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.

Mathew Schulz

Platoon Sergeant | Veteran

Founder @ Pennywurth | Procurement Evangelist

I am obsessed with modern procurement.

Founded Pennywurth—new age media for next-gen procurement practitioners—crafting thoughtful content & resources to bring you proven frameworks, contrarian plays, & “wait what, that worked?” moments, so you can use them to drive your organization into the future. Think of us as your personal strategists ensuring you stay ahead of the curve & advance your career.

I am an evangelist, creator, speaker, advisor & investor, & former procurement executive, strategist, & analyst, having worked in the public & private sectors, tech startups, & consulting and media. I have been featured at Forrester, Amazon, LinkedIn, Art of Procurement, Spend Matters, & across industry events, podcasts, & publications. I enjoy good people, design & style, & the art of travel.

Subscribe & tune in: www.pennywurth.com

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