ProcureCon is on the up, providing solid and consistent insight and value to attendees” – Jason Busch, Spend Matters.
ProcureCon USA 2011 took place Sept. 12-14 at the JW Marriott Buckhead in Atlanta. The event was sizzling with innovative angles and interactive sessions. Its strength lies in that attendees aren’t at the receiving end of traditional presentations; they participated in 15 interactive sessions on the program (out of 36), translating to 13 hours of active participation.
No other procurement event gives you this much hands-on interaction, allowing you to set your own agenda and take home actionable insights!
Key Strategies of ProcureCon USA 2011 included:
- Incremental Procurement Value Driving Incremental procurement value in alignment with overall business objectives, beyond achieving savings – Tangible examples of procurement generating revenue in non-traditional areas
- Business Alignment Produce timely & relevant management information to coordinate procurement with your overall company objectives
- Greater Supply Chain Taking a greater supply chain perspective of procurement to drive collaboration between sales, marketing, operations, production, HR, customer service
- Risk Management Enabling Enterprise Risk versus silo risk management, ensuring supply continuity through business resumption planning
- Talent Mgt Coach talent from all current workforce generations, drive cross-functional collaboration, succession and career path planning
- SRM Tap into the know-how of your suppliers effectively to drive co-innovation and sustainable practices
- Commodity Volatility Mitigate commodity volatility through sustainable sourcing strategies & tools to fight the ‘retail minds-set’ of your buyers
- Global Sourcing Asses the reasons for global market movements and debate LCC versus Best Cost Country Sourcing
- Procurement Spend Analysis & Management Achieve real-time spend visibility to drive strategic procurement initiatives going forward and improve company-wide spend behavior
- Contract Agility Create contracts to deliver agility & value while fighting leakage
- Alternate Business Models Provide the right levels of support, integration and control to make outsourcing, contingent staffing for procurement and shared services work
Email our director, Carina Kuhl, at carina.kuhl@wbresearch.com with your program & speaker suggestions for the 2012 event
ProcureCon USA’s 54 Speakers at the 2011 Event Included:
- Marcos Saraiva, CPO, Vale S.A.
- Craig T. Demarest, Sr. Director, CPO, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Shahid Javed, Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, BP
- Pete Connolly, CPO, Leggett & Platt
- Jason Busch - Editor, SpendMatters.com
- John Inabnit, VP Global Sourcing and Procurement, Newell Rubbermaid
- Jaime M. Bohnke, VP Global Supply Chain, Tyco International
- Chris Shanahan, Vice President, Global Procurement / Procurement, BD
- Mike Jarrett, VP SCM, Raytheon Missile Systems Company, Inc.
- Brian Bancroft, St. Director, Indirect Procurement, Kellogg Company
Email us for the full 2011 speaker list
Not a procurement executive and have a solution?
Learn about sponsoring the 2012 event and contact Chet Silverman, Sponsorship Director for ProcureCon.
P.S. Are you heading up Corporate Procurement?
Join us at ProcureCon Indirect - EAST taking place February 13-15, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.
A cross-industry event focused on strategic indirect procurement & advanced category management.