Aripart Consulting was founded by Bill Michels — practitioner, author, speaker, and one of the most recognized names in procurement and supply chain management. After more than 23 years leading ADR North America and a subsequent leadership role at the Institute for Supply Management, Bill launched Aripart to bring the kind of experienced, no-nonsense advisory that great companies actually need. We've saved clients millions in procurement costs, delivered top-line innovation, and helped organizations from biotech to aerospace build procurement functions that drive real competitive advantage — without armies of inexperienced consultants.

We are a boutique, founder-led consulting firm built on the principle that deep experience beats broad headcount. Bill Michels has worked hands-on with global leaders including Microsoft, GE, Disney, and Textron — and brings that same practitioner mindset to every engagement. We are small by design and expert by necessity, delivering the kind of straight-talking, high-impact counsel that only comes from someone who has truly lived procurement and supply chain management at the highest levels.

We help companies build sound procurement and supply chain strategies that lead to cost and value improvement, innovation, optimization, risk mitigation, and transformation. Our work spans procurement assessment, strategic sourcing, category management, supplier relationship management, global sourcing, supply chain risk, and talent development. Whether you need to assess your current state, redesign your operating model, build a supplier risk prediction framework, or develop your team's capabilities, we bring the expertise to deliver results quickly and sustainably.

Our purpose is straightforward: help great companies stay on top of rapidly changing conditions while delivering real value and competitive advantage through their procurement and supply chain. Supply chains are under great stress — and the companies that win are those who treat procurement as a strategic lever, not just a cost center. That's exactly what we help them do.

We believe companies don't need armies of inexperienced consultants following a templated process to be successful. We bring deep domain expertise, honest counsel, and a bias for action. We value practitioner knowledge over theoretical frameworks, long-term client impact over short-term deliverables, and trust built through accountability and demonstrated results.

Bill Michels brings over three decades of hands-on experience in procurement and supply chain — not as a career consultant, but as a practitioner who has worked within and alongside some of the world's greatest companies. He is a co-author of 'Transform Your Supply Chain,' a sought-after speaker at professional conferences, and a recognized authority on global sourcing, strategic sourcing, category management, and supplier relationship management. When you engage Aripart, you get direct access to that expertise — not a junior team running a playbook.