Sourcing Outlook

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OpenText

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About OpenText

OpenText is a world leader in Information Management, helping companies securely capture, govern and exchange information on a global scale. OpenText solves digital business challenges for customers, ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest and most complex organizations in the world.

Business Network is part of the OpenText Information Management platform and powers the world’s leading Retail, Consumer Goods, Automotive, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Financial Services and Healthcare organizations. Available on-premises, in the cloud or in hybrid environments, OpenText offers the only complete Information Management solution that delivers an information advantage.

With 33,000 customers connected to more than 1,000,000 trading partners and managing 30 million digital identities in more than 130 countries, OpenText Business Network is the leading business integration platform for digital transformation needs.

For more information about OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX), visit opentext.com

Fortum TD

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Few if any have NOT been affected by extreme VUCA scenarios. Markets and supplies are volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. How does this affect you working within procurement? During this session you can come together to draw from each others experiences! Open, informal and with the aim to share what can be shared.

As soon as you register you can start choosing what sessions to join – limited seats.

MISSION STATEMENT

Come together to share ideas and concrete examples of how procurement can tackle market challenges that go beyond what you are used to.

How can procurement manage price pressures, supply shortages and logistics challenges?

Procurement have always had too much to do, ad hoc challenges on a daily basis and corporate strategies placing high demands especially on procurement is norm. However – the price fluctuations, material shortages and logistics challenges seen the past year go beyond what most have experienced to date. When will we know if this is a new normal and must not procurement prepare for if it is? Organizations have worked so hard to globalize, secure processes, risk mitigated, ensured supplier audits and a total reduction of suppliers. How do you as a procurement professional tackle fluctuations and rapid shifts now – and ahead? Here you will come together to discuss just that. Beyond competition you will share ideas and practical advice in the group across industries.

We will discuss;

  • How have you been affected by material shortages, logistics problems and price pressure?
  • How are you working with suppliers to get ahead of supply challenges?
  • What measures do you take to ensure quick supply alternatives?
  • In what ways do you create structure and processes for alternative suppliers?

EcoVadis TD

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Sustainable Procurement Gains Momentum, as Strategy Shifts to Resilience and Impact

As procurement and sustainability teams alike are reeling from over a year of ‘stop & restart’ pandemic, the practice of Sustainable Procurement has endured and expanded as a key strategy for rebuilding better and more resilient supply chains. In this session, hear insights and practitioner perspectives on how leaders are doubling down on Sustainable procurement.

Join a Theme Discussion hosted by EcoVadis gathering competences and experiences in sustainability. Sustainability is and has for a long time been high on the agenda for most organizations. Procurement sit in the heart of that evolution. During this session you will meet with a peer group sharing the same interests as you!

How Sustainable Procurement Gains Momentum, as Strategy Shifts to Resilience and Impact

As procurement and sustainability teams alike are reeling from over a year of ‘stop & restart’ pandemic, the practice of Sustainable Procurement has endured and expanded as a key strategy for rebuilding better and more resilient supply chains. In this session, hear insights and practitioner perspectives on how leaders are doubling down on Sustainable procurement.

We will share and discuss;

  • What measures are procurement functions taking to visualize sustainability efforts?
  • How can procurement integrate sustainability KPIs/metrics/dashboards into operations?
  • In what ways are corporates collaborating with suppliers to ensure clauses are complied with?

Robert is the Enterprise Account Executive, Nordics and Baltics, at EcoVadis – a leading Business Sustainability Ratings company. EcoVadis operates the first and largest collaborative platform allowing companies to monitor and improve the ESG performance of their business and trading partners. EcoVadis combines AI, technology and expertise to deliver simple and reliable “Business Sustainability Scorecards”, covering 200 purchasing categories, 21 CSR indicators, and 160 countries  and companies of all sizes. Over 85,000 businesses collaborate with EcoVadis to drive resilience, sustainable growth and positive impact worldwide.

Icertis TD

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“If you haven’t fully digitised your CLM processes; how can you control supplier risk and performance?“

How do you work with your Contract Lifecycle Management? Is it a digitized structure? Automated insights?

During this Theme Discussion you can meet with Simon Patteson and discuss contract management development with him and a peer group. You an start choosing sessions straight after registration!

Bayer TD

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Join Sourcing Outlook 2021 and meet with Carlos Cruz! An open minded and very experienced procurement professional working at Bayer. The Missi0on Statement give you an idea of what you will gain from joining This session. You an start choosing sessions straight after registration.

Risk Management is making top priorities position in CPOs must act list, but how well are companies managing 3rd parties and internal risks in fast moving VUCA world?

Carlos Cruz

MISSION STATEMENT

During this session you will get hands on practical data communication and visualization experience exchange. You can draw from how your peers group are using data to ensure internal and external compliance.

How are you using data and advanced analytics to ensure compliance in procurement practices?

At Bayer, Compliance enables us to translate our mission into good business results and is therefore a crucial success factor within Procurement on which we cannot compromise. In 2020, goods and services were procured from 97,362 suppliers for approximately €17.7 billion and recorded in the Group-wide Bayer reporting system.
During this session you will discuss ways of working to ensure compliance in procurement. We will also exchange on how data analytics can help procurement to more actively manage risks and reduce value leakage.

How do You enable fact based insight and collaboration across the organization? 

Discuss;

  • How do you leverage advanced analytics from big data to support category leads and senior management?
  • How do you measure adherence to Procurement guidelines?
  • In what ways do you provide data to the business and back to the procurement organization?
  • How is data usage and analytics developing as technology is advancing?