Rich Sains

Acada

Working with a number of FTSE100 and large enterprises such as M&S, Canon, Boots, Diageo, Costa Coffee, Premier Inn, ASOS, Janus Henderson, Dentsu and Value Retail to transform their IT and procurement functions.

Managing Consultant

The Procurement Conversation

Host of The Procurement Conversation Podcast - speaking to Procurement leaders and industry experts about the biggest topics facing the profession. 

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube

Podcast Host

Marks and Spencer

Head of IT procurement

IT and Ecommerce Procurement Manager

buyingTeam

Working with O2, Reuters, Man Group, Countryside, Universal Music and others to optimise their procurement of IT.

Solutions Developer - IT and Telecoms

Touchbase

Head of Procurement and Logistics

The Procurement Conversation Podcast Host | Elevating Procurement | Procurement Leader | 10x Procurement |

My mission is to increase the love for Procurement. I want our people to love the job and stakeholders and suppliers to love working with us.

I do this through:

1) Acada: Software that prioritises strategic activity, measures the impact we have on our businesses, and facilitates self service for low value, low risk buying.

2) Elevate: An online learning experience to develop our peoples 'Procurement EQ' and the Procurement Lounge community to support this learning.

3) Advisory: Strategy development, transformation, benchmarking and process re-engineering.

I also host the Procurement Conversation podcast and write the Procurement Weekly Newsletter where we share insights and best practices on procurement topics and trends. 

If you are interested in working with us or learning more about our products and services, please feel free to contact me at rich@acadatech.com.

Founder

We help procurement leaders to solve many of the challenges they face in today's complex environment and manage their teams more effectively and objectively.

Innovation In Procurement - IPCS

Establishing Procurement functions and driving procurement transformation initiatives.

Procurement Director

Led over 27 procurement and supply management transformation initiatives that encompass people, process, and digital transformation with expertise spanning across strategic sourcing, supplier management, demand planning, category management, inventory management and establishing procurement functions. Some of the case studies include:

#Healthcare: Led procurement transformation initiatives brining healthcare accessibility and value for patients including improved efficiency.

#Public Sector : Implemented digital transformation, strategic sourcing and supplier management processes to enhance transparency and accountability in procurement activities

#Banking : Developed and executed category management strategies to streamline procurement processes and achieve significant cost reductions

#Hospitality : Driven pre-opening and post-opening operations for various hotel groups, established procurement policies and processes to improve supplier relationships and ensure compliance with industry standards

#Group Procurement : Managed group procurement projects, leveraging economies of scale establishing frameworks and to negotiate better terms and conditions with suppliers

#Other Industries : Delivered procurement consulting services across various sectors, including real estate developers, construction, manufacturing, retail, and technology, driving operational efficiencies and cost savings

Associate Director - Procurement & Supply Management

PureHealth

Procurement Unit Head

Dubai Islamic Bank

Procurement - Unit Head

Mashreq Bank

Head of Supplier Management

Zensar Technologies

Included previous experience in this section for easy referencing.

FAB, Zensar, Nouvasys, North Star, Genius Technologies.

Associate Manager - Procurement

Leveraging nearly 20 years of corporate procurement and consulting experience to solve problems and deliver success to stakeholders for over 40+ procurement categories. 

Finding the best talent, successfully delivered procurement transformations, procurement centralization, managed procurement services, digital procurement. 

Happy to Connect. Best wishes, Faiq

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