Procurecon Indirect West (past event)
September 15 - 17, 2014
Wigwam, Litchfield Park, AZ
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Day 3: Wednesday, September 17, 2014
07:30 - 07:45 MyPurchasingCenter Invitation-Only Focus Breakfast
07:30 - 07:45 Women In Procurement Breakfast (Pre-Registration Required)
Women bring a different perspective to procurement and supply chain management and are increasingly becoming an integral part of many supply chain organizations. The ever-popular ProcureCon Women in Procurement Breakfast returns to provide an intimate setting for female executives to discuss the challenges they face and celebrate their successes. Participation provides you with access to a growing network of peers you can connect with throughout the year.
07:45 - 09:00 Breakfast & Registration
09:00 - 09:10 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Michael Shaw
Founder & Board MemberAmerican Council of Sourcing and Procurement Executives
09:10 - 09:50 Panel Discussion: A Holistic Approach To Responsible Sourcing
Going green, sustainability, socio-economic issues and global laws and regulations is making it more critical for companies to better managing ethical, political and environmental risk. The need to be aware of controversy, and avoid fines and criminal sentences is more important than ever. The panel discusses:
- What is responsible sourcing, how it’s measured, and how it should be measured?
- The rapidly changing regulatory environment such as conflict minerals, global bribery acts, etc., their impact on the supply chain, and the tools and processes you can use to develop effective and flexible risk mitigation procedures
- The socio-economic issues such as labor conditions and human rights that are under fire, how to handle potential weak links in your supply base that might damage your reputation, and also the steps that you can take as a procurement practitioner to manage these potential risks
- Determining what materials in your packaging or product manufacturing processes can “go green,” and ensuring your key suppliers are brought in line with your goals
- Creating a roadmap and planning for continuous improvement
- Complying with global environmental concerns such as deforestation, palm oil, and animal habitats
Shannon Hess
Senior Manager Responsible Sourcing & SustainabilityThe Clorox Corporation
Michael Shaw
Founder & Board MemberAmerican Council of Sourcing and Procurement Executives
Judy Wente
Director of Supply Chain Environmental, Social, GovernanceIntel
09:50 - 10:00 Innovation Spotlight: Trends in the MRO Supply Chain
10:00 - 10:30 Networking & Refreshment Break For All Attendees & Final Visit To Solutions Zone
10:30 - 11:00 Driving Innovation Into Your Contracting Process
- Writing effective contracts to share, rather than shift, risk
- Contract lifecycle management: determining when to renew, rebid or renegotiate
- When to bring in the legal team to strengthen and innovate contract language
- What’s new in negotiation tactics?
- Securing better deals by using dynamic contracting
- Do templates help or hinder innovation when contracting?
Matthew Yancy
Business Operations Manager, Corporate Strategic ProcurementIntel Corporation
11:00 - 11:40 Innovation In Supplier Relationship Management: How Key Suppliers Drive Your Company’s Competitive Advantage
Speakers:
Maria Nosovets Manager, Central Procurement and Profit Improvement J Crew
Bradley James Cook Director of Purchasing, Indirect & Ammunition Remington Arms
Tracy Joshua Vice President, Procurement Indirect Kellogg Company
Moderator:
Michael Shaw Founder & Board Member American Council of Sourcing and Procurement Executives
Maria Nosovets Manager, Central Procurement and Profit Improvement J Crew
Bradley James Cook Director of Purchasing, Indirect & Ammunition Remington Arms
Tracy Joshua Vice President, Procurement Indirect Kellogg Company
Moderator:
Michael Shaw Founder & Board Member American Council of Sourcing and Procurement Executives
Beating up your critical suppliers over price and making unilateral demands are two sure ways to lose their business. But how can you collaborate with your suppliers to gain competitive advantage? Procurement is the bridge between the outside world and the enterprise, and here’s your chance to develop relationships that will grow your company’s revenue and profit.
- Pursuing most favored-status with critical suppliers capable of building competitive advantage
- Increasing suppliers’ margins
- Giving your critical suppliers a seat at the table
- Creating and extracting extra value from suppliers- How to really do it
- Employing proper performance management and evaluation strategies
- Creating a shared services function to leverage spend and ensure only one person or team is negotiating with your suppliers
Bradley James Cook
Director of Purchasing, Indirect & AmmunitionRemington Arms
Michael Shaw
Founder & Board MemberAmerican Council of Sourcing and Procurement Executives
11:40 - 12:10 Industry Vertical Roundtable Discussions
Attendees of ProcureCon Indirect West will be broken into groups based on their industry vertical for a small-group discussion to find solutions to niche issues directly related to their specific industry.
Table 1: Manufacturing
Table 2: Financial Services
Table 3: Public Sector
Table 4: Consumer Businesses
Table 5: Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Table 6: Business and Professional Services
Table 7: Energy & Resources
Table 8: Healthcare & Life Sciences
12:10 - 12:35 The Four Pillars of Travel Trends
For more than 25 years, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) has been providing executive education to corporate travel professionals in 100 countries who represent over 12 million business travelers worldwide. Greeley Koch, ACTE’s Executive Director, will discuss CPOs roles in influencing travel spend and explore the challenges organizations face when balancing travelers’ needs with corporate cost controls. Koch will briefly highlight the key trends that are shaping the corporate travel industry as he shares ACTE’s Four Pillars of education: Data Access & Analytics, Industry Innovations, Talent Management, and Traveler Centricity.
12:35 - 13:30 Networking Luncheon
13:30 - 15:45 End of Main Conference
13:30 - 15:45 ACTE Travel Procurement Workshop: Building a Traveler-Centric Program Your Employees Will Embrace
Corporate travel professionals are learning important lessons from consumer-oriented strategies. Learn from an industry innovator about the next evolution of managed travel where travelers are fully engaged in the communication and decision-making process.