2nd Annual Global Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Summit


In today’s competitive business climate, supply chain management professionals are constantly seeking out creative ways to reduce costs, assure and improve the quality of the final product and achieve a faster time to market. Strategic sourcing is one method that procurement managers can use to help achieve these supply chain goals.
Identifying the best suppliers is important. However, there is more to strategic sourcing. Cultivating a positive and long-term relationship by working closely with your suppliers can provide many wining scenarios. Developing solid relationships can help sourcing professionals become better at meeting cost, speed-to-market and quality goals, while allowing suppliers to more efficiently tailor and deliver materials to precise purchaser specifications.

Attending the 2nd Annual Global Strategic Sourcing and Procurement conference will enable you to keep your knowledge up-to-date, to understand, plan and implement better strategic sourcing strategies, effectiveness and efficiency of your supply chain infrastructure and reduce overall costs almost immediately. At the same time the best strategic sourcing strategy can create opportunities for your company to improve corporate image, increase sales and market-share, and reduce costs.

Learn more about the latest trends for sourcing and supply managers.
Use the best procurement and business practices, the newest practices in the global sourcing management, learn how to manage the risk better and get all the benefits for your business.

With the rise of global supply chains, environmental/sustainability concerns, and constantly evolving technology, the time is right for understanding Global Strategic Sourcing and procurement Best Practices.

Key topics (5-7):
• How to build the Right Strategic Sourcing Environment to Cut Your Costs and Minimize Your Risks
• How to know when it is time to re-evaluate global sourcing strategies.
• Value creation – one of the most important parts of the sourcing strategy
• Are there new principles to Indirect and Direct Procurement To Create New Efficiencies and Realize Savings
• Who and where to partner, who will be the winners and where they will be located?
• How technology can enable higher visibility and control over different facets of the procurement process, such as: sourcing activity, supplier evaluation and selection, contract terms compliance and overall spend
• How to invest in skilled professionals with strong negotiation skills and overall knowledge of the industry, the raw materials, the costs and the suppliers?

Visitors

This event is for Members of Board, Vice Presidents, Directors, Head and Senior Managers involved in:
Strategic Sourcing
Direct procurement
Indirect and direct procurement
Purchasing
Procurement
Categories
Sales
Marketing
Supply chain
Operational and technical procurement

Exhibitors

Allan Lloyds is the world’s leading provider of unrivalled high quality business information, that help organizations of all sizes optimize their people and processes, leading to outstanding professional development and superior business results. Our business intelligence is impeccable, with a growing client base made up of international organisations and fortune 500 companies, all leaders within key market sectors.

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