Paul Alexander

Paul Alexander serves as a Teaching Professor at the University of Portsmouth's Faculty of Business and Law, School of Organisations, Systems, and People. A procurement practitioner turned academic, he brings extensive industry experience from large corporates, SMEs, and startup environments across the globe.

Dr. Alexander's research and teaching focus on strategic procurement as a fundamental driver of business success. His expertise spans securing long-term commercial advantage through procurement strategies, functional transformation in procurement organizations, and capability development. He examines how global events like the Covid-19 pandemic, Ukraine war, and Brexit impact contemporary procurement practices.

His publication record demonstrates emerging interest in the intersection of artificial intelligence and procurement work performance, indicating a forward-looking research trajectory that bridges traditional procurement practices with digital transformation.

• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
• Regular speaker at major industry conferences including Procurecon
• Consultant and advisor to various consulting firms

Dr. Alexander actively contributes to the academic-practitioner interface, leveraging his extensive industry network across continents and professional bodies to enrich his teaching in the Portsmouth MSc in Strategic Procurement program. His teaching philosophy emphasizes that procurement professionals require education that fuses academic research with real-world experience to succeed in cross-cultural business environments.