements from every contract using Ariba.

42% → 70% spend coverage | 20%+ cost savings | European operations

Influence Without Authority

Executive Director, Group Purchasing Organization | Kearney | 2002-2008

Directed GPO serving 20+ multinational Fortune 500 member companies with full P&L accountability. Managed international supplier contracts spanning North America and Europe without direct authority over member procurement teams. Built executive engagement model achieving 90%+ member retention by respecting organizational autonomy while delivering enterprise value.

13%+ average savings | 20+ Fortune 500 members | 90%+ retention

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