Darshan Deshmukh

Darshan Deshmukh

President ProcureAbility

Darshan has extensive global operations and delivery experience in the managed services and advisory fields. He has deep expertise in building global programs focused on procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, and supply chain/procurement transformation.

Prior to joining ProcureAbility, Darshan spent most of his career building large-scale, global delivery operations. He spent a decade in a series of global leadership positions in IBM’s Integrated Supply Chain organization and then joined Denali Sourcing Services as operations leader and was instrumental in establishing and growing the company’s global delivery capability.

After Denali’s acquisition integration with WNS, Darshan transitioned to tech start-ups, OpenGov and Icertis, where he built their global professional services and customer success organizations. Darshan has worked with global clients in high-tech, financial services, manufacturing, retail, utilities, and healthcare/pharma.

Darshan holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, a graduate degree in supply chain from Penn State, and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. He loves international travel, movies, and everything food, and divides his time between Seattle and Palm Springs.

Day 1 | 21st April

9:20 AM Leadership Panel Discussion with Live Polling and Q&A – How Can You Hire, Train and Develop Your Talent to Combine Human Insight with Machine Intelligence to Gain a Competitive Edge?

  •  How to recruit hybrid procurement talent blending commercial judgement, digital fluency, and analytical thinking
  • Rethinking procurement capability models to combine human expertise with AI-enabled decision support
  • Assessing future procurement skill requirements to close capability gaps and strengthen organisational competitiveness
  • Evaluating training programmes that embed data literacy and technology confidence across procurement teams

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Darshan.

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