Procurement Transformation · Operating Model · Digital Enablement

Global procurement transformation leader.

For over a decade I've helped complex, multi-entity organisations design and deliver global target operating models, end-to-end process architectures and digital enablement strategies. I resolve the tensions across structure, roles, decision rights and ways of working so procurement evolves as one coherent, high-performing system rather than a set of disconnected initiatives.

10+
Years' experience
$20m
Annual savings delivered
180
Markets rolled out
Multi
Award-winning programmes
About

A senior transformation partner for ambitious, performance-oriented businesses

Many organisations struggle with disconnected processes, unclear decision rights and under-used technology, which quietly holds back the value their procurement function could deliver. My work is about resolving exactly those design tensions.

Across leading global consultancies and in-house at a major infrastructure organisation, I've acted as the senior transformation partner and design authority for a portfolio of global enterprises, owning target operating model design, process architecture, digital enablement strategy and adoption governance from initial diagnostic through multi-year delivery.

My approach balances global standardisation with local flexibility, and pairs strategic architecture with hands-on platform expertise and applied AI adoption. Whether starting with an eight-week diagnostic or a full-scale, multi-market rollout, I build capability that lasts well beyond the engagement, translating strategic intent into sustained operational value.

What I Do

Tailored solutions for complex, multi-entity organisations

Bringing structure, roles, technology and ways of working together into one high-performing function.

Operating Model Design

Global target operating models and design authority that clarify structure, roles, decision rights and accountabilities, balancing global standardisation with local flexibility.

Source-to-Pay Strategy

End-to-end process architecture and S2P platform design, selection and governance across Coupa, Icertis, Jaggaer, Fairmarkit and SAP Ariba, from diagnostic to adoption.

AI-Enabled Procurement

Responsible adoption of AI and autonomous sourcing at scale, identifying high-value use cases and embedding them across the source-to-pay lifecycle to drive smarter decisions.

Change & Adoption

Enterprise-scale change strategy, capability uplift and operational readiness, engaging thousands of stakeholders to drive sustained platform utilisation and real behaviour change.

Data, Analytics & Value Cases

Procurement data governance, reporting enablement and defensible business cases that connect transformation to measurable financial and operational value.

Stakeholder & Governance Leadership

Cross-functional programme governance across Procurement, Finance, Legal and IT, bringing the C-suite with you through executive steering and clear decision rights.

Selected Impact

Outcomes that matter to the board

A selection of anonymised programmes delivered for FTSE 100 and global organisations across consumer goods, media, telecoms, real estate and infrastructure.

Global Consumer Goods

AI-enabled autonomous sourcing at scale

Strategic technology and transformation lead for one of the most complex global deployments of an autonomous sourcing platform, reaching a community of 10,000+ users, owning the full adoption strategy, change framework and governance.

$20m
Anticipated annual savings
11→4 days
Sourcing cycle time
12%
Cost reduction per event
Business News & Media

End-to-end operating model & S2P transformation

Led the full Source-to-Pay strategy from an eight-week diagnostic through multi-year delivery, defining platform architecture, driving adoption of the full S2P suite, and establishing a new tactical procurement function.

95%
PO compliance in 3 months
30%
FTE reduction across functions
Global Real Estate Services

Enterprise operating model transformation

Led a multi-phase global transformation for the world's largest commercial real estate services organisation, spanning TOM design, RACI definition, technology and data architecture, and a monetisation strategy shaping long-term commercial direction.

$19bn
Third-party spend
1000+
Procurement professionals
FTSE 100 · FMCG

180-market S2P platform rollout

Project lead for a contract lifecycle management deployment as part of a full Source-to-Pay and operating model transformation across every market of a global FMCG enterprise, designing the global adoption and change framework end to end.

180
Markets deployed
Award
Winning programme
Recognition

Award-winning delivery

Procurement Leaders Transformation Award

2026 · AI-enabled sourcing at scale

CIPS Procurement Programme of the Year

2021 · Global multi-market S2P transformation

Contact

Let's build your procurement function's future

Whether you're rethinking your operating model, selecting a Source-to-Pay platform, or exploring where AI can add real value, let's talk about what's possible.

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