About Darlene
SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTANT, STRATEGIST, CERTIFIED COACH, SPEAKER
As a supply chain consultant and certified business coach with over 25 years of experience, Darlene Marino offers tailored solutions for your business’ procurement and professional development needs.
While holding countless senior procurement positions in the public and private sectors and learning the intricacies of supply chains, Darlene saw the need that small businesses had for personalized procurement support, and she developed a passion for helping these organizations fulfill needs and achieve goals. In 2017, Darlene founded Procurement Management Services Inc. (PMSI) as a sustainable, ethical procurement solution for all businesses, including non-profit organizations.
Darlene’s expertise has helped many organizations increase their shareholder value by achieving cost savings goals and educating clients on the value of supplier diversity and social, sustainable procurement processes.
Why Work With Me?
Darlene’s experience in high-level corporate procurement allows her to share her unique perspectives on supply chain management and support clients with RFx strategies, strategic sourcing, policy and procedure development, proposal writing, and more. She fulfills the need and achieves the goal!
Qualifications
As a certified business and leadership coach through the Certified Coaching Federation (CCF), Darlene shares her expertise with organizations and supply chain professionals, including international students, to help them achieve their goals in the procurement field. She develops customized coaching/training programs for companies based on their needs and delivers these programs with confidence. Darlene has a high regard for businesses that invest in their staff’s development, and she supports these businesses by assessing and delivering the best training programs to set professionals up for success.
She also frequently shares her extensive knowledge of procurement and supply-chain sourcing as a guest speaker at educational institutions, and industry conferences and webinars.
20 Years’ experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Contract Management – IT and non-IT Categories (Private and Public Sector).
Lead negotiator, project facilitator.
Member of Vaughan Chamber of Commerce
Thorough understanding of ERP systems, e-procurement, data analytics, AI and IoT in supply chain.
Strategist, critical and creative thinker with senior level communication.
Project Manager leading large, complex, enterprise-wide RFP projects.
Six Sigma Yellow Belt
What I Can Do For Your Business
Procurement Expertise
Supply Chain Speaking Events
Outsourcing Partnerships
Business Consulting
Supply Chain Consulting
Contract Negotiation
Business Coaching
Supply Chain Management
Contact Us
Procurement Management Services Inc. (PMSI) is a private consulting boutique located in Vaughan, Ontario. We provide Procurement Outsourcing Services for both Private and Public Sectors. We specialize in making sure you get value for your money through a fair and transparent strategic sourcing process. Our experience in helping companies manage their complex sourcing initiatives, makes us a trusted partner in procurement outsourcing.
We are also a Certified Supply Chain Business Coach through the Certified Coaching Federation and help businesses, students and clients reach their supply chain goals. PMSI is certified as a Women Business Enterprise by the Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada).