How AI is Revolutionising Procurement and Business Strategy with James Crawford

ABOUT THE GUEST James Crawford is an AI Business Strategy Consultant and Programme Lead at Touchpoint Change Consulting and specialises in AI facilitation, change strategy, and programme design. His expertise extends to process improvement, organisation design, people development, and fostering culture change, with a focus on delivering ethical, AI-driven transformations. Touchpoint Change Consulting supports organisations across utilities, telecoms, engineering, healthcare, and financial services, offering tailored solutions in business change, technology adoption, and continuous improvement. With clients ranging from under £1 million to over £1 billion in turnover, James works closely with leadership teams to drive impactful change. His in-depth knowledge of Large Language Models (LLM), Data Science, NLP, Data Analytics, and DALL-E underpins his strategic approach to innovation. To learn more about James and how he may support you, go to: Website: https://www.touchpointchange.co.uk/ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamestscrawford/ ABOUT THE HOST My name is Dave Barr and I am the Founder and Owner of RLB Purchasing Consultancy Limited. I have been working in Procurement for over 25 years and have had the joy of working in a number of global manufacturing and service industries throughout this time. I am passionate about self development, business improvement, saving money, buying quality goods and services, developing positive and effective working relationships with suppliers and colleagues, and driving improvement through out the supply chain. Now I wish to share this knowledge and that of highly skilled and competent people with you, the listener, in order that you may hopefully benefit from this information. CONTACT DETAILS @The Real Life Buyer Email: david@thereallifebuyer.co.uk Website: https://linktr.ee/thereallifebuyer For Purchasing Consultancy services: https://rlbpurchasingconsultancy.co.uk/ Email: contact@rlbpurchasingconsultancy.co.uk Find and Follow me @reallifebuyer on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads and TikTok. Click here for some Guest Courses - https://www.thereallifebuyer.co.uk/guest-courses/ Click here for some Guest Publications - https://www.thereallifebuyer.co.uk/guest-publications