Ø Highly motivated executive with 20 years of leadership experience; effective communicator at the executive level, while also focusing on detailed execution where appropriate

Ø Responsible for managing a diverse and inclusive 100-person procurement consulting team in the US (including recruiting, development, staffing and performance) and coordinating a global procurement practice

Ø Led several multi-year procurement transformation programs with large global companies such as Shell, HP, The Boeing Company, General Mills, and Sony Pictures; worked with multinational, multicultural teams in the US, Africa, Europe, Russia

Ø Experienced cross-industry including life sciences, oil and gas, media and entertainment, consumer products, and aerospace

Ø Led the development of procurement transformation thought leadership and digital enablers that include Total Supplier Reliability/Risk Management and Supply Side Optimization

Ø Former member of the SAP Ariba Partner Advisory Board, an invitation-only forum to improve the relationship and client service delivery from SAP Ariba and its systems integrator partners

Ø Collaborative, teaming work style with colleagues and clients – that has resulted in enduring professional relationships

Ø Procurement transformation including vision, strategy and operating model design

Ø Strategic sourcing and category management

Ø P2P process design and systems deployments

Ø Supplier management/risk management

Ø Cross functional/diverse and inclusive teaming

Ø Stakeholder engagement and collaboration

Ø Critical thinking and problem solving

Ø Communications and change management

Ø Program design and project management

Ø Procurement thought leadership

I'm passionate about the discipline of Procurement, and how procurement professionals can continue to expand their contribution to their enterprise and their community

Total Supplier Reliability/Risk Management and Supply Side Optimization  https://www.ey.com/en_gl/consulting/how-to-evolve-procurement-into-a-source-of-competitive-advantage

Why Digital is Critically Important to the CPO https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-digital-why-so-critically-important-five-steps-cpos-niul-burton/  

CPO’s and the C-Suite have Different Perspectives on their Supply Chain  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-do-chief-procurement-officers-c-suite-have-different-niul-burton/

Ten Trends Shaping the Future of Procurement https://www.ey.com/en_gl/consulting/ten-trends-shaping-the-future-of-procurement

A data-driven approach to manage supply risk https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-driven-approach-managing-supply-risk-niul-burton-1e/?trackingId=6HkUdhVbX50Jz8q4zUdB9w%3D%3D

Video presentation at the Procurement Asia Virtual Summit on April 2021: 5 Steps for the CPO to Guide the Digital Transformation Journey  https://vimeo.com/534546679

Podcast on P2P deployment with Beroe Inc.   

https://www.beroeinc.com/podcast/conversation-niul-burton-procurement-digitalization-journey/