Strategic Category Management Services to Optimize Your Procurement Spend

Jim Bogush is a results-driven consulting manager with 20+ years’ of experience in sourcing and procurement. He is recognized for driving cost savings, fostering collaborative stakeholder relations, and completing supplier contracts aligning to client policies and action plans.

Prior to delivering solutions for major clients, Jim managed customer contracts and supplier procurement operations for Top 5 engineering-procurement-construction firms. This included power, water/wastewater, environmental, and facilities services projects. His current focus is leading the full cycle of source-to-pay for a broad range of direct and indirect commodities.

Jim holds a master’s degree from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley. His continuing education includes SJSU, UCLA, and Stanford University. Austin, Texas is home for Jim and his family where he enjoys hiking, golf, swimming, and volunteer counseling for financial responsibility.

Jonathan Heath is an experienced supply chain management professional with 20 years of consulting and industry experience across a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, information technology, and oil and gas. Jonathan’s areas of expertise include global direct and indirect category management, strategic sourcing and negotiations, supplier development, and operations management.

Jonathan has led a wide variety of successful efforts for clients, including spend analysis, category management, strategic sourcing and strategy execution, and contract life-cycle management. These projects have led to process improvements, value creation, and cost savings. Jonathan possesses the capacity to bring strategic vision to fruition by empowering others in productive and coordinated action.

Jonathan has a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management from Michigan State University and is Six Sigma Green Belt certified. Outside work, he enjoys creating art (abstract designs, self-portraits, mixed media, and murals, for example). He also enjoys attending art exhibits and car shows with his wife and daughter.

Annie is a seasoned procurement and supply chain management professional with a proven track record in cost savings, strategic sourcing, and process optimization. She has consulted for numerous Fortune 500 companies, bringing expertise in category management, procurement operations, data analytics, and technology enablement.

Annie began her career implementing SAP and developing her skills in data visualization, which shaped her analytical approach to procurement. She specializes in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and contract management, ensuring organizations maximize value while minimizing risk. With a passion for leveraging data-driven insights, she continuously explores new technologies to enhance procurement efficiency, optimize supplier relationships, and drive sustainable cost savings.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Information Systems and Supply & Value Chain Management with a Leadership Emphasis from Texas Christian University. Outside of work, she enjoys golfing with her husband, baking sourdough, working out, and spending time with her bernedoodle and sheepadoodle

Scott Peterson is a procurement and supply chain management professional with over 10 years of experience. Working with a broad range of experience in both industry and consulting with businesses of all sizes, he has a track record of improving business outcomes and driving bottom-line impact through full-cycle procurement initiatives.

Scott spent the first half of his career developing his expertise in industry roles across the retail, food and beverage, and manufacturing industries before shifting into the procurement consulting space. Since then, he has supported clients in the life sciences; utilities; aerospace; MROs; and private equity industries through procurement initiatives such as strategic sourcing, mergers and acquisitions, data and analytics, opportunity assessments, change management, process design and optimization, and procurement transformation.

Scott received his bachelor’s degree in supply chain management from Michigan State University. He lives in Chicago. When he’s not working, he is walking his Newfoundland dog, playing semi-professional rugby, riding his bike on the lakefront, coaching and competing in Olympic weightlifting, or traveling the world.

Amrita has over 20 years of experience in driving and delivering complex consulting, sourcing, and procurement initiatives across diverse industries including Telecom, Hi-Tech, Technology Services, Banking & Public Utilities.

Prior to joining ProcureAbility, Amrita led a team of Strategic Sourcing Consultants overseeing end-to-end data center buildouts, encompassing equipment procurement, maintenance services, and professional services at WNS Denali. Amrita developed and executed procurement strategies aligned with organizational objectives, managed supplier engagements Sourcing events & processes, and drove contract negotiations. Her expertise includes category management, TCO modeling for cost optimization, and defining next-generation sourcing roadmaps for data center infrastructure with a focus on sustainability and reliability. Additionally, Amrita spearheaded continuous supplier performance improvements through structured QBRs.

Amrita holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Management from Bangalore University, India. Throughout her career she has been recognized for excellence in procurement and strategic sourcing, earning the IBM Global Procurement Excellence Award in 2015. Additionally, she has received multiple accolades & awards from clients for her outstanding contributions to project delivery, showcasing her ability to drive impactful results and create value through procurement transformation and strategic execution.