Proxima - Asia Pacific

🚀The five trends that are shaping the future of procurement in Asia   In a recent article for Consultancy Asia, our VP and leader of the Singapore office, Chris Hampden, spoke to five trends that procurement professionals should keep front of mind:   - Trade routes are shifting - and Asia is central - CEOs are leaning in on supply chain topics - Resilience is unearthing new risks - AI is a 'must do'... but 'must do' what? - Cost is back - and is a catalyst for change   Procurement is evolving beyond its operational role to become a strategic driver of resilience, innovation, and growth. For organisations ready to adapt, this is a generational opportunity to elevate procurement and shape the future of business in Asia. If you'd like to read the full article from Chris, click here: https://lnkd.in/enUZW2Dr As part of the exciting integration and rebranding of ArcBlue into Proxima, we’re consolidating our online presence to serve our global community better. This means the Proxima Asia Pacific LinkedIn page will soon be closing. To continue receiving procurement insights that matter, please follow our main LinkedIn page: Proxima

As ArcBlue becomes Proxima, our relationships and commitments with our clients and partners remain unchanged. What's changing:   ⚪ Our name and brand identity   ⚪ The scale and depth of capability and coverage we can offer What's staying the same:   ⚪ Your trusted relationships with our team   ⚪ Our hands-on, results-driven approach   ⚪ Our commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes   ⚪ Our deep understanding of local markets What you're gaining:   ⚪ Access to a broader pool of expertise and experiences  ⚪ Insights from working with more Global 500 organisations   ⚪ The ability to run global programmes at scale Questions? Reach out to your usual contact.   Please head over to and follow Proxima to keep up-to-date on all our latest developments.  #procurement #Proxima #clientservice #arcblue #arcblueisnowpartofproxima

We’re so excited to share our news with you – from today, ArcBlue becomes Proxima! We’re incredibly proud to announce that we’re joining forces with procurement leader Proxima, combining under the Proxima brand to bring global capability to the APAC region. Proxima is also part of Bain & Company, providing procurement excellence across the UK, EU and US for 30 years. We’ve been working closely with our new colleagues at Proxima over the last few months under the leadership of Daniel Collings, and we’re excited to become a part of an organisation that is committed to delivering purposeful and profitable change. We are joining Proxima’s growing team of highly skilled professionals, and a culture that actively fosters an inclusive working environment where people are proud to work. What this means: 🌏 For our clients, you’ll continue to work with the team you know and trust, while accessing the benefit of new capabilities, deeper and broader category expertise and global insights to add to our local market focus. 🚀 For our team, we’re proud to be able to offer more opportunity through global career pathways, experience working on Fortune Global 500 transformations and enhanced capability through the Proxima Academy. Our innovative spirit, client-first approach and local market expertise remain at the heart of who we are as we become Proxima. We’re very much looking forward to working together as a united team to help shape the future of procurement in APAC. Thank you to our incredible clients, partners and team for being part of this journey. While it is the end of an era for ArcBlue, it’s the beginning of an exciting new chapter for our team, our clients and the global Proxima business. Head over to and follow Proxima to keep up-to-date on all our latest developments moving forward. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gm_EPXxY #news #ArcBlue #Proxima #procurement #supplychain #newchapter

“Reorientate towards the customer and have them front of mind in everything we do. That will surely improve the impact and presence and role that procurement plays in the business.” ArcBlue's Andy Ettershank reflects on the need for truly focusing on your customers in procurement. #customercentricity #procurement

“I’m personally hugely excited about the role that procurement can play in the future. But to do that, procurement needs to have the right talent, the right capability within the organization to really make that change happen and stick within our clients.” ArcBlue's Managing Director, Daniel Collings, reflects on his time in the Asia Pacific region. #asiapacific #procurement

Uncertainty isn’t going away—so how do we lead through it? Navigating uncertainty isn’t just about better data or more forecasting. It’s about mindset, preparation, and the ability to adapt when the unexpected hits. As the article puts it, “plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” 📄 Read it here: https://hubs.la/Q03Mcksj0 #navigatinguncertainty #strategy

“The one thing that I’m always conscious of is we overload people with information. I think what’s really important with the way we position the story is building a rapport, an emotional connection. If you inspire people, if you win their hearts and their minds, they’ll come along on that journey…” 💬 ArcBlue Cost Optimization experts, Palak Khanna and Chris Gardner discuss the importance of bringing stakeholders along on the journey in a cost optimization program and the importance of communication and storytelling. #costoptimization #communicationandstorytelling #procurement

We're looking forward to catching up with our procurement network in Melbourne next week at the PASA Premier ConfeX conference! Don't miss Daniel Collings at 9.50am speaking on 'Leveraging Efficiency, Collaboration & Transparency to get ahead of the game for 2026', and make sure you drop by the stand to say 'Hi!' 👋 and catch up with Justin Sara MCIPS MAICD FGIA, Chris Gardner and Lara Mujico MCIPS to talk all things procurement and supply! See you there! #PASAPremierConfeX

“What I’ve experienced is that each of the times we’ve applied a cost savings program, it’s deeply shaped by the cultural nuances, the market maturity, regulations and even things like what the stakeholders expect… Having the confidence ourselves to go on a journey, take stakeholders with us, that builds credibility, builds a credential, both with our internal stakeholders and the supply market.” 🌏 ArcBlue’s Palak Khanna chats with Chris Gardner about her observations and experiences of taking stakeholders on the cost savings journey differs across the Asia Pacific region. #procurement #asiapacific #localnuance #costoptimization

“Quick wins don’t necessarily just have to be about numbers. It can be that it just feels different, it feels better, it looks better… We’ve got to enjoy going to work and we’ve got to enjoy the program and the journey that we go on together.” ❤️🧠  ArcBlue's Palak Khanna and Chris Gardner reflect on why winning hearts and minds in a cost savings program is essential to success. #costoptimization #costsavings #stakeholderengagement