Mark Usher

Current

Co-Founder, Partner at Treya Partners

Past

VP Sourcing & Procurement Services at ePlus, Inc.
VP Consulting Services at Zeborg
Senior Manager at Accenture

Manager at BearingPoint
Procurement Engineer at G.E. Aircraft Engines
Lead Engineer at Rolls-Royce

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Education

University of Chicago
University of Southampton

Recommended

1 person has recommended Mark

Connections

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Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

Mark Usher’s Summary

Mark is Co-Founder of Treya Partners, a leading provider of procurement consulting services to mid-market companies and private equity firms. Prior to Treya, Mark held various leadership positions in Procurement and Operations with ePlus, Accenture, General Electric and Rolls-Royce.

Recognized as an industry thought leader in procurement, Mark was recently selected as a 2009 "Pro to Know" by the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine. Mark is a frequent presenter at industry conferences and a regular contributor to various publications focused on the procurement field, including his own internet blog "1 Procurement Place".

Mark Usher’s Specialties:

Procurement cost savings programs for mid-market companies, procurement best practices, e-sourcing and reverse auction strategy, spend analysis, procurement organizational assessments, training.

Category Specialties: Commercial Print, Marketing & Advertising Agencies, MRO, Packaging

Technology Specialties: Working experience with all leading software vendors for Spend Analysis, E-Sourcing (incl. Reverse Auction), Procure-to-Pay (best of breed E-Procurement and ERP vendors).

Mark Usher’s Experience

Co-Founder, Partner

Treya Partners

(Management Consulting industry)

June 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
VP Sourcing & Procurement Services

ePlus, Inc.

(Public Company; PLUS; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2003 — June 2005 (2 years )
VP Consulting Services

Zeborg

(Management Consulting industry)

2001 — 2003 (2 years )
Senior Manager

Accenture

(Public Company; Management Consulting industry)

1996 — 2000 (4 years )
Manager

BearingPoint

(Public Company; Management Consulting industry)

1994 — 1996 (2 years )
Procurement Engineer

G.E. Aircraft Engines

(Aviation & Aerospace industry)

June 1988 — September 1992 (4 years 4 months)

Responsible for identifying and delivering cost savings for commercial engine programs through design-to-cost processes, value engineering, strategic sourcing of engine systems & components, and supplier integration & development.
Lead Engineer

Rolls-Royce

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RR; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

1982 — 1988 (6 years )

Mark Usher’s Education

University of Chicago

MBA Honors , Finance and Policy Studies , 1992 — 1994

Activities and Societies:

Beta Gamma Sigma
University of Southampton

BSc , Aeronautics & Astronautics , 1979 — 1982

Royal Air Force, University Air Squadron

Additional Information

Mark Usher’s Websites:

Mark Usher’s Interests:

Procurement cost savings programs for mid-market companies and private equity firms, thought leadership development, networking, executive coaching, writing, travelling and the health & fitness industry.

Mark Usher’s Groups:

Institute of Supply Management (ISM), IDEA Health & Fitness Association,

Chicago GSB Alumni
Strategic Sourcing
Accenture Alumni Worldwide Group
Procurement Professionals (#1 supply chain & sourcing group) Business, network, jobs & candidates
General Electric Alumni
eProcurement and procurement
Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
GPO Professionals
Purchasing Practice
Procurement Management Consultants