SRM 2009

The 2nd Annual Pan-European SRM Event

“The conference allowed me to learn about industry innovations, and benchmark where my company is against the industry”
Richard Henman, Supply Chain Manager, Nationwide

What does Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) mean to your company? How do SRM leaders define the relationships, tools and processes that make up a successful SRM initiative? SRM 2009 will outline the most innovative examples of SRM today and how companies are pushing the boundaries and redefining procurement’s role in supplier relationships.

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Delegates networking over lunch	Participants at Bill Knittle’s Interactive Roundtable

Debating the morning’s
findings over lunch

The 2008 Event Speaker Faculty Included:

	BP Bill Knittle Global Procurement Director, Refining and Marketing Segment		ABB John Walker Group Senior Vice President, Head, Global Supply Chain Management
	British Airways Paul Alexander General Manager Of Aircraft And Engineering Procurement		Royal Numico Haide Villuendas Global Purchasing Director
	McDonald’s Joseph Youssef Director of Global Technology Supplier Management		Aviva Sheilagh Douglas-Hamilton Head of SRM

Topics And Critical Issues Addressed At The 2008 Event Included:

Key Steps To SRM Success
Harnessing External Innovation
The Skill Sets Needed For Effective SRM
Ensuring Comprehensive Spend Visibility
Motivating, Incentivising And Measuring Suppliers
Executive Sponsorship As A Supplier Relationship Tool
Integrating CSR Metrics Into The SRM Process
Partnerships & Strategic Alliances
The Future Of SRM

Over 100 senior procurement directors from all over Europe attended the inaugural January 2008 event!

With its core aims of delivering excellent networking and benchmarking opportunities, the latest SRM case studies, Interactive Roundtables, Panel Discussions and Debates and an end of day Cocktail Reception, this exciting and topical new conference provided participants with practical solutions to many of their daily challenges, as well as unparalleled opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with leading experts.

Check out a range of leading articles on SRM compiled by CPO Agenda to tie in with the conference on www.cpoagenda.com/srm2008

Also don’t miss the editor of CPO Agenda’s viewpoint on the SRM issues discussed during the 2008 conference:

SRM: more than just a reaction to difficult times?

29 January 2008

by Geraint John

Supplier relationship management (SRM), like any buzzphrase, tends to mean different things to different people. At one end of the spectrum it is little more than good old-fashioned supplier bashing cloaked in fancy language (those who think of it in this way seem to forget that a “relationship” is supposed to be a two-way thing). At the other, it is one of several possible terms to describe highly collaborative interactions with a small number of strategic partners. In between, SRM encompasses all manner of other issues and perspectives.

This variation was on stark display at the SRM 2008 conference in Geneva last week….

http://www.cpoagenda.com/editors-viewpoint/

News, 14 February 2008

BA joins fight for suppliers

by Rebecca Ellinor

The balance of power between procurement and suppliers is shifting and buyers must change their approach to vendors, according to British Airways' new purchasing chief. Otherwise they will see goods and services diverted elsewhere.

Paul Alexander warned buyers they must become the "customer of choice" or suppliers may pick someone else to do business with.

"We're moving into a world of scarcity, particularly because of the growth of India and China." Acknowledging the departure from purchasers encouraging suppliers to compete, he added: "My biggest challenge is competing with other buyers."

If a customer orders one of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner aircraft today, they are unlikely to get it until 2018, Alexander told delegates at a supplier relationship management (SRM) conference in Switzerland. But, he added, good supplier relations mean BA will receive its delivery in 2010.

http://www.supplymanagement.com/EDIT/Top_stories_item.asp?id=17428

Features, 28 February 2008

The A to Z of SRM

Supplier relationship management means different things to different people - not least the speakers at last month's SRM 2008 conference in Geneva. Rebecca Ellinor reports

http://www.supplymanagement.com/EDIT/Featured_articles_item.asp?id=17524

Speaker Opportunities

If you are interested in Speaking at SRM2009 please contact Emma Jukes at emma.jukes@wbr.co.uk or call on+44 20 7368 9420

CDRom

To purchase the SRM 2008 CD ROM (all presentations included), contact us on +44 (0) 20 7368 9400

Sponsorship Opportunities

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities at SRM 2009 please contact Emma Jukes at WBR on +44 (0) 207 368 9420 or email emma.jukes@wbr.co.uk