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Benia Smith

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Head of Procurement at Relativity
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Benia is the Head of Procurement at Relativity, leading enterprise strategy for the global SaaS company. A Purdue University MBA graduate, her expertise lies in digital transformation, strategic sourcing, and designing Source-to-Pay ecosystems. Colleagues describe her as a motivated and strategic thinker who is also detail-oriented.

She has a proven track record of leading procurement transformations, including serving as the subject matter expert for an enterprise-wide ERP transition and negotiating multimillion-dollar agreements.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Head of Procurement
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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Procurement Transformation
Leads procurement transformation and systems leadership at Relativity, focusing on enhancing spend visibility and implementing new technology platforms.
Agentic AI
Recently attended Relativity Fest where she focused on learning how customers use their product and the applications of agentic AI.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Head of Procurement
Relativity
1-2023 - 5-2025
Category Manager, Specialty Chemicals and Starch
ND Paper
3-2021 - 10-2022
Director of Corporate Procurement
Impossible Foods
4-2018 - 3-2021
Director of Indirect Procurement
Dyson
2-2016 - 4-2018
Director, Global Indirect Procurement
Tate & Lyle
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Education
2004 - 2006
MBA
Purdue University Daniels School of Business
1995 - 2000
B.S.
Purdue University
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