About Spend Allies
Spend Allies is a trusted procurement advisor
and eProcurement solutions provider.
We believe that every business should have
access to the best procurement practices and
technology, and we strive to make that a reality
for our clients.
Procurement, Operations, & Finance Solutions
Industries
Our Mission
Aviation
Banking & Investment
BPO/Outsourcing
Business Services
Energy
Healthcare
Mining & Drilling
Industrial Manufacturing
Insurance
Life Sciences
Medical
Non-Profit/Charity
Oil & Gas
Turnkey Fulfillment
Public Sector
Retail
Technology
At Spend Allies, our mission is to provide the highest quality procurement advisory services and eProcurement solutions to businesses of all sizes. We believe that every business deserves to have access to the best procurement practices and technology, and we work tirelessly to make that a reality for our clients. Our team of experts is dedicated to helping businesses optimize their procurement processes and achieve their goals.
Spend Allies offers a wide range of indirect procurement and sourcing services including but not limited to; advisory, spend analysis, consolidation, sourcing, negotiation, organizational planning/strategy, and Coupa implementation and administration services. Whether you’re a small, local business or an industry-leading multinational corporation, we can help you reach new levels of success.
Spend Allies exists to solve the challenges you face in optimizing your procurement organization to improve the financial and competitive position of your company. Our extensive experience and robust network of procurement professionals is not only what differentiates us, but also what makes us successful. We provide a broad range of services and solutions to help organizations facilitate change, achieve their vision, and optimize performance and productivity.
Meet Our Founder
Expertise
Global Leadership
30+ Years Source-to-Pay
Digital Transformation
eProcurement
Coupa Certified
Wade is an experienced leader of global indirect sourcing and procurement organizations. For more than 25 years Wade has driven indirect procurement optimization and transformation across multiple industries by serving in leadership roles in Teleperformance, RadioShack, Boart Longyear, Novell, Caldera Systems, and MMS America.
Wade has been responsible for building successful teams and strategies while delivering results through collaboration with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers. Wade's responsibilities have also included maximizing operational efficiencies while mitigating risk and managing spend to improve the financial and competitive position of multiple industry-leading companies.
Wade ventured into procurement consulting to lend his experience and expertise to organizations looking to lead their industries by improving their financial and competitive positions through effective procurement.
Wade holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and multiple Coupa Certifications, and is a member of various advisory boards and has been a speaker for organizations and events including ISM, Corporate Executive Board; Coupa, Procurement Strategy Council, ProcureCon, and various local/regional professional organizations.
Select Experience
- Spaulding Ridge LLC: Director of Procurement Advisory & Coupa Practice
- Chief Procurement Officer; Teleperformance Group, Inc. (Paris: TEP)
- Managed center-led procurement organization for one of the world's largest
employers.
- 200 procurement professionals supporting 350,000 employees supporting customers
in more than 100 countries.
- Coupa certified clientt for 10+ years including deployment across 60+ subsidiaries.
- Owner & Principal Consultant; Big Mountain Consulting dba Spend Allies
- Procurement leadership positions in industries including BPO, technology, retail,
mining and drilling, and nutraceuticals
- Extensive international experience including regulatory compliance including but not
limited to data privacy, technology security, GRPS, SOX, CCPA, PCI, HIPAA, Duty of
Vigilance, and Invoice Compliance
- Speaker for professional organizations such as; ISM, Sourcing Interests Group,
ProcureCon, Corporate. Executive Board Procurement Strategy Council, Coupa Inspire
and various local/regional professional organizations
- Member and volunteer Mentor in Utah Procurement Leaders, former 3-year President
of Payson High School Football Booster Club, sponsor of the Great Falls, Montana
Public Schools, and UCI World Championship cyclist Stephanie Jensen Anderson