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Christian Lanng

Cofounder & CEO
TradeShift

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Innovation and Transformation

Thursday, November 2nd, 2017

12:30 Move Beyond Cost Savings and Start Driving Business Value

The maturity of the procurement function has created many opportunities to move beyond cost savings to drive revenue and profitability. This presentation provides you with tangible examples of how to:
• Overcome the mindset that indirect procurement is pure overhead
• Partner with finance to identify revenue enhancing activities and validate savings
• Build strategic internal alliances with the business, resulting in increased margins, savings and revenue that can directly impact EBITDA
• Obtain the resources needed to make this model work

15:45 Roundtable Discussions

TABLE 8: Transforming the Supply Chain for Greater Mission Impact

Hosted by: William Falquero, Director of Supply Chain Operations, American Cancer Society

TABLE 9: Move Beyond Cost Savings and Start Driving Business Value
Hosted by: Christian Lanng, CEO, Tradeshift

TABLE 10: MRO
Hosted by: Kathy Robb-Williams, Director of Procurement - Non Raw Materials, Prysmian Group

TABLE 11: Warehouse and Plant Management
Hosted by: Sean Smith, Supply Chain Director, Agropur Ingredients

TABLE 12: P-Card Innovation
Hosted by: Michelle Cambron, Procurement Operations Manager, KLA-Tencor

TABLE 13: Change Your Game in Category Management:Play to Elevate Procurement
Hosted by: Alan C. Veeck, Vice President, Denali Sourcing Services