Joe Frampus is a partner at Avasant and the head of Avasant’s Retail and Distribution practice areas. With a career spanning more than 35 years, Joe brings experience as both a supplier and an advisor within the sourcing marketplace. Joe spent the first 15 years his career as a supplier (EDS and INET), which spanned a broad range of management responsibility and a wide range of industry segments, primarily overseeing large project application management. Upon departing the supplier role, Joe became one of the initial twenty advisors at TPI, and he has spent the last 20 years advising clients on the procurement and management of sourcing engagements spanning multiple industries and with numerous suppliers.