DGB Consulting Ltd

The founder Darren Black, gained his e-Procurement experience initially within Diageo, where he led the development and launch of the first Ariba e-Procurement solution in the UK.

Whilst with the Business Process Outsourcing division of PricewaterhouseCoopers he developed their internal e-Procurement solution for roll out across multiple global clients

Successes since forming DGB Consulting Ltd include:-

Leading Oracle iProcurement roll out in Southern Europe for FTSE 100 client

Co-authoring the launch documentation for the National e-Procurement Programme (NePP)

Design and implementation for Suffolk County Council's internal Procure to Pay Oracle solution and the development of the Suffolk marketplace (utilising the Vantage marketplace)

Supporting the roll out and development of The Essex Marketplace , a joint initiative between 9 Essex authorities (utilising the IDeA:marketplace)

Designed P2P processes and e-procurement implementation strategy for The London Borough of Lambeth

Designed P2P processes for Essex County Council as part of a financial and procurement re-engineering initiative.

Currently planning e-Procurement and Procure2Pay implementation for London Borough of Camden in partnership with ParadeConsulting Ltd