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Idar Nouti
Founder & Principal Consultant
Idar leads Elements Consulting and has spent more than 20 years helping global enterprises and government authorities buy better and govern suppliers with confidence.
His work spans North America and the Middle East, from advisory roles at KPMG, PwC, Kearney, Devoteam and Argon & Co to leading supply chain operations in Canada. He spent a decade in Saudi Arabia delivering transformation programs for government and semi-government clients aligned with Vision 2030.
Across government, mining, petrochemicals, oil and gas, aviation, and retail, he has taken engagements from diagnostic and operating model design through to implementation. He shares more through his #SupplyLinker content, which has passed 1.5M views.
“Good procurement is not about buying cheaper. It is about buying smarter, governing suppliers with confidence, and making every contract work for the business.”
Idar Nouti
Impact delivered
Government procurement transformation
Regulatory compliance across multiple development authorities, with a 25% gain in operational efficiency.
Contract lifecycle redesign
Shorter contract cycle times for a major mining company, with 100+ procurement staff upskilled.
Cross-border trade
Reduction in land transit times between Saudi Arabia and GCC partner nations.
Tender governance
Faster supplier selection and negotiation through a standardized tender evaluation framework.
Supplier diversity
Local SMEs onboarded through a supplier diversity program, improving service delivery by 12%.
Supply chain operations
Lead time reduction in Canada through an enterprise vendor management system.
Where the experience comes from
- 2025 – nowElements Consulting
Founder & Principal Consultant, Calgary - 2024 – 2025KPMG
Director, Supply Chain & Procurement, Saudi Arabia - 2021 – 2024Liquidation Warehouse Canada
Regional Supply Chain Manager, Calgary - 2020 – 2021PwC
Senior Manager, Supply Chain & Procurement, Saudi Arabia - 2019 – 2020Wide Systems for Technology
Supply Chain Director, Jordan - 2019Kearney
Senior Manager, Supply Chain & Procurement, Saudi Arabia - 2016 – 2018Devoteam
Senior Consultant, Supply Chain & Procurement, Saudi Arabia - 2012 – 2015Argon & Co
Senior Consultant, Supply Chain & Procurement, Saudi Arabia - 2003 – 2011Earlier career
United Nations, Maersk, Halliburton / KBR, Suez, Mimari Petrochemical
Sectors
Qualifications
- Executive MBA, Supply Chain & Logistics Management
- Postgraduate & Advanced Diplomas, Supply Chain & Logistics (Cambridge International Qualification)
- CIPP, CISCM, CICCM: Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Commercial Contracts certifications
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Certified Strategy Professional
- Certified Performance Management Professional
- Certified KPI Professional
- Certified Balanced Scorecard Professional
- Certified OKR Professional
- Languages: English and Arabic
Areas of specialist knowledge
GCC government procurement
Vision 2030 programs, government tenders and procurement law, Etimad.
Contract lifecycle management
CLM maturity assessments, future-state design, platform advisory.
Strategic sourcing
Spend analysis, category strategies, tenders and negotiation.
Operating model & governance
Procurement TOM, policies, procedures and delegation of authority.
Digital procurement
Platform selection for SAP Ariba, Coupa and Oracle; Power BI reporting.
Supplier development
Supplier diversity, local content and in-country value, scorecards.
Customs & cross-border trade
Customs modernization, TIR frameworks, logistics performance.
Change management
Stakeholder engagement, training and adoption at scale.
#SupplyLinker
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