Geoff Parsons

Consultant and former CPO
Deloitte

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Geoff.

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PROCUREMENT NOW: Value, Innovation and Technology - PRACTITIONERS ONLY MORNING

Monday, April 2nd, 2018

09:00 Inside The CPO's Circle: The Sport of Procurement and Scoring The MVP Crown

The days of merely saving money or issuing PO's are over -all major businesses today need to see a significant demonstration of value if procurement wants a seat at the table - and you can get one, if you take the right steps. Listen and learn as this executive roundtable of leading CPO's has an unfiltered discussion on what value really means today, and how you can bring it.

•Determine how value is defined by your business

•Develop a keen and constant awareness of your team's capabilities, your supply base, and internal innovation goals

•Start small and foster quick wins

•Be a client consultant-offering suggestions and advice (not just dollars and cents)

Moderator: Geoff Parsons, Consultant and former CPO, Deloitte

Panelists:

Wael Safwat, Head of Strategic Sourcing, Loblaw Companies Limited / Chair of CIPS UK - Canada Branch

Erin Geldard, Chief Procurement Officer, Cogeco

Mathew Moore, Vice President, Sourcing & Procurement, OpenText

Peter Conrod, Global Head of Procurement, Royal Bank of Canada

ADVANCING SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018

16:15 Panel: Supplier Scorecards: Trends And Techniques To Better Manage Supplier Performance

Whether you have a supplier that wants more of your business or one who’s not performing up to your standards, you need an effective way to review their performance that produces viable information to make informed decisions. Key topics include:

•Building interactive scorecards that provide accurate and timely performance results to suppliers

•Consolidating supplier performance data from multiple sources to present a more detailed view of overall performance

•Adopting new approaches to communicating supplier performance and managing performance improvement