Author name: Elara Voskian

Elara Voskian is a globally certified purchasing strategist with 14 years of cross-industry procurement leadership, spanning aerospace, pharmaceuticals, and sustainable supply chains. She holds the CPM, CPSM, and SCMP designations and co-developed an ISO-aligned supplier risk framework adopted by three Fortune 500 firms. Fluent in four procurement analytics platforms, she mentors emerging professionals through the Institute for Procurement Excellence and regularly contributes evidence-based insights on ethical sourcing and certification pathways.