About the Session

You cannot recover faster than your slowest supplier.

What You Will Learn

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify their continuity-critical suppliers using impact and substitutability, not spend.
2. Score substitutability across the three things that decide it: time to switch, complexity, and whether alternates are able and willing to supply.
3. Apply two procurement models, Kraljic and supplier preferencing, and find the exposure that neither one reveals on its own.
4. Convert recovery expectations into contract obligations and evidence, using a tiered ladder scaled to criticality.

About Harold Nwariaku

Harold is a dynamic business leader and procurement/supply chain strategist whose career spans customer business development, IT, and procurement. He has transformed procurement teams, strengthened operations, and led high-performing groups across multiple sectors. His leadership track record includes multinational roles at Procter and Gamble, Guinness Nigeria, and MTN Nigeria, where he managed procurement portfolios worth billions of dollars.

As Founder and Partner at Procurement and Supply Chain Consultants LLC, he has advised organizations across manufacturing, energy, higher education, telecoms, and public sector on capability building, procurement transformation, and supply chain performance.

Harold is known for his clear, practical approach to procurement improvement and his ability to connect strategy with execution. His speaking engagements include multiple appearances at ProcureCon events in the United States, keynotes and panels at The Houston Annual Energy Summit, and sessions for procurement and supply chain teams at leading companies. His sessions consistently draw audiences because he brings straight talk, real examples, and usable tools.

A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (FCIPS) and now CIPS USA Country Head and Board member, Harold is a steady voice in procurement maturity, risk, and capability development across the Americas. He is a published author, an accomplished motorsports enthusiast, and a sought-after speaker who brings clarity, energy, and practical value to every stage, classroom, and boardroom he steps into.