Patrick Mitchell

Pat joined Saphineia after 40+ years of practical and consultative experience in Procurement and Supply Chain. Pat has served as the Global CPO for iconic food manufacturers like Kellogg, Wrigley, and Mars, and while with Wrigley also ran their global supply chain operating model, covering manufacturing, logistics, and engineering.

Pat left the corporate environment in 2016, retiring from Mars as their Global CPO for Indirect, and over the past 8 years has served as a Senior Advisor for some of the largest global consulting firms. As Senior Advisor, Pat was the lead Procurement advisor for these firms in the Americas, working across multiple industries and across all sizes of companies. His experience and expertise fostered mutual working relationships at all levels of the companies he’s worked with. The advisory capacity also afforded Pat the opportunity to serve as an interim CPO and Procurement coach/mentor for several mid-size companies.