Strategic Imperatives of Procurement People, Process & Technology

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1 Financial Savings Management Spend Analysis esourcing Contract Management Supplier Management Strategic Imperatives of Procurement People, Process & Technology Tuesday, 1 November 1:00 PM ET

2 Procurement Expert Andrew Bartolini Managing Partner and Chief Research Officer, Ardent Partners Andrew Bartolini is a globally recognized expert in Sourcing, Procurement and Supply Management. At Ardent Partners, he focuses his research and efforts on helping enterprises develop and execute strategies to achieve operational excellence within their procurement and finance departments. He also publishes the popular blog; CPO Rising. Andrew was most recently with the Aberdeen Group in Boston where he was Vice President/Group Director of Global Supply Management research. His varied experience includes leadership roles in sales, marketing, and services at Ariba and Commerce One, rich experience in Strategic Sourcing, Business Process Transformation, Software Implementation, Consulting and Investment Banking. He has been named a Pro to Know by Supply and Demand Chain Executive three times and holds a B.A. in Economics from The College of the Holy Cross and an M.B.A in Finance from Indiana University.

3 Moderator Susan Avery Editor, My Purchasing Center As chief editor for My Purchasing Center, Susan is responsible for creating content--writing news and feature articles and blogging--as well as managing and editing content contributed to the site. She conducts interviews with purchasing professionals and industry experts for podcasts and video. She moderates webcasts. Susan has 25 years experience covering the purchasing function for Purchasing magazine and Purchasing.com. In that role, she led editorial coverage of supply management at manufacturing and services companies and managed coverage of indirect sourcing, developing expertise in industrial MRO, corporate travel, services and IT markets, as well as e-procurement, procurement cards and software. She created content for Purchasing.com, a Media Business magazine Top 10 Great Website, and blogged on compensation and professional development for PurchasingBizConnect, the first social networking website for purchasing professionals. Susan received the National Business Travel Association Business Travel Journalism Award and has a B.A. in Business and Economics from Saint Anselm College.

4 Discussion Topics Addressing the skill gap of procurement professionals with respect to the use of advanced procurement technology Managing supplier relationships and winning supplier buy-in for procurement automation technology Use of technology to streamline procurement processes

5 Expert Access

6 What would be the one technology improvement that you would recommend for procurement?

7 What is the role of e-sourcing to achieve "Strategic Imperatives of Procurement People, Process & Technology?

8 Do you have any advice for more tenured strategic sourcing teams? What should these teams be doing to prepare for the next 5-10 years?

9 How do we obtain information on best practices for sourcing services categories?

10 What are key performance metrics for procurement?

11 How should procurement teams be trained to ensure high performance?

12 When there is not much variance in cost when comparing suppliers, what additional value should procurement professionals look for to base their decision?

13 What are strategies, or processes, that make suppliers excited and want to do more business with your company or create leverage?

14 Questions and Answers Andrew Bartolini Managing Partner and Chief Research Officer, Ardent Partners Susan Avery Editor, My Purchasing Center

15 Contact Details Andrew Bartolini Managing Partner and Chief Research Officer, Ardent Partners Susan Avery Editor, My Purchasing Center Zycus Inc. 103, Carnegie Center Suite 117 Princeton, NJ Phone:

16 THANK YOU