Augment Resources

What Augment Resources does

Augment Resources is an Australian-headquartered professional services firm specializing in procurement and supply chain talent solutions. Founded in 2016 by Len Blackmore and Dean Thompson and headquartered in Sydney, the firm operates three incorporated entities (Australia, New Zealand, and Canada) and serves enterprise, public sector, and defence clients across six offices: Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Auckland, Wellington, and Vancouver. Its revenue model comprises three integrated streams: interim and contract resource placement (mark-up on vetted contractor rates), executive search and permanent placement (placement fees against annual compensation), and consulting engagements delivered by practitioners with Tier 1 consulting (McKinsey/Bain/BCG) and Big 4 backgrounds.

The company's core offering is differentiated through a 'practitioners, by practitioners' model in which senior procurement and supply chain professionals — many holding CIPS credentials such as FCIPS, MCIPS, and Chartered MinStd — vet contractors before client presentation. Service lines span procurement staffing (graduate to executive level), supply chain and logistics staffing, strategy consulting (target operating model reviews, supplier risk integrations, M&A support), and executive search up to C-suite. A flagship Graduate Development Programme, recognized by CIPS in 2021, funnels junior talent into client engagements and serves as a talent pipeline.

The go-to-market is enterprise-led direct sales, with senior practitioners engaging Chief Procurement Officers and procurement leaders at ASX 100, Big 4 bank, mining, telecommunications, and government clients. Named engagements include work for Commonwealth Bank of Australia (cyber-security sourcing), Next Gen Telco (transformation across ~1,000 locations), a multinational mining giant (CFO commercial division search), and a global shipping firm (head of category management). Distribution leverage includes preferred-provider status on the All-Of-Government Talent Acquisition Panel in New Zealand (2023), AIDN membership for defence, and CIPS community access. The firm is privately held with no external institutional investors and reports no disclosed funding rounds.

Name

Augment Resources

Legal name

Augment Resources Pty Ltd

Website

https://augmentresources.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Augment Resources is a practitioner-led procurement and supply chain talent solutions firm serving enterprise, public sector, and defence clients across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. It delivers interim staffing, executive search, and consulting engagements through vetted CIPS-credentialed practitioners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Procurement and Supply Chain Staffing

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Benefits Administration & Total Rewards Outsourcing (BPACAKAE)

Keywords

• Procurement staffing services
• Supply chain consulting
• Executive search procurement
• Interim resource placement
• Procurement recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Interim & Contract Resource Placement: Placement of pre-vetted procurement and supply chain professionals on contract/interim basis. Professionals are vetted by industry experts and executive search consultants before presentation to clients. Revenue generated through mark-up on contractor rates.
2. Executive Search & Permanent Placement: Retained and contingent search for permanent placements up to C-suite level. Involves comprehensive recruitment assessment processes and extensive candidate knowledge networks. Revenue from placement fees, typically percentage of annual compensation.
3. Consulting Engagements: High-value consulting engagements delivered by qualified strategic resources and consultants with Tier 1 (McKinsey, Bain, BCG), Big 4, and boutique consulting backgrounds. Can include individual contractors, project staffing, or blended teams.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Augment Resources provides interim, permanent and consulting resources for procurement and supply chain functions across private industry, public sector and defence. The firm places practitioners across all seniority levels from graduates through to C-suite and delivers consulting engagements covering supply-side diagnostics, target operating model reviews, supplier risk, process uplift and merger/divestment support. Services are delivered by senior procurement and supply chain practitioners combined with consultants from Tier 1 and Big 4 backgrounds.

Product overview

Augment Resources is a staffing and recruitment firm that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides four interconnected core services: Procurement Staffing & Recruitment, Supply Chain & Logistics Staffing, Strategy Consulting, and Executive Search & Permanent Placement. These services are delivered through a combination of vetted contractors, consultants with Tier 1 and Big 4 consulting backgrounds, and executive search capabilities. The company also operates a Graduate Development Programme that feeds talent into the recruitment pipeline while addressing industry-wide pathways into procurement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Procurement Staffing & Recruitment Placement of pre-vetted procurement professionals at all levels from graduates and analysts through commercial managers to senior and executive managers for private industry, public sector and defence clients.
• Supply Chain & Logistics Staffing Placement of supply chain and logistics practitioners across inbound, warehousing and inventory, customer-facing outbounds, multi-modal transport, international and domestic freight.
• Strategy Consulting Consulting engagements covering supply-side diagnostics, target operating model reviews, supplier risk system integrations, process uplift and merger and divestment support, delivered by senior strategic resources.
• Executive Search & Permanent Placement Identification, attraction and placement of procurement and supply chain talent up to C-suite level through specialist knowledge and extensive client networks, including retained and contingent search with comprehensive recruitment assessment processes.
• Graduate Development Programme Award-winning structured pathway into procurement careers providing training, mentorship and hands-on experience for graduates at client organisations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tens of millions of dollars savings identified in supply chain optimisation engagements
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• All of Government Talent Acquisition Panel (NZ)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 July 2023Augment Resources NZ appointed to the new All-Of-Government Talent Acquisition Panel as a preferred provider for contract, permanent and temporary resources in procurement, supply chain, and commercial management.
• Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAugment Resources is a member and fellow community participant with CIPS. Len Blackmore serves as Vice Chairman of the Procurement Advisory Group. The company won the CIPS 2021 award for Commitment to People Development and CIPS AUS-NZ award. CIPS membership provides access to CPO roundtables and industry thought leadership.
• Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMember of AIDN supporting defence sector client engagement and industry connections in Australia.
• Canada-Australia-NZ Business Association (CANZBA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMember association supporting cross-border business connections between Canada, Australia, and New Zealand markets.
• Business New Zealand (BNZBA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMember of Business New Zealand association supporting New Zealand market operations and industry connections.
• Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce (VEC)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporter status with Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce supporting Victorian market presence.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hays: Global recruitment firm with a dedicated procurement and supply chain practice across ANZ. Directly comparable in interim, permanent, and executive search placement, but operates at vastly greater scale with broader sector coverage.
• Robert Walters: Global professional recruitment firm with established procurement and supply chain practices in Australia and New Zealand. Comparable in executive search and interim placement but at materially larger scale.
• Michael Page: Global recruitment firm with procurement and supply chain desks across ANZ. Competes for permanent and contract placements with Augment's clients, particularly in financial services and mining.
• Kearney (formerly A.T. Kearney): Global management consulting firm with a dedicated procurement and supply chain practice. Competes with Augment's strategy consulting engagements, particularly supply-side diagnostics and operating model reviews, but at vastly larger scale and breadth.

Direct peers

• Chandler Macleod: Leading ANZ recruitment and staffing firm with procurement, supply chain, and commercial management capability. Directly competes in the same interim/permanent placement market Augment serves, with similar enterprise and government client reach.
• Ambition: ANZ-based recruitment firm specialising in professional services including procurement, supply chain, and consulting hires. Competes head-to-head for the same contractor and permanent placements Augment targets.
• Talent International: ANZ-headquartered recruitment firm with strong procurement, supply chain, and ICT sourcing practices. Direct competitor for interim and permanent procurement roles, including government panel work.

Regional players

• Peoplebank: Specialist ANZ technology and business recruitment firm. Overlaps with Augment's IT procurement and technology sourcing engagements, particularly for ASX-listed enterprise clients.

Emerging players

• Proxima: Procurement and supply chain transformation consultancy with strong UK and US presence. Comparable to Augment's strategy consulting offering and overlapping in target operating model and supplier risk work, though operating in different geographies.

Others

• CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply): Industry professional body, not a direct competitor, but the dominant procurement credentialing and thought-leadership organisation with which Augment is deeply affiliated. Augment's awards and board roles via CIPS are core to its brand positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/augmentresources

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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