Wade Lyons

Experienced leader of global indirect sourcing and procurement organizations. For more than 30 years I have driven procurement optimization and transformation across multiple industries by serving in leadership roles in Teleperformance, RadioShack, Boart Longyear, Novell, Caldera Systems, and MMS America.  

Responsible for building successful teams and strategies while delivering results through collaboration with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers. 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.

​I 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.​ I currently perform procurement advisory, interim leadership, and Coupa optimization and implementation services.

I hold more than a dozen Coupa Certifications, and am 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

-  Owner & Principal Consultant; Big Mountain Consulting dba Spend Allies

-  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 client and consultant for 15+ years including more than  30 

      implementations of Coupa.

-  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

Bachelor of Science in Busines Administration

Coupa authorized partner that currently holds 17 Coupa certifications