Globalization has helped CPOs source the lowest costs and best values for goods and services. When everyone and everything is connected, do regional differences help or hinder the sourcing process? Hear from this panel of global procurement leaders to improve your global indirect procurement strategies.
• How do you get started in developing a global strategy across your divisions?
• Determining the optimal organizational structure for your global team
• How can you best communicate best practices between countries and implement them across the enterprise?
• What categories are ripe candidates for global sourcing?
• Driving contracts globally to extract savings and create value

TABLE 1: Front-End Strategies for Reducing Indirect Costs TABLE 2: 2016: The Year of the Chief Spend Officer, The Evolution of the CPO
Hosted by: Gabe Perez, Vice President, Strategy & Market Development, Coupa Software Inc.

TABLE 3: How Small- and Medium-Spend Companies Can Get Attention from Suppliers
Hosted by: Ken Hartman, Global Procurement Manager, GCP Applied Technologies

TABLE 4: Subcontracting to Third Parties to Meet Stakeholder Requirements
Hosted by: Keion Samuel, Sr. Buyer, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company

TABLE 5: P2P Optimization
Hosted by: Ermias Hailu, Senior Manager - Indirect Procurement, The Home Depot

TABLE 6: Tail Spend Management
Hosted by: Garry Christie, Director, Procurement, Advanced Micro Devices

TABLE 7: Marketing: How Can The Left Brain Help The Right Brain?
Hosted by: Patrick Fogarty, CEO Americas, Charterhouse