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With more than 20 years of industry experience in indirect sourcing , Cadieux is a community developer focused on improving the industry through collaboration allowing practitioners to gather , learn , and grow .

With such passion in his heart , Cadieux founded the Procurement Foundry in 2019 , a world-leading procurement and supply chain management community .

“ We are building the collaboration hub of the future for our industry . There has never been a place where practitioners can come together , network , discuss , and engage at this scale ,” said Cadieux .

Reflecting fondly on his college years in study groups that helped to drive his education and memories of his son , Cadieux explains that it was these two things that inspired the founding of Procurement Foundry .

“ After starting my own firm , I delivered a pizza to my son ’ s room where he and his friends were playing their favourite video games over a snowy weekend . I asked what they were doing and got a quick , ‘ we are Squading up Dad ’ response . It hit me like a ton of bricks . We all need to ‘ Squad up ’!!! So began the vision behind Procurement Foundry ,” said Cadieux .

Procurement Foundry strives to build the largest community of procurement and supply chain management professionals in the world to gather , share and grow from the collective knowledge , much like the study groups that got him through the early days .

“ We want to make a community where you can ‘ Squad up ’ have fun , network , make procurement cool , find some new colleagues , possibly find a new job , expand your knowledge , get answers to problems you face daily , and take advantage of all we can offer you ,” added Cadieux .

With both members at the beginning of their career , through to c-suite executives willing to share insights and leverage the community , Procurement Foundry is a welcoming group with members in more than 37 countries .

“ Our community membership is a wellbalanced mix of Indirect Procurement , Supply Chain Management , Governmental and Independent Procurement & Sourcing Professionals [...] there is no single source of expertise within our industry .”

Day to day , Cadieux is also a Managing Partner at AMPlify Resources Group , a leading strategic consultant with advisory expertise in digital technologies , helping clients optimise their spending and minimise their costs .

Prior to AMPlify Resource Group , Cadieux worked for Publicis Groupe , DigitasLBi , Dockside Bait & Tackle , Boston Financial Data , and Northern Wind Seafoods .

14 September 2021