Amanda Prochaska has built a career over the last 19 years focused on implementing innovative solutions to Procurement organizations and has a passion for leading organizations through large-scale transformations. In her former role at MGM, she was responsible for implementing and sustaining new, best-in-class sourcing programs and for leading the source-through-pay transformation. Before joining MGM, Amanda served as Associate Director at the Kraft-Heinz Company, where she led the simplification of processes, focusing on cost reduction strategies, supplier development, and technology enhancements. Prior to that, Amanda held various Procurement roles within the CPG industry.

Amanda is currently the Chief Wonder Officer at Wonder Services, a radically different consulting firm for Procurement organizations who are on the journey of digital transformation. Wonder Services helps Procurement leaders change business operations & achieve sustainable change through properly applied technology solutions, while always having user experience and adoption at the forefront.

She is passionate about giving back to the Procurement community and has served the industry by starting the first-ever global women’s organization for procurement - Global Women Procurement Professionals (GWPP). GWPP is the only global organization that comprising of men and women who seek to increase the value that procurement provides to stakeholders through empowering women in the profession. She also is the author of “Procurement Unstuck,” a blog related to procurement and source-through-pay issues and has been published in Future of Sourcing, ProcuRising, Spend Matters, and Supply Management. She serves on the ISM Conference Leadership Board and is the Founding Chairperson of the ISM Thought Leadership Council.