We’ve travelled miles
to get you here.

With over $80 Bn of benchmarking
spend data, 20,000 participants in
one or more of our programs and
20 years of Australian experience
we have the track-record to help you.


Meet Milan Panchmatia

Milan Pachmatia
Milan Panchmatia

Joint CEO


Qualifications
  • BSC in Technology Management

Specialisations
  • Leadership Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management
  • Outsourcing
  • Program Management
  • Management Consulting
  • Business Consulting

Overview

Milan has over 20 years of experience in consulting and procurement and has demonstrable experience of selling and leading major contracts across Europe, the United Kingdom and the USA, including multi-million GBP transformational projects in a wide variety of sectors.

During this time, his focus has been on developing innovative business practices and processes that have provided truly actionable insights at both a strategic and tactical level with a clear focus on delivering cost savings through transformational and cost reduction programs.

Over the past decade Milan has worked in procurement consultancy and data analytics in the retail, oil & gas, financial services, technology and public sectors but more recently has had a particular focus on retail and private equity-owned organisations.

Milan was the founder and CEO of the Marketing Factory which was sold to 4C in 2014 and was subsequently Managing Partner at 4C Associates based in London.

Milan is now joint CEO of the Comprara Group, a specialist procurement consulting, analytics & training company that works with ASX 200 listed companies and Governmental organisations.

Comprara provides its clients with deep insights into how well they are performing against other similar organisations which enables them to deliver against their own unique strategies. The insights Comprara delivers helps their clients to do ‘more with less’​ or ‘more with the same’.

Milan will be working alongside Ben Shute, who is the existing Chief Executive Officer, who will continue in his role alongside Milan, allowing them to split responsibilities internally whilst driving the business forward.


Articles authored by Milan Panchmatia

Negotiation: The Strategic Power of “No” in Procurement

Negotiation is a core competency in strategic procurement, but it is also one that evolves with time, technology, and market dynamics. For Procurement, the evolution from traditional bargaining to a nuanced, value-driven approach marks the difference between routine cost savings and transformational impact. The mantra of “win-win” negotiations has dominated…
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The Ethics of AI in Procurement: Avoiding Bias and Building Trust

What if your AI-powered procurement tool automatically rejected a supplier simply because they were from an emerging market? This isn’t just a hypothetical—it’s happening today. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping procurement, streamlining supplier selection, risk assessment, and contract management. But for all its promise, AI introduces ethical dilemmas that can’t…
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What If Traditional Procurement Roles Are Holding Your Team Back?

Traditional Procurement Roles

As a Chief Procurement Officer, you grapple daily with complexities that defy conventional playbooks. Tariff policies shift unpredictably, trusted suppliers falter without warning, and emerging technologies disrupt well-established value chains. Have you noticed that static job roles struggle to keep pace? When a key supplier’s production grinds to a halt…
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Why Inflation Matters: Protecting Your Procurement Strategy from Eroding Value

Procurement Strategy Consulting

Inflation isn’t just a macroeconomic term buried in the finance team’s jargon—it’s a real, daily challenge that shapes how you source materials, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships. It doesn’t simply raise prices; it steadily erodes what your budgeted funds can achieve. One year’s fixed contract can become next year’s…
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Comprara acknowledges the traditional Aboriginal owners of country, recognises their continuing connection to land, water and community and pays respect to Elders past, present and future.