The drop in oil prices, wild currency fluctuations and global political instability have forced CPOs to rethink how they do business to achieve desired savings on everything from commodities and plastics purchases, to freight and transport agreements and even their travel programs. Discuss with fellow CPOs on how to structure contracts and supplier agreements to best weather through this period of uncertainty.

The drop in oil prices, wild currency fluctuations and global political instability have forced CPOs to rethink how they do business to achieve desired savings on everything from commodities and plastics purchases, to freight and transport agreements and even their travel programs. Discuss with fellow CPOs on how to structure contracts and supplier agreements to best weather through this period of uncertainty.

Procurement is one of the few organizational departments that can see across the entire company. Funneling certain functions into a centralized center of excellence can help make the tactical more proactive and create additional value to your stakeholders. Gain insight into:
• How procurement can and should be used as a shared service
• Using a center of excellence to handle transactional projects
• Strengthening connections with finance, audit, legal, sales and marketing to get the best deals on your sourcing projects and create more fruitful engagements
• Best-in-class CoE templates— moving beyond a “center of good”