Booking
Framing · Strategic partnership · 30 min
No commitment · written note within 24h, whether or not you work with me.
What we'll look at together
- Your function or portfolio context
- The gap: strategy, governance, talent
- Shape of a 6 to 12 month mandate
- Honest read on fit
Three things, in writing
- A straight read on your function or portfolio
- 2 to 3 mandate shapes that could fit
- A note within 24h, with what I'd do in your shoes
No traps
- Not a product pitch
- No NDA to sign
- No sales follow-up
- Cancel or reschedule anytime
Alex Lio
Indirect procurement · ex-Amazon · 10+ yrs. €50M+ negotiated. Written note within 24h, whether or not you work with me.
Why a strategic partnership
- 20 to 30%
- expected on managed spend, sustained beyond my mandate.
- 6 to 12 mo
- typical mandate · clear exit horizon, documented playbook.
- €200M+
- frameworks already led as fractional CPO or head of category.
Sources: cross-mandate REX · Gartner CPO Insights 2024.
Why me on the portfolio
Strategy that holds, a function that runs solo at exit
- Fractional CPO / head of category tested at Amazon scale and at fast-growth SMEs
- Quarterly board-ready governance with figures that stay alive
- An internal team that runs the playbook solo, with a clear exit horizon
Relevant examples
Where I have done this
Cellnex France
€200M framework
Category strategy · team upskilled · framed exit.
Amazon EMEA portfolio
Multi-category
4-year mandate · €200M+ managed · governance set up.
Ariba IBEX30
FR deployment
Source-to-Contract · 78% adoption in 90 days.
Pick a slot — Alex automatically receives your funnel context.
What we cover together
30 min
Your situation, your stakes, your timeline. I read your prep form first.
Real levers, supplier leverage map, internal allies. Straight read.
2 to 3 paths (DIY, ad-hoc support, scoped engagement). Clear trade-offs.
Written note within 24h — summary + proposal if it fits.
After the call
A written note within 24h
A straight read of what we discussed, 2-3 written options, and what I would do in your shoes — whether or not you work with me.
Not the right time?
Not ready to book? Email me at alex@theprocurementor.com — or take a look at the blog.