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.

Pedro Berrocoso

AccelerIQ GmbH

Supporting businesses to maximize benefits from :
- Digital Procurement (Source to Pay / Automation & AI)
- Intelligent Automation CoE Set-up and Programs
- AI & Generative AI Discovery
- Digital Literacy & Citizen Development
- Process Excellence & Process Intelligence / Mining

Digital Procurement & Process Automation Advisor

VOCAL Council

Council Member

Takeda

Leading the CoE and Intelligent Automation Journey within Global Business Services (GBS)
Automation discovery, governance and development RPA, AI, SAP
500+ Automations delivered & Citizen Developers trained under the "Automation Ninja" brand
4 x Award recipient for Best Intelligent Automation Program
AI Literacy Program

Global CoE Digital Innovation Lead

Global Lead for Indirect & Direct Operational Procurement Process & System strategy & design
Program lead for an international, multi-year Source to Pay & SAP integration
Change & Training activities across 65 markets and 35'000 users

Operational Procurement Process and Integration Leader

SABMiller Procurement

Leading the roadmap & strategy for Procurement Technology in Global Procurement/Shared Services.
Business Partnering for demand & delivery of a portfolio of projects
Responsible for local Swiss IT Team and global procurement master data

Head of Global Procurement Technology

Alstom

Responsible for Quality & Process Improvement activities, ISO9001 QMS, Six Sigma
Lead a Process Maturity & Operational audit program increasing Quality, Compliance & Efficiency
Process Owner for Sourcing & Supply chain & Governance of the Supply Chain Application & Tools.

Director Supply Chain Process & Tools

IBM BCS

In this role i was able to prove and enhance my skills in advising companies across industries
in their transformation and systems engagements and drive the delivery of the outcomes as 
Senior Consultant, Workstream lead and Project Manager including:

- Supplier Portal and Collaboration modelling and implementation
- Life Science Manufacturing Strategy review and consolidation
- Harmonization of ERP environments within Medical Devices (SAP/JDE) and 
  integration of Shared Services activities in a tax-efficient set-up
- P2P Implementation at Financial Services

Senior Supply Chain Transformation Consultant

PwC Switzerland

I started in PwC Consulting Switzerland as a Process Improvement Consultant focused
on procurement processes and systems. Upon acquisition of PwC Consulting by IBM I 
participated in the integration activities of PwC Procurement teams into IBM's own Procurement organisation.

Process Improvement Consultant Procurement & Supply Chain

Origin (now AtosOrigin)

SAP Consultant - Procurement

Category Buyer Networks / ERP Consultant

Cellpack

Operational Buyer

Founder & Senior Advisor @ AccelerIQ | Process Automation |📍Digital Procurement ✨ AI Discovery

As the Founder and Senior Advisor at AccelerIQ GmbH, I'm at the forefront of guiding clients through their journey of Digital Transformation. My approach is to blend Process Intelligence and cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI, Digital Procurement with a deeply human-centric approach.

My mission is to: empower organisations to drive best process value with a digital mindset and culture tailored to their business context and domain.

With a robust 25-year track record of spearheading Digital Procurement, Intelligent Automation and Process Excellence, particularly within the Life Sciences, CPG, and GBS environment, my dedication lies in enabling businesses to develop new levels of performance, efficiency, and adaptability through technology leverage.

Before the inception of AccelerIQ, I was the Leader of a Center of Excellence for Digital Innovation and Intelligent Automation at a renowned Pharmaceutical company. There, I drove an Intelligent Automation journey, achieving over 500+ automations across Source to Pay, Finance, HR and Contact Center processes. Notably, I developed an award-winning "Automation Ninja" program, that equipped over 500 Citizen Developers within the company with a robust digital-first mindset.

I have championed the scaling of innovative solutions encompassing RPA, AI, Ariba, and SAP, all while instilling design thinking, change management and adoption measures .

My focus has always been on nurturing a digital culture that's ready for tomorrow's challenges.

Let's connect and explore how we can unleash your organization's potential together.

Supporting businesses to maximize benefits from :
- Digital Procurement (Source to Pay / Automation & AI)
- Intelligent Automation CoE Set-up and Programs
- Digital Literacy & Citizen Development
- Process Excellence & Process Intelligence / Mining

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