SRM (Strategic Resource Management), an independent advisory firm serving a variety of clients, including the manufacturing industry as well as the financial institutions, today announced Ken Dunavant has joined the Manufacturing and Services division as vice president of Business Development.

In his role, Dunavant will work with companies to provide spend management solutions designed to reduce expenses and deliver corporate efficiencies, as well as develop foundational strategies to better manage spending on an ongoing basis.

He has spent more than 25 years providing spend management solutions to companies in the retail, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and telecom industries. Prior to joining SRM, he was the vice president, Operations, at GiveGood, a startup Benefit Corporation, where he managed operations, product strategy, and supply chain activities. He also developed and executed strategic direction surrounding new channel and wholesale partners across similar ecosystems. Before that, he was with Veraction (now known as Trax Technologies), helping companies discover opportunities for saving money and other resources in disparate logistics, financial, and purchasing data within their organizations.

“Ken will further enhance SRM’s ability to provide valuable insight and perspective on potential cost savings for our manufacturing clients,” said Brad Downs, CEO of SRM. “His proven track record of developing creative strategies to further enhance growth of businesses will help give our customers a competitive advantage in today’s marketplace.”

Dunavant graduated from the University of Tennessee. He and his family currently live in Memphis.

About SRM

Strategic Resource Management (SRM) has been selected by more than 1,050 organizations to provide insights in cost savings and P&L growth that benefit the bottom line. The company has unlocked billions of dollars in value and improved the competitive advantage of its clients with a reputation for industry-leading subject matter expertise, a proprietary benchmark database, and proven negotiating skills. Visit www.srmcorpmfg.com for more information and follow SRM Manufacturing on LinkedIn.

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