Pierre Vignaud

Pierre Vignaud is a senior sourcing and procurement leader with over 25 years of global experience across FMCG, agriculture, food, aviation services, and management consulting. Currently Head of Sourcing and Procurement at SATS, he leads large, multi‑category portfolios and teams while actively driving the next phase of digital and AI‑enabled procurement transformation. Over the past years, Pierre has focused on preparing procurement organizations for AI adoption, combining robust process design with advanced analytics, dashboards, and data‑driven decision‑making. His experience spans end‑to‑end Source‑to‑Contract and Procure‑to‑Pay processes, leveraging leading digital platforms such as SAP, Ariba, and AI‑enabled contract lifecycle management solutions, including Sirion. In contract management, Pierre has worked with AI‑driven CLM tools to improve contract visibility, compliance, and performance. This includes the use of AI for contract clause structuring, obligation tracking, service‑level monitoring, risk identification, and continuous value realization across complex supplier ecosystems. By integrating AI insights with commercial governance, KPIs, and stakeholder management, he has strengthened contract execution discipline while reducing operational and financial risk. Pierre combines deep procurement expertise with a pragmatic, business‑oriented approach to AI—focusing not on technology for its own sake, but on measurable value, scalability, and sustainable performance improvement.