Procurement Magazine Top 100 Women in Procurement 2023 | Page 22

TOP 100 WOMEN

67 Clare Harris

Chief Operating Officer Proxima
www htps :/ com linkedin . / in clare-haris

68 Dharani Jeyaprakasam

Chief Transformation Officer , Procurement
IBM htps :/ www . linkedin . com / in / dharani24
Clare is a proven expert in driving operational change in complex business environments , including multinational Retail , Manufacturing , Finance , and Professional Services .
Experienced in leading cross-functional teams to deliver procurement and strategic transformation programmes , she is the Chief Operating Officer of Proxima , a large procurement and supply chain consultancy .
Harris has been with the company for over 17 years , joining as Engagement Manager back in 2006 and climbing the ranks to positions such as Director of Procurement Operations and EVP Operations .
Before Proxima , Clare held procurement titles at American Express and ASDA .
Dharani is the Chief Transformation Officer - Procurement at the consulting giant IBM , a large consulting company with partners such as AWS , Salesforce , and Microsoft . She ’ s been with the company for over 16 years , joining as Sourcing Strategist in 2007 before climbing the ranks to Global Process Owner & GM - Procurement Process Services and Global Process Owner & Associate Director .
Her previous roles include Technical Data Entry Operator at Accenture and Process Expert at Genpact LLC .
Jeyaprakasam ' s strengths include Strategic Sourcing , Vendor Management , Spend Analysis , Procurement , and much more .
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