Don Seward is an innovative leader in procurement strategy, operations and value realization. He is experienced in developing and leading high- performance teams, global procurement organization transformation and exploiting technology for operational efficiency. Don is effective in quantifying and managing the realization of business benefits and optimizing cross-functional business processes.
Don’s experience includes collaboration with client procurement executives in development of procurement strategies and quantifying financial and non-financial benefits derived through functional transformation. He has significantly enhanced the organizational maturity of Contracts and Procurement functions, coordination and integration of services, service levels, customer satisfaction, and cost efficiency.
Don has led enterprise Procurement transformations in GovCon organizations supporting the DoD, DOE, EPA and multiple other agencies. He has consulted to several Fortune 500 organizations assisting customers derive increased value from Procurement. Don has led the integration of supply chains during merger and acquisition activity to realize beneficial synergies. As the former owner of a DoD Purchasing and Estimating System, he maintained continual system approvals and an effective and collaborative relationship with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).
In addition to developing Capital Edge Consulting’s customized client training, Don is a member of the Institute for Supply Management, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, and Project Management Institute.
In addition to developing Capital Edge Consulting’s customized client training, Don is a member of the Institute for Supply Management, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, and Project Management Institute.
Specific areas of government contract consulting expertise include:
Procurement Solution Optimization and Adoption
Compliance and Controls
Cross-functional Collaboration
Program and Change Management
Procurement and Payables Best Practices
Procurement Transformation
Don Seward holds a Bachelor of Science, degree in Finance from California State University, Sacramento, California.
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