The spend management experts
We help our clients achieve excellent performance in Source to Pay and we do it differently
We help our clients achieve excellent performance in Source to Pay and we do it differently
Parade Consulting is a professional services company, specialising in the implementation of digital cloud based solutions for Finance and Procurement.
We have a deep understanding of the complexities of the Source to Pay process, and we have the ability to identify and resolve potential issues quickly and efficiently. Our consultants are experts in the Source to Pay market and have a wealth of knowledge and experience in selecting, implementing and optimising Source to Pay solutions
We work flexibly alongside our partners to manage functional system delivery as well as supplementing expertise required internally for our clients to drive change.
We pride ourselves on being different. We care about long term relationships with our clients & are happy to help whether that be low cost advisory support or a full lifecycle transformation
We focus on what we do best. We have over twenty years of experience in Source to Pay solutions and have a complete focus on delivering tangible bottom line benefit and top quartile performance for all our transformation engagements.
Our methodology is focused on end to end change management, always with the business stakeholders and value case in mind. We design processes and solutions innovatively and bring proven tools for change management and supplier enablement to master data transformation to process re-engineering to embedding and operational performance improvement. Our post go live model goes beyond simply a few weeks of hand holding, we see the system through to leading performance, taking ownership for results.
We operate a trusted associate model, leveraging a strong network group who have worked together over the past 15 years. This allows us to provide highly experienced and talented consultants who are at the top of their chosen expert area, whether that is change management, process design, data and reporting or supplier management.
We work with our clients to drive the value case both in terms of tangible bottom line savings and wider benefits to the business.
We have a globally scaleable team and partner model to implement across regions such as EMEA, APAC and AUS.
Our methodologies in strategic sourcing, compliance and benefits tracking have been adopted by big 4 consultancies as best in class and we have a track record in bottom line savings and budget reduction.
Whether it be AI, robotics, supply chain financing or virtual payments, we work with our technology partners to find the right solution to each problem statement.
Our view is ground level change is just as important as the strategy. Our embedding methodology means we help our clients well beyond bringing the technology live. We want to help our clients and their BAU teams see the results.
We have experience of improving performance across existing technologies. With a track record of top quartile performance and process best practice, our teams set clear targets and achieve them.
As a Coupa implementation partner, we have built deep experience of the product and have delivered multiple case study projects. We have successfully implemented Coupa in over 40 countries. We are passionate about finding the right team for every engagement and providing flexible, cost effective means of supporting client success.
Parade offer a Coupa ‘spend management in a box’ which allows customers to implement at speed and at a very low cost with additional support & toolkits offered as part of our core package. This packaged solution provides the following benefits:
We support clients with all aspects of the implementation and our toolkits and methodologies are based on experience of making Coupa work with business stakeholders and users on the ground.
David is a Chartered Accountant and a senior procurement professional with 18 years transformation experience. Having started his management career in a big 4 environment, he has been responsible for Parade growth and service offerings as well as overseeing and quality assuring many of the Parade delivery programmes.
Ed has over 20 years experience in Procurement and Supply chain operational, leadership and consulting roles. Ed has led large scale procurement and digital transformation projects across a variety of sectors and supports clients with best practice system design and implementation.
Christina has over 10 years experience in S2P and ERP implementation and has a track record of leading large teams of system consultants across complex global transformations. Christina is our solutions lead and is responsible for managing and growing our technology capability