Andy Symmonds

Andy Symmonds
Based in the Netherlands, Andy has been working in international business management for over 30 years. With more than 20 years working for Unilever companies and more recent experiences working as a management consultant, Andy has developed a broad set of skills covering supply chain management with a strong procurement focus, sales and marketing, change management and strategy formulation. Andy now leads the ProcureVue business in EMEA, working with clients to empower them with insights to enable them to improve their bottom line, grow their business and sustain performance through periods of market volatility.
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AI in Data Analytics: Creating Actionable Insights

Harnessing AI for Data Analytics Success

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An Introduction to Levels of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Spend Analytics

It is increasingly difficult to read any sort of business publication these days without seeing how AI is going to change the way business is done....

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Data Analytics in Rugby

If you missed it, the Rugby World Cup has just taken place in France. The tournament was a huge success, with more nations competing than ever and...

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Climbing Kilimanjaro (Part 3)

We made it! After three and a half years of planning, complete with Covid disruptions, it took us eight and a half hours from our final base at the ...

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Kilimanjaro – Preparations for the Big Climb

When teaching negotiation skills courses, I used to use the comparison with climbing a mountain as an example of an event that you should always...

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Transforming Data into Jet Fuel

If Data is the New Oil, how do we transform spend data into the equivalent of jet fuel to power business growth?

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Climbing Kilimanjaro for the Samson Centre

At the end of June, Andy Symmonds, Managing Partner of our EMEA business unit, plans to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise money for charity....

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