AI Procurement Platform Zip Establishes Enterprise Transformation Office Led by Fortune 500 Veterans
Zip, an AI platform for enterprise procurement, has announced the formation of its Enterprise Transformation Office (ETO), a dedicated team of former Fortune 500 procurement leaders aimed at guiding customers through large-scale procurement transformation.
The newly established ETO is designed to provide strategic partnership and expertise to enterprises adopting agentic AI in their procurement processes. The team will work directly with customers to implement complex changes and optimize their procurement functions.
Leading the Enterprise Transformation Office is Jason Moore, who previously served as Senior Director of Enterprise Procurement at Discover. Moore has assembled a team of seasoned executives with extensive experience in leading procurement at large global organizations.
The ETO team includes Peder Gustafson, former Chief Procurement Officer at UnitedHealth Group, with additional CPO experience at Ameriprise Financial and VP-level procurement roles at Medtronic. Also joining is James Czarnecki, former SVP and Chief Procurement Officer at MGM Resorts International, bringing over 15 years of experience in supply chain, process excellence, and enterprise transformation.
Danielle McQuiston, former VP and Head of North America Procurement at Sanofi, is part of the team, having overseen more than $4 billion in spend and managed over 100 employees across various spend categories and business units, including pharmaceutical, animal health, vaccines, and consumer health. Jason Powell, former Global Head of Procurement at Figma, who also held procurement leadership roles at Stripe and Asana, completes the initial ETO lineup.
The team is currently advising Fortune 500 leaders in sectors such as Financial Services, Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods, Travel & Hospitality, Manufacturing, and Healthcare & Life Sciences.
Rujul Zaparde, Co-founder and CEO of Zip, stated, “The leaders who transformed procurement at the world’s largest companies are now at Zip, helping their peers do the same. As enterprises adopt agentic AI, they need not just powerful software, but also strategic partners who understand the complexity of change at scale. That’s exactly what our Enterprise Transformation Office delivers.”
Moore added, “We’ve sat in our customers’ seats. We’ve managed the politics, navigated the complexity, and led the transformation. Now we’re bringing that experience to every enterprise working with Zip.”
Gustafson commented on the evolving role of procurement, stating, “With evolving market pressures, mature procurement functions are increasingly being viewed as strategic capabilities, driving significant value back into the business. I’ve had the privilege to lead world-class procurement functions but doing so required the ability for stakeholders to easily, and intuitively engage, something only possible through a well-orchestrated process. Joining Zip is a perfect fit as it provides an opportunity to partner with procurement leaders on that same journey while sharing best-practices and lessons learned.”
This launch follows a period of growth for Zip, which recently reported $6 billion in total customer savings and introduced over 50 purpose-built AI agents. The company has also expanded its enterprise customer base to include LinkedIn, PIMCO, Block, and Mars.
Zip’s platform is an agentic procurement orchestration solution designed to accelerate the procurement process, mitigate risk, and promote growth by providing a unified interface for supplier interactions. It aims to maximize employee adherence to purchasing policies and enhance spend visibility and control for businesses. The AI-powered platform is utilized by numerous enterprises globally, including AMD, Anthropic, Coinbase, Discover, Dollar Tree, HP, Instacart, Invesco, Lyft, Northwestern Mutual, Prudential, Reddit, Sephora, and Snowflake.
