ArcBlue, a procurement and supply chain consultancy, has strengthened its Australian team with the appointment of Chris Gardner.
Sydney, New South Wales Jul 29, 2024 – Chris Gardner joins ArcBlue as a Director in the Sydney office. He will leverage his extensive procurement and supply chain consulting experience to bolster the firm’s Cost Optimisation practice and support its clients across NSW.
Gardner will assist private and public sector clients in NSW to enhance procurement performance. He brings over 20 years of expertise in achieving bottom-line cost savings, procurement transformation and strategy, category management, S2P and supplier relationship management.
Most recently, Gardner served as Managing Principal – Procurement at consulting firm Argon & Co, where he was responsible for developing and delivering the ANZ Procurement Service Offering and held positions on the ANZ Leadership Team and Global Procurement Capability Leadership Team.
Gardner relocated to Australia two years ago after postings in London and Paris. He brings extensive experience from various Procurement Leadership roles in the entertainment, packaging and media industries.
Chris Hodgson, ArcBlue’s Cost Optimisation practice lead, commented: “We’re thrilled to welcome Chris Gardner to our team in Sydney. His wealth of experience and commercial acumen will be a valuable asset to our clients and play a key role in ArcBlue’s growth in NSW.”
Gardner’s arrival coincides with a period of growth for ArcBlue, following its acquisition in 2022 by Bain & Company. ArcBlue was recently recognised as one of Australia’s leading procurement consulting firms for 2024 by consultancy.com.au, achieving a Platinum-level ranking. Read more here: https://www.consultancy.com.au/rankings/2024/top-consulting-firms-in-australia-by-area-of-expertise-2024/procurement
“Chris joins the team at an exciting time in ArcBlue’s growth trajectory, as we continue to expand our capabilities to deliver procurement performance improvement solutions to the private sector market not only in Australia, but across the Asia Pacific,” stated Hodgson.
ArcBlue Head Office:
L19, 15 William Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia 3000
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Founded in Australia in 2013, ArcBlue specializes in all aspects of the procurement and supply chain lifecycle, with experience across a wide range of industries and supply categories. ArcBlue is recognized for delivering world-class, transformational programs and solutions – enabling clients to get maximum value from their procurement and supply chain practices.
Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, ArcBlue has offices across the Asia Pacific, in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth, as well as in Auckland, Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, and has a team of more than 150 procurement and supply chain professionals located across the region.
ArcBlue’s key services and offerings include:
Procurement performance improvement and cost optimisation programs
Category management expertise
Strategic sourcing capabilities
Social and sustainable procurement and supply chain solutions
Expert spend analytics and digital offerings
Training and learning development services
A proprietary digital procurement platform, myBuy
Project resourcing and recruiting services
ArcBlue is proud to be an independent subsidiary of Bain & Company.
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