Procurement · AI · Results

Low cost Low risk 90-day engagement Fixed fee

AI is changing procurement.
Let's start with what actually matters for your business.

20 years of hands-on procurement experience combined with practical AI implementation. Cutting through the noise to find real savings and efficiency, fast.

Experience from

BC Hydro SNC Lavalin Fluor Canada Ltd. Seaspan Cameco CH2M Hill Rio Tinto
The situation

Every business knows AI matters.
Most don't know where to start.

The noise is overwhelming. The tools are multiplying. And the cost of getting the wrong help is high.

Too much noise

A flood of AI tools, vendors and hype, but very little clarity on what actually moves the needle in procurement.

Still doing it manually

RFQs, supplier evaluations, spend reporting, teams are spending days on work that could take hours.

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High cost of getting help

Big consulting firms charge a premium for AI strategy. Most of it is advice. Very little of it gets implemented.

The gap isn't awareness. It's practical implementation by someone who knows procurement from the inside.
What I do

I find where AI moves the dial for your business specifically.

Every engagement starts with a discovery, with mapping your workflows, finding the friction, identifying where AI creates real value.

These are examples, not a fixed menu. Your priorities drive the work. If you've already implemented AI in some of these areas — good. We start wherever there's the most opportunity, whether that's procurement, operations, reporting, compliance, or team capability.
Example 01

RFQ process

  • Scope development and market research
  • Document drafting and T&C review
  • Quote comparison and evaluation
  • Award memo and recommendation
Example 02

Supplier evaluation

  • Weighted scorecard design
  • Technical and HSE compliance review
  • Financial stability analysis
  • Defensible award recommendation
Example 03

Spend reporting

  • Data cleaning and categorisation
  • Savings opportunity identification
  • Supplier consolidation analysis
  • Executive reporting and narrative
Who I am

20 years in procurement.
Now putting AI to work inside it.

Kavita Bains

I'm an independent procurement consultant with two decades of hands-on experience across utilities, mining, engineering and manufacturing. For the past five years I've worked freelance consulting for some of the largest firms. I've spent the last year going deep on AI tools and how they apply to real procurement workflows.

Capital projects — procurement on major infrastructure and resource projects

Global category management — fixed equipment, conveyor systems, facilities management

End-to-end procurement — procure to pay, contracts initiation to closeout

Capability building — training and developing procurement teams

Hands-on AI practitioner — actively building and using AI tools, not advising from the sidelines

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Utilities, mining and engineering

Procurement leadership across global mining, infrastructure, energy, and engineering environments. This includes capital projects, operational procurement, global category management, contract negotiation, and large-scale commercial transformation initiatives.

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Procurement advisory & capability development

Provided procurement advisory and capability services to government agencies, development institutions, and private sector organisations across Singapore, Australia, South-East Asia, and the Pacific region. This includes procurement strategy, procurement planning, institutional capability development, and supply chain optimisation.

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AI-enabled procurement innovation

Combining procurement expertise with practical AI application to support procurement analytics, workflow optimisation, spend intelligence, capability development, and operational efficiency initiatives. Actively building AI-assisted procurement workflows using emerging technologies.

Why me

The lowest risk decision
you'll make this year.

You get me. Not a team, not a junior analyst, not a strategy deck. Senior experience, doing the work directly.

The big firms

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You get a team. A senior partner sells it, a junior analyst delivers it.

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High cost. Six-figure engagements before anything is implemented.

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Strategy heavy. Detailed recommendations, limited hands-on implementation.

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Long timelines. Months of discovery before you see any results.

Me

You get me. 20 years of experience, doing the work directly.

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Fraction of the cost. A focused 90-day engagement at a fixed fee.

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Implementation first. Real workflows improved, real savings identified.

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Fast to value. Meaningful results within weeks, not months.

Your competitors are already finding savings and efficiency through AI. The question isn't whether to start. It's whether you start now.
Get in touch

Let's start with a conversation.

No long proposal process. No commitment. Just a 30-minute call to explore what's possible — and if it makes sense, we get started.

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Email

kavita@leanfox.ai
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Phone

+65 8454 2457

What happens next? 1. Send me a message
2. I'll respond within 24 hours
3. We schedule a 30-minute call
4. I'll come back with a focused proposal

I'll respond within 24 hours. No spam, no hard sell.

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