Josh Clark

Director of Global Procurement
W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Josh was named Director Global Procurement-Indirect, May 2010. He is responsible for leading the U.S. Indirect Procurement teams including Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Indirect Purchasing and Supplier Performance. These teams support procurement activities across 22 countries. The focus of these teams is developing and driving the total procure to pay agenda in pursuit of sustainable cost reductions, effective and efficient transactions and mitigation of supplier risk while providing the highest level of internal customer service.
Prior to this Mr. Clark was responsible for leading Grainger’s North American Transportation network serving 1.4 million customers. He joined Grainger in 2008 and has a proven track record of developing procurement strategies that leverage Grainger’s global spend.

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Day 2: Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Thursday, April 9th, 2015

16:45 Panel: Resolving Conflict Between Your Suppliers And Your Stakeholders

Sometimes a perfectly capable supplier or vendor has lost the support of the stakeholders it serves. As the sourcing expert, how do you handle the conflicts that arise? What mediation strategies should you employ to work out a win-win for both parties? Conversely, if a great supplier isn’t delivering the promised savings, how should you convince your stakeholders to make the switch? What happens in a stalemate situation?