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Procurement Consulting – Optimize Your Procurement Processes

Transform your procurement operations with Toptal’s Procurement Consulting Services. With tech solutions tailored to your business needs, our consultants will help you automate and streamline processes, ensuring cost savings, enhanced efficiency, and reduced risk.

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Clients Served

25,000+

Total Vetted Professionals

20,000+

Toptal Total Projects Completed

64,000+

Industries Served

300+

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Our Services

Toptal Procurement Consulting Services

Optimize your procurement practices with Toptal’s Procurement Consulting Services, driving strategic sourcing, operational efficiency, and sustainable procurement for long-term value.

Procurement Strategy Consulting

Develop a comprehensive procurement strategy that optimizes sourcing, supplier management, and cost-saving initiatives aligned with long-term business goals.

Operational Efficiency

Streamline daily procurement operations with tailored solutions that enhance workflows, reduce bottlenecks, and improve purchasing timelines.

Cost Reduction and Spend Analysis

Analyze procurement data to identify inefficiencies, trends, and savings opportunities for immediate and long-term cost control.

Procurement Process Automation

Automate routine procurement tasks to reduce manual errors, ensure compliance, and speed up approval workflows.

Contract Management

Streamline contract management processes to ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and drive performance.

Digital Transformation

Leverage cutting-edge technology to digitalize procurement processes, improve data visibility, and drive strategic decision-making.

Strategic Sourcing

Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans to drive cost savings and enhance supplier collaboration.

Supplier Management Solutions

Optimize supplier relationships through strategic management and analytics.

Category Management

Implement effective category management strategies to maximize value and minimize risks across all procurement categories.

Supply Risk Management

Mitigate supply chain risk through comprehensive risk assessment and proactive risk management strategies.

Sustainable Procurement

Adopt sustainable procurement practices to ensure supply chain resilience, mitigate supply risk, and align with corporate social responsibility goals.

Market Analysis and Insights

Leverage market research and analysis to inform procurement strategies and make data-driven decisions.

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PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS

How We Deliver Procurement Consulting Services

Our procurement consulting team, with experience at leading companies, will work with you to develop and deploy tailored solutions that meet your business needs and unique industry demands, providing you with sustainable results and long-term success.

Discover

Define

Develop

Once your service is defined and you have your talent or team on board, they will create your unique project timeline, process, and initial proposals, whether it’s optimizing supply chain efficiency or implementing sustainable procurement practices to achieve operational excellence.

Deploy

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Michael Valocchi

GM of Management Consulting

Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He has focused his career on building consulting practices and advising clients on business, financial, and technology challenges, as well as leading business transformations for clients in a variety of industries.Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He is also a guest lecturer at Columbia and Baruch universities.

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Procurement Consulting Solutions That Deliver Value

Toptal delivers leading procurement consulting services through its diverse talent network and flexible delivery models. We implement the right skills at each project phase, blending expertise from various roles for seamless execution.

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On-demand Talent and Teams

Managed Delivery by Toptal

End-to-end project delivery per your specific requirements.

GM of Management Consulting

Delivery Manager

Procurement Consultant

Performance Improvement Consultant

Business Transformation Consultant

Performance Improvement Consultant

Operations Consultant

Procurement Consultant

Michael Valocchi

GM of Management Consulting

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Experience

35+ Years

Lauren Beam

Delivery Manager

Lauren serves as Toptal’s Senior Director of Managed Delivery with a focus on driving high-impact innovation and implementing cutting-edge technologies across diverse client portfolios, from global startups to Fortune 500 companies. Her expertise in product strategy, program development, and performance optimization contributes to her success in crafting forward-thinking solutions that redefine success in the ever-evolving tech landscape.

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Experience

10+ Years

Arun Venkatesh

Verified Expert in Finance

18+ Years

of Experience

Procurement Consultant

Arun has been working as a freelance consultant since 2018 and uses his 18+ years of experience to contribute as an analyst on both buy- and sell-side engagements across various industries. His key analytical strengths are a clear articulation of business fundamentals, financial modeling, enterprise and equity valuation of companies, and bespoke market research. Throughout his career, Arun has been part of fundraising campaigns amounting to more than $100 million of capital.

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Fabian Raum

Verified Expert in Finance

11+ Years

of Experience

Performance Improvement Consultant

Fabian is a seasoned consultant who has been building growth strategies for SaaS, FMCG, and service companies, as well as for his own ventures for 11+ years. His fields of expertise include market research, financial analysis, omnichannel marketing, and outbound and inbound sales strategy. Fabian combines his full-stack programming skills with his entrepreneurial acumen to drive results as he enjoys helping businesses plan, analyze, and expand their operations.

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Peer Hackman

Verified Expert in Finance

31+ Years

of Experience

Business Transformation Consultant

Peer is a strategy and growth consultant with 31+ years of experience. He has worked with leading corporations, private equity firms, and top-tier consulting firms, such as McKinsey, PwC, and Capgemini, across strategy, growth, GTM, opportunity and market potential assessment, change management, digital transformation, innovation management, and operational improvement. Peer advises clients in technology, telecommunications, financial services, insurance, retail, healthcare, and energy.

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Fabian Schvartzman

Verified Expert in Finance

13+ Years

of Experience

Performance Improvement Consultant

Fabian is a Stanford MBA with 13+ years of experience in business strategy, business development, and leadership. He led two healthtech startups; closed deals with leading pharma companies; built a business development unit at AeroFarms that partnered with Fortune 500 companies such as Cargill, AB InBev, and Roche; saved Intel $400 million in its run rate through an out-of-the-box solution; and raised money from prominent VCs.

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Neel Augusthy

Verified Expert in Finance

28+ Years

of Experience

Operations Consultant

Neel is a finance leader and change agent with 28+ years of experience and a track record of impact in Fortune 50 companies. He has driven transformations to the tune of $250 million, EBITDA uplift of more than $100 million, and sustainable change by managing mandates in multinationals, SMEs, and startups. Neel is adept at navigating across countries, regions, and cultures, and he brings an entrepreneurial and creative mindset, drive, and passion to design and execute win-win solutions for his clients.

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John Lee

Verified Expert in Finance

18+ Years

of Experience

Procurement Consultant

John is a highly commercial, entrepreneurial leader who speaks six languages. His proudest achievement was founding his own travel technology startup, CultureMee, which won global awards in business and leisure travel. He is also proud to have led a Europe-wide, cross-functional supply chain project that drove a €40 million reduction in working capital in CRH Plc, one of the largest construction companies in the world.

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On-demand Talent and Teams

20,000+ vetted professionals, ready to deploy individually or in teams.

Procurement Consultant

Business Operations Consultant

Strategy and Operations Consultant

Operations Consultant

Strategy & Operations Consultant

Business Transformation Consultant

Operational Excellence Consultant

Business Transformation Consultant

Procurement Consultant

Verified Expert in Finance

17+ Years

of Experience

Procurement Consultant

Rajeev is a strategy and operations consultant with 17+ years of experience delivering value-enhancement projects across industries for Fortune 500 companies. He drives profitability and cost-saving initiatives by transforming supply chain ecosystems. He specializes in supply chain and operations improvement, M&A day-1 readiness, and postmerger synergy capture and integration. Rajeev is also an expert in data analytics, modeling and visualization, and program management.

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Verified Expert in Finance

28+ Years

of Experience

Business Operations Consultant

An MIT MBA graduate, Michael served large corporations at Bain and helped build new businesses at firms backed by top-tier VCs (Kleiner Perkins, Mayfield, Softbank). He’s led pricing work at a Silicon Valley firm acquired for $185 million and joined Toptal to work on challenging business problems. His work has led to the discovery of multimillion-dollar business optimization opportunities and contributed to a client’s multifold revenue increase.

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Verified Expert in Finance

13+ Years

of Experience

Strategy and Operations Consultant

A Brown graduate with an MBA from Emory, Ruyi has more than 13 years of tier 1 consulting experience across strategy, transformation, and M&A in Australia and the US. She has developed a GTM strategy for Origin.

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Verified Expert in Finance

30+ Years

of Experience

Operations Consultant

Rick is a business strategy, financial planning, and operations expert with more than 30 years of experience as a chief operating and strategy officer and a Big 5 management consultant. He has led three company turnarounds, including one for a $500 million multinational firm, growing revenue by 28% and increasing profitability by 21% within two years. Leveraging his experience with companies of all sizes and across industries, Rick is willing to start delivering value and results in new projects.

Previously at

Verified Expert in Finance

14+ Years

of Experience

Strategy & Operations Consultant

Gustavo is an expert in management consulting with extensive experience working with digital native tech companies and retail, energy, and telecom corporations. He combines strong analytical, abstract thinking and problem-solving skills with a remarkable capacity to connect strategic, product, and commercial perspectives.

Previously at

Verified Expert in Project Management

27+ Years

of Experience

Business Transformation Consultant

Mihai is a seasoned program and project manager and transformation consultant with extensive experience in digital transformation, process optimization, automation, software development, and technology integration. He strategically navigates change and manages senior relationships within tier 1 banks, global blue-chip companies, and startups. He restructures troubled projects, solves problems, and devises operating models and Agile methodologies, fostering collaboration and long-term success.

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Verified Expert in Finance

36+ Years

of Experience

Sales Consultant

As a former KPMG and PwC consultant and Fortune 1000 executive, Barbara has collaborated with CXOs in a variety of industries for 36+ years. She has diversified industry expertise across consumer and industrial products and services, manufacturing, logistics, e-commerce, retail, and technology, which gives her a multidimensional approach to problem-solving. Functionally, her work has spanned core operations and front- and back-office processes. Barbara is a mechanical engineer and Kellogg MBA.

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Verified Expert in Finance

12+ Years

of Experience

Business Transformation Consultant

Aishwarya is an SPJIMR and Cornell exchange MBA graduate in finance with 12+ years of experience in strategy, business planning, and financial services. She has collaboratively built an early-stage startup from scratch, worked with industry leaders like Deloitte, and is adept in financial modeling, asset optimization, and business transformations. Aishwarya appreciates the opportunity to work remotely with passionate entrepreneurs and management teams to unlock growth in their organizations.

Previously at

Verified Expert in Finance

14+ Years

of Experience

Procurement Consultant

Reid partners with executives to quickly uncover new value by transforming their operating models and organizations. In his decade of experience at two of the largest international consulting firms, he has worked with CEOs, CFOs, and CHROs on operating model and organizational assessments, organizational redesigns, shared services transitions, and digital transformations. Reid has helped executives identify more than $350 million in cost savings and more than $600 million in revenue uplift.

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Our Talent Has Worked With Top Companies

Having previously worked with these leading global companies, our talent brings valuable insights and expertise to deliver world-class outcomes.

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Toptal in Action

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Toptal delivers Fortune 50 CPG company’s first successful D2C launch.

Challenge: A global Fortune 50 CPG firm had tried and failed to successfully establish a D2C model. Its previous attempts had proved too costly and did not resonate with customers.

Outcome: By intricately mapping the D2C journey, Toptal curated solutions for complex supply chain hurdles, inventory issues, and market fit, paving the way for scalable D2C strategies.

Impact: With Toptal, the client debuted a D2C model, reducing operational costs significantly and acquiring crucial customer data for tailored market segmentation.

OUR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

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Zachary Elfman

Verified Expert in Finance

16 Years of Experience

Zachary is an expert in financial modeling, fundamental analysis, and valuation. He has completed the sale of a small business, advised on early-stage funding rounds, and acted as interim CFO for startup companies. He holds a master’s degree in economic history from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Expertise

Logistics Consulting Business Modeling

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