One operator · Three doors
25 years · Industry and consulting · 15+ sectors · One operator

Two sides of the same coin.

EBIT outcomes now. Procurement operators forever.

That Procurement Project delivers procurement outcomes. Procurement Superheroes builds practitioners into operators who deliver. Together: cost-out in weeks, not years, with the team you already have.

That Procurement Project

Execution, not just advice

Seasoned operators, human-first and AI-accelerated. We land savings in the P&L with the team you already have. No consulting theatre. No advice without accountability.

For CFOs, PE operating partners, founders, and procurement leaders who need the number this quarter.

$1.5B
Delivered
130+
Projects
25
Years
Last PE-backed project: 12% saved. Yours next.
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Procurement Superheroes

Practitioners into operators

A capability accelerator for procurement professionals and teams who want to deliver real savings, build trust, and move faster. Built on live work, not classroom theory.

For practitioners becoming the person leaders call, and for leaders building teams that don't need outside help twice.

6
Programs, teams and individuals
50
CPOs by 2030, the mission
Incubator members now at Lactalis, Ebury, Crown Resorts and Kearney. Five on the path to CPO.
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Not sure which door? Decide in thirty seconds.

That Procurement Project, if:
  • The board or the fund needs an EBITDA number this year
  • There's no procurement leadership, or no bandwidth to add more
  • You want fees tied to results, documented to the P&L
  • Stakeholders won't engage, suppliers know it, and the hard conversations keep getting deferred
  • Locked contracts, a supplier market with two players, and no time to run the long game: you need leverage found fast
This is me → TPP
Procurement Superheroes, if:
  • You're a practitioner who wants to move faster than your employer's training budget
  • You lead a team that should be able to do this without outside help next time
  • You want coaching on live work and someone to turn to week to week, not a certificate and a goodbye
  • You're doing the work while someone else presents it, and you want the credibility that changes that
  • You can see the path to 2IC or CPO, but nobody inside your company is showing you the next move
This is me → Procurement Superheroes
Still not sure

Then don't pick. Tell us the problem.

Thirty minutes with Ashokk directly. Describe what's actually in front of you and we'll tell you which side it belongs on, or whether it belongs with us at all. No pitch, no obligation, and you'll get a straight read either way.

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Ashokk N Menon, founder of That Procurement Project
Behind both doors

The same operator, either way.

Ashokk N Menon. 25+ years across industry leadership and top-tier consulting, 130+ projects, $20B+ of spend addressed, $1.5B in documented savings. Whichever door you pick, the method and the judgement come from the same pattern library, built on both sides of the table. Either way: someone in your corner who has seen your situation before.

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