Our Skill Set

With experience in the highest levels of management consultancy and procurement, our staff and associates have gained invaluable skills and understanding of complex projects. Our skill set has been developed and refined to encompass:


  • Strategies thinking and business analysis
  • Leadership and direction at a senior level
  • Senior management engagement and stakeholder management
  • Change management across all business support functions
  • Project and programme management
  • Governance and control processes
  • Analytical toolkit development
  • Business process analysis and re-engineering
  • Reporting and 'business case' development and approval
  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of procurement processes, procedures, and best practice
  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the public sector procurement regulations
  • Supply chain management
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Contract, performance and commercial management
  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of 'procure to pay' processes and ERP systems
  • Budget analysis, accounting and financial management
  • Technical writing
  • Understanding of the requirements of best practice and pertinent legislation

What we look for

Howard Langley Associates is dedicated to providing the top level of change management and procurement facilitation and therefore we expect our staff and associates to engender all the qualities and skills required to execute our service offering to the highest standards within the marketplace.


Our Founder

Peter Langley, BSc, MAPM, MIOD, Managing Director of
Howard Langley


Peter is a highly experienced director and management consultant with over 30 years in industry having worked across a range of disciplines that include change management, business improvement, procurement, supply chain management, commercial management, project sponsorship, project management and contract management. He has successfully undertaken a number of senior interim management roles for both large public and private sector organisations.

His experience ranges across a number of industry sectors including transportation, information technology, corporate services, property & estates, asset management, facilities management, and engineering and construction.

He has successfully led a number of change management programmes specialising in the development of streamlined service delivery models. He has also managed a number of major procurement programmes in the public sector.

Peter has been a board level director for over 15 years within the consultancy and information technology areas.