SPG Supply Chain & Procurement Group

Lead with purpose.
Inspire with action.

A global community built for mid-to-senior Procurement and Supply Chain leaders to network, learn and grow together — while shaping the future of supply chains and the Procurement landscape.

Trusted by Procurement, Sourcing and Supply Chain professionals across manufacturing, pharma, IT services, energy and retail.

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SPG Services & Experiences

Practical ways to connect, build, navigate and anticipate

Trust Engine Live

SPG Inner Circle

Curated peer forums where senior practitioners solve real problems together — closed-door city forums built around problem-first leadership dialogue, held confidential under Chatham House Rules

  • Closed-door city forums
  • Problem-first leadership dialogue
  • Confidential under Chatham House Rules
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Capability Engine Live

SPG Vanguard

Capability-building experiences for leaders preparing for what's next — practitioner-led masterclasses, cohort-based leadership journeys and enterprise capability interventions.

  • Practitioner-led masterclasses
  • Cohort-based leadership journeys
  • Enterprise capability interventions
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Intelligence Engine Live

SPG Signal

We separate signal from noise through practitioner intelligence — bringing a practitioner's point of view on vendors and platforms, decoding market shifts for Procurement and delivering signal reports with zero sponsor bias

  • Practitioner POV on vendors & platforms
  • Market shifts decoded for Procurement
  • Signal reports with zero sponsor bias
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Decision Support Engine Live

SPG Navigator

Helping leaders make high-stakes transformation decisions with practitioner-backed frameworks — including AI readiness benchmarking, tech landscape comparisons and peer-validated decision frameworks.

  • AI readiness benchmarking
  • Tech landscape comparisons
  • Peer-validated decision frameworks
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Diverse expertise. Shared purpose. Real-world impact.

SPG VANGUARD

Ideas · Insights · Impact

Executive Masterclass Series

Visionary leaders in Procurement and Supply Chain

Curated masterclasses for Procurement, Supply Chain and business leaders. Right insights, real conversations, real impact.

Stay Ahead of What’s Ahead

Navigating change. Anticipating trends. Building a resilient tomorrow.

Storytelling for Procurement

Communicate with clarity. Influence with intent. Create impact.

ISO 20400 for Procurement

Embedding sustainability into Procurement strategy (Foundation & Lead Auditor).

Sustainability in Procurement

Create value for business, society and the planet.

AI x HI in Procurement

Where artificial intelligence meets human intelligence.

  • Learn from practitioners
  • Network with peers
  • Gain actionable insights
  • Apply in your organisation
Leaders Hub

SPG Thought Leaders

Mentors, subject matter experts and consultants who lead sessions, review case studies and mentor members one-to-one.

Strategic Leadership

Chief Mentor, SPG Leaders | Strategic Foresight and Future Readiness

  • 25+ years of global consulting experience. Mentored 7,600 professionals and delivered 400+ leadership programs
  • A Supply Chain delver who works on converging Economics with Supply Chain Strategy for effective Execution.
Read more… about Pinak Kulkarni
Foresight Leadership Strategy

SPG Global Thought Leader | Transformation and Execution Excellence

  • Dr. Nitin Shende, Ph. D. In Project Management, is a Subject Matter Expert in Project Management, with more than 38 Years of Global working experience in different sectors & variety of Industry and geography.
  • Accomplished Electronics engineer, with specialized research and development efforts in the field of Power, Micro - electronics and Digital control systems.
Read more… about Dr. Nitin Shende
Execution Excellence Governance Transformation

Founder SPG Leaders | Ecosystem Strategy and Leadership

  • Co-Founder & COO of SPG Leaders, building India's most dynamic Procurement & Supply Chain ecosystem where professionals don't just learn, they belong.
  • Brings two decades of experience building enterprise sales engines and managing 100+ Fortune 500 relationships across FMCG, IT, and manufacturing.
Read more… about Gautam Hardikar
Growth Leadership Partnerships
  • Satish Kumar is an entrepreneur, TEDx Speaker and international business leader with over two decades of experience across the Middle East, Africa, ASEAN, and India.
  • His journey from intrapreneurship to entrepreneurship has shaped a practitioner’s perspective on how organizations build markets, develop leaders, create enterprise value and navigate transformation.
Read more… about Satish Kumar
Capability Building International Business Talent & Leadership Development

Expert Council

Global Sourcing Leader

  • Transformational Senior Executive: Take ideas to products. Build high-performing product and analytics teams. Identify and mentor future leaders. Position products for revenue growth.
  • Analytics: Pioneer in developing and productizing innovative Business Intelligence solutions using AI-based Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics.
Read more… about Kirit Pandit
Optimization Sourcing Value

ITIL Ambassador, CEIT, CRISC Global Consultant & Coach - Sustainability in Digital & IT

  • As the Chief Solutions Officer at Knowlathon I have over eighteen years of experience in implementing and teaching IT best practices frameworks, such as COBIT, ITIL, ISO20000, ISO38500, and others.
  • I am a certified IT governance, risk management, and service management professional, with credentials such as CGEIT, CRISC, CDPSE, ITIL Master, ITIL4 Digital and IT Strategy, Sustainability in Digital and IT, ITIL4 Sales Professional, ITIL4 How to Implement and more.
Read more… about Vishal Vyas
Governance Risk Transformation

SPG Leadership Faculty | Executive Storytelling & Leadership Influence

  • I have over 12 years of diverse professional experience in corporate training, marketing, sales, product development and entrepreneurship
  • Having lived in various countries including USA (10 years) and the Middle East (15 years), before moving to India in 2009, the rich exposure to various cultures gives me first-hand experience to conduct cross-cultural training
Read more… about Toshiba Tewari
Influence Leadership Storytelling

ESG & Sustainability

  • Founder & CEO of Switch Climate Tech, making ESG compliance and carbon accounting simple for businesses of every size.
  • Climate tech leader with credentials from Stanford, Harvard, and the UN, and a long-distance runner who lives the sustainability he advocates.
Read more… about Vinayak Satpute
Carbon Intelligence Climate Strategy ESG
  • I’m the Founder of Catalyft Partners, an independent advisory practice helping businesses navigate change, transform performance and create better outcomes.
  • I believe business outcomes are ultimately created by people performing their roles well—and that performance depends on the ecosystem around them: strategy, capabilities, processes, technology and people.
Read more… about Dr. Manish Potdar
AI Strategy Digital Engineering Performance Transformation
Our mission

A sustainable platform where Procurement and Supply Chain leaders broaden their perspective

We build a trusted ecosystem where leaders gain global exposure, master emerging sourcing and supply chain practice, and find the connections that move careers forward.

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Why we exist

Not just connect. Grow together.

Three pillars guide everything we do — networking, learning and career development. Every initiative is measured against one question: does this give members value today, and across the rest of their career?

3000+ members growing with you
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Upcoming Engagements

City meet-ups, regional leaders' forums and a fully virtual global summit — all practitioner-led.

Blogs

Insights from the community

Practitioner writing on the forces reshaping sourcing, supplier strategy and supply chain resilience.

What we do

Empowering Procurement and Supply Chain professionals in a changing world

SPG was born out of a simple but powerful vision: a sustainable platform where Procurement and Supply Chain professionals don't just connect, but learn, share and grow together. Three pillars guide every initiative we take on.

01

Networking

Meet peers who face the same category, supplier and stakeholder problems you do — in city meet-ups, regional forums and virtual global rooms.

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02

Learning

Study groups, a curated case-study library and practitioner-led sessions on negotiation, AI adaptability, sustainable sourcing and contract value.

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Career Development

One-to-one mentoring, coaching, career guidance and resume writing from leaders who have already made the jump.

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  • Special pricing on all engagements
  • Exclusive access to leaders and mentorship opportunities
  • Exclusive access to the Career Hub, along with guidance

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Partner with SPG Leaders

Intelligent processes and AI integration, compliance support across SEDEX, ESG and ISO standards, and joint initiatives with the community.