Dimitri Desmet

Head of Procurement

Lyra Health

Jul 2025 - Current (1 year 3 months)

Strategic Sourcing Senior Lead

Xplor

Aug 2023 - Jul 2025 (2 years)

- Led an $82M strategic sourcing program across technology (Cloud, Software, Telecom, IT Hardware) and indirect spend (Marketing, Travel). Achieved $8.5M in savings (15.7% average)
- Spearheaded the implementation of a procure-to-pay (P2P) process and tool, significantly improving compliance and spend control.

Practice Leader Spend Management

Velocity Procurement

Oct 2021 - Aug 2023 (1 year 11 months)

- Collaborated with Client's cross functional leadership teams to develop and execute procurement strategies, in support of the client's business operations and financial goals
- Strategically Sourced (RFx) over $200MM across multiple categories (Real Estate, Logistics, IT...) and negotiated an average of 18% in savings
- Launched and managed two buyer desks responsible for >$2B in annual spend (>150k POs)
- Designed procurement processes and led cross-functional project teams to implement e-Procurement tools (Zycus, Jaggaer, Ariba…)

Sr Consultant

Velocity Procurement

Apr 2019 - Sep 2021 (2 years 6 months)

- Sourced over $240MM in spend across multiple categories: IT Hardware & Software, Telecom, Travel, Utilities, Real Estate, Payroll, …
- Saved ~$9MM per year (28%) through Request-for-Proposals (RFP’s), supplier negotiations, and demand specification management

Procurement Team Lead

Accenture

May 2017 - Apr 2019 (2 years)

Buyer

OliverTolas Healthcare Packaging

Sep 2016 - Jan 2017 (5 months)

Procurement & Supply Chain Consultant

Altran Benelux

Oct 2014 - Apr 2016 (1 year 7 months)

Supply Chain Planner

PurePharma Belgium

May 2012 - Aug 2014 (2 years 4 months)

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