08:00
Registration and welcome coffee
8:50
Opening remarks from the Chair
René Kling
Program Manager Supply Chain Management
Tasmania University College
Unlocking the value of indirect procurement to business
9:00
The importance of people and relationships in delivering the procurement function of the future
- Why relationships matter in procurement
- Optimal operating models
- The intersection between technology and people
- The importance of culture and the right skills in the procurement function of the future and how you can make this change
Nathan Jones
Lead Consultant
State of Flux
9:40
Technology Case Study: IVALUA
Mike Cook
Head of Public Sector Solutions
Ivalua
10:00
CASE STUDY: How to increase social procurement outcomes within indirect procurement
- How companies are realigning and restructuring operating models to adapt to change
- The critical role of the procurement function in preparing for uncertainties
- How to move beyond ‘cost-savings’ into strategic partnerships internally and externally
Chris Broom
Contracts & Procurement Manager
Senex Energy
10:40
Solution providers networking
11:00
Morning tea
11:20
HOW PROCUREMENT CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT BUSINESSES, COMMUNITIES AND CAREERS
- Supporting your organisation
- Market and supplier stewardship
- Sustainability - ethical, environmental, socially responsible
- Elevating others
- Elevating the procurement profession
Jo Bailey
Chief Executive Officer
Progressive System
Building collaboration to maximise indirect spend
12:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: Delivering direct and indirect procurement operational excellence
- What is needed for your organisation to embed procurement excellence at the grassroots?
- How can your company achieve procurement excellence?
- Why must CPOs aim at procurement and supply chain performance excellence more than ever?
- What are some of the lessons learned when improving the value chain?
- What is the role governance plays in bringing operational excellence results?
- Corporate services: to adopt or not to adopt?
Panel Moderator:
René Kling
Program Manager Supply Chain Management
Tasmania University College
Panellists:
Pam Proud
Program Director
Australian Procurement and Construction Council
Jennifer Jarrard
Director, Member Services (APAC)
IACCM
Glenn Johnston FCIPS (Chartered)
Director, Procurement Sustainability, Group Rail
Transport for NSW
12:40
Lunch
Placing the customer at the heart of your indirect procurement
13:40
CASE STUDY: How to contribute to top-line goals
- Aligning spend management deliverables with functional objectives
- How to make a shift in perception and earn a seat at the stakeholders’ table
- Taking supplier management to the next level
Jennifer Jarrard
Director, Member Services (APAC)
IACCM
14:10
Technology Case Study: Personalising business travel to stay in control of your travel spend with BCD Travel
Tass Messinis
Managing Director
BCD Travel Australia
14:30
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Adopting a value-driven procurement approach with the final customer in mind
- Redesigning supplier management to achieve maximum value to end-users and business as a whole
- Developing strategic partnerships and identifying the most efficient potential suppliers
- Ensuring partners’ capabilities match your organisation’s expectations
- Engaging with stakeholders through value chain optimisation
John Browne
General Manager Strategic Procurement
Broadspectrum
15:00
Afternoon tea
Using agility to enhance business value and optimise operations
15:30
MANAGING OVERSEAS SUPPLIERS
- How to minimize the risk of importing
- How to effectively select and manage overseas suppliers
- Low cost country sourcing
Lindy Chen
Managing Director
ChinaDirect Sourcing
16:00
Panel discussion: Agile indirect procurement – where to from now?
- What role does technology play in making the indirect procurement function more agile?
- What does indirect procurement agility mean for improved business value?
- Explore how technology can shift the way procurement looks at talent
- Practical insights into attracting and retaining category teams
Panel Moderator:
René Kling
Program Manager Supply Chain Management
Tasmania University College
Panellists:
Sebastian Shand
Head of Strategic Sourcing
TAL Life
Jonathan Dutton
Principal
JD Consultancy
16:40
Closing remarks from the Chair
16:50
End of stream and shared networking drinks with Construction, Mining & Energy Procurement Forum delegates