Kristen Rellihan
Senior Director
ProcureAbility
Kristen Rellihan is a seasoned procurement executive with over 15 years’ experience driving strategic sourcing, procurement transformation, and operational optimisation across Fortune 500 organisations. As Senior Director at ProcureAbility, a leading provider of procurement services, Kristen oversees the delivery of client teams across a range of sectors, including energy, life sciences, technology, and manufacturing. Her career spans both in-house leadership roles and consultancy engagements, giving her a unique ability to deliver meaningful, sustainable change from within organisations as well as in an advisory capacity to senior stakeholders.
Kristen serves as an Advisory Board Member for ProcureCon US, helping to shape industry dialogue and programming for one of the procurement profession’s most influential conference platforms.
She is the host of the Women in Procurement Dinner Series, sponsored by ProcureAbility and held at ProcureCon Europe, Indirect East, and Indirect West. Through this platform, Kristen brings together senior female procurement professionals to exchange best practices, build professional networks, and encourage peer-to-peer mentorship. She is a passionate advocate for advancing women in procurement and for fostering collaboration, connection, and community across the industry.
Kristen’s leadership has been recognised with several prestigious honours, including Consulting Magazine’s ‘Women Leaders in Consulting Award for Excellence in Leadership 2022,’ Procurement Magazine’s list of the Top ‘Procurement Movers’ in the industry, and ‘Procurement Operations Leader of the Year 2025 (US)’ by Acquisition International – affirming her reputation as a forward-thinking and respected voice in the profession.