Sourcing Outlook

Increase top line growth and reduce bottom line costs

Nicolas Walden | Procurement Director, Hackett Transformation Membership Programs | The Hackett Group

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EBG | Network are happy to welcome Nicolas Walden, Director Procurement and P2P Advisor, The Hackett Group to Sourcing Outlook 2017. Nicolas will share his and their know how during a Key Note and invite you to share yours in a group setting – make sure you don’t miss out!

About Nicolas

An extract from his LinkedIn profile highlight the width and depth of his know how.

Working with senior procurement and Purchase to Pay executives of the world’s leading companies to provide World-class performance insight, metrics, research, and networking.

Contact Nicolas to learn more about the practices, behaviors and case studies adopted by top performers:

  • Category management and strategic sourcing
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Developing Procurement’s brand as a trusted advisor to the business
  • Procurement & P2P operating models
  • Advanced supply risk, sustainability and data analytics
  • Using purchase to pay to manage external (goods & services) spend

About The Hackett Group

From the company website

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) is an intellectual property-based strategic consultancy and leading enterprise benchmarking and best practices implementation firm to global companies, offering digital transformation and enterprise application approaches including robotic process automation and cloud computing. Services include business transformation, enterprise performance management, working capital management and global business services. The Hackett Group also provides dedicated expertise in business strategy, operations, finance, human capital management, strategic sourcing, procurement and information technology, including its award-winning Oracle EPM and SAP practices.

The Hackett Group has completed more than 13,000 benchmarking studies with major corporations and government agencies, including 93% of the Dow Jones Industrials, 87% of the Fortune 100, 87% of the DAX 30 and 58% of the FTSE 100. These studies drive its Best Practice Intelligence Center™ which includes the firm’s benchmarking metrics, best practices repository and best practice configuration guides and process flows, which enable The Hackett Group’s clients and partners to achieve world-class performance.

Founded in 1991, The Hackett Group was acquired by Answerthink, Inc. in 1997. Answerthink was renamed The Hackett Group, Inc. in 2008. The Hackett Group has global offices in the United States, Europe and Asia/Pacific and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ as HCKT.

Muhammad Fasih ul Saleh | Director Sourcing and Governance |Telenor

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It is a treat to be able to welcome Muhammad Fasih ul Saleh, Director Sourcing and Governance at Telenor ASA to Sourcing Outlook 2017. Fasih is joining us presenting and moderating a Focused Theme Discussion – a new feature this fall. Fasih will be sharing his view and experiences on the GOVERNANCE aspect of sourcing and procurement development, an aspect most agree is vital to be successful. Beyond sharing his know how, Fasih will enable groups of peers in the room to share and discuss to-the-point actions and experiences that can be brought straight back to the office the next day.

Join us today since seats are limited and you do not want to miss out on this experience!

About Telenor Group

From the company website

Telenor Group is one of the world’s major mobile operators. We keep our customers connected in 13 markets across Scandinavia, Central Eastern Europe, and Asia. More than 30,000 employees are committed to responsible business conduct and being our customers’ favourite partner in digital life. Connecting the world has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and we are driven by a singular vision: to empower societies.

Telenor Group:
  • Strong footprint in Central and Eastern Europe and Asia (Global Impact Report 2016)
  • Leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services
  • Substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations
  • One of the top 500 global companies by market value (Financial Times Global 500 2015)
  • More than 30,000 employees worldwide
  • Revenues 2016: NOK 125 billion *

* With effect from Q1 2017, Telenor India is treated as an asset held for sale and discontinued operations in Telenor’s financial reporting.

Telenor was founded in 1855 and builds on 160 years of telecom experience.

About Sourcing Outlook 2017

Sourcing Outlook is the response to the increased amount of revenue invested externally in most companies. As usual you cannot expect easy answers but we can promise you state of the art experience exchange. Take a look at the recently finished Source 2 Pay Summit to get an idea of how EBG “do summits” >>S2P Post Summit Report

Is increasing top line growth and decreasing bottom line costs relevant to your organization? Does your organization tend to buy more and more and make less and less? Is your growth and cost structure depending on lots and lots of people behaving in a certain way?

If yes EBG hope to see you in October!

Taru Lindfors | Development Manager, Procurement | Neste Corporation

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EBG | Network are happy to welcome Taru Lindfors, Development Manager, Procurement at Neste to Sourcing Outlook 2017. Taru is joining the summit as a Theme Discussion moderator.

Join us today – we look forward to seeing you.

About Neste

Neste creates sustainable choices for the needs of transport, businesses and consumers. Neste are the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel refined from waste and residues, and they are also bringing renewable solutions to the aviation and plastics industries.

In 2016, Neste’s net sales stood at EUR 11.7 billion, and we were on the Global 100 list of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world.

Kristina Wågstedt | Nordic Procurement Manager | EY

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EY are most known for their services within four service lines – Assurance, Tax, Advisory and Transaction Advisory Services. But did you know they have 231 000 employees globally? Imagine the total spend and the type send. And with a vision to “build a better working world” – how does that influence procurement structures, strategies and processes? Since 2013 Ernst & Young is EY and Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland have a Nordic region set up.

Juliet and Kristina invite you to learn from EY internal best practice know how and discuss experiences in the peer group joining the session. They will focus on how procurement can ad value as a strategic business partner in the budget process. A very valid topic! Join us and find out more.

About EY

(From company global website and local website)

Number of people globally: 231,000 (as of 30 June 2016). Number of employees in the Nordics 6 600.

Global revenues: US$29.6 billion (Financial Year ’16, ending 30 June 2016).

Geographic Areas: Americas; Europe, Middle East, India and Africa; Far East; Japan; Oceania.

Offices: 700+ in more than 150 countries.

Service lines: Assurance, Advisory, Tax, Transaction Advisory Services.

Founded: 1989 through the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young & Co. Oldest component from 1849.

Juliet Elfgren | Nordic Procurement Manager | EY

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EY are most known for their services within four service lines – Assurance, Tax, Advisory and Transaction Advisory Services. But did you know they have 231 000 employees globally? Imagine the total spend and the type send. And with a vision to “build a better working world” – how does that influence procurement structures, strategies and processes? Since 2013 Ernst & Young is EY and Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland have a Nordic region set up.

Juliet and Kristina invite you to learn from EY internal best practice know how and discuss experiences in the peer group joining the session. They will focus on how procurement can ad value as a strategic business partner in the budget process. A very valid topic! Join us and find out more.

About EY

(From company global website and local website)

Number of people globally: 231,000 (as of 30 June 2016). Number of employees in the Nordics 6 600.

Global revenues: US$29.6 billion (Financial Year ’16, ending 30 June 2016).

Geographic Areas: Americas; Europe, Middle East, India and Africa; Far East; Japan; Oceania.

Offices: 700+ in more than 150 countries.

Service lines: Assurance, Advisory, Tax, Transaction Advisory Services.

Founded: 1989 through the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young & Co. Oldest component from 1849.