Bio

Christopher Kulp is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Services Operations Group in New York. He leads the Procurement and Sourcing group. With more than 26 years of consulting and industry experience, Mr. Kulp brings significant expertise in delivering EBIT improvement through sourcing, procurement and broader supply chain transformation. Mr. Kulp’s experience includes direct and indirect sourcing, category management, procurement optimization, make/buy strategies, working capital improvement, aftermarket/warranty optimization and broader operational improvement. Over the last six years, Mr. Kulp has led sourcing and procurement initiatives covering more than $3.5 billion of direct spend and added over $600 million of bottom line value. Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Kulp was a leader in PwC’s Industrial Sourcing Team, where he was responsible for leading engagements across private equity and Fortune 2500 industrial firms to drive EBIT improvement and capability growth. Before PwC, he led product design, development and new product introduction and manufacturing stand-up teams for a leading consumer telecommunications hardware OEM. Mr. Kulp earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering/semiconductor technology from Lehigh University and a master’s degree in business administration in finance and operations from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.