What the webinar covers:
In the current business environment, that perhaps is best described as unprecedented, executives are rethinking their purpose, and this includes Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs). The traditional to-do list of ensuring supply chain continuity and driving competitive advantage is shifting towards digital era that emphasizes the expansion of Procurement’s scope and influence, focus on broad-scale enterprise success, and the enablement of sustainable business agility.
That’s not to say that there’s been complete changing of the guards. The future agenda of the CPO includes and supports the traditional, tactical objectives, but with greater focus on strategic enterprise improvement.
Watch this webinar now to find out how CPOs are navigating this transition.
What you will learn:
- Why there is shift in the CPO’s agenda
- The challenges CPOs face in this new era
- What it takes to keep up with the constant evolution of business and procurement and technology’s role in these efforts
Presenters:
Bruce Guptill, Principal Analyst, ISG
With an eye toward uniting market practicality with emerging tech, Bruce has developed and led business IT research, advisory, and consulting from early days of PCs through the latest digital transformations. With ISG, Bruce leads Provider Lens comparative research on Procurement’services and platforms, and U.S. Public Sector IT. Beginning in 2003, his work on IT-as-a-service helped shape cloud strategies for IBM, SAP, Microsoft and more. In the 1990s, he led research for Gartner and others on online marketplaces and web commerce. Prior to that, his work in early digital networking and security helped develop practical remote and mobile computing. Bruce holds an MBA in finance and marketing, BA in communications psychology, and certification in multiple software, networking, and engineering disciplines.
Joe Payne, Senior Vice President of Source-to-Pay, Corcentric
Joe Payne is sourcing and procurement expert who has worked with companies, ranging from mid-market to the Fortune 100, to optimize their sourcing and Procurement’strategies. At Corcentric, he is responsible for strategy and delivery of the Corcentric Source-to-Pay solution offering, including technology, services, and GPO programs.
Bill Dorn, Senior Vice President of Product Operations, Corcentric
He has over 25 years of experience as an operations professional and source-to-pay thought-leader. Bill leverages his intrinsic curiosity and an engineer’s mindset to drive continuous improvement, innovation, and maximized profitability for businesses of all sizes. In 2018, Bill joined Corcentric by way of acquisition; where he was partner, consultant, and head of operations for the well-known procurement advisory firm, Source One. Bill is frequent guest speaker, panelist, and author for topics including strategic sourcing, procurement, payments, process efficiency, and technology. Bill is co-author of popular procurement book, Managing Indirect Spend, Enhancing Profitability through Strategic Sourcing. Bill holds an Associate’s of Arts in Electronics Engineering, Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology, and is certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
Moderator:
Naseem Malik, Managing Partner, MRA Global Sourcing
Naseem has worked with companies of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, to source goods, reduce costs, and curate supply chain improvements. However, he believes the most valuable asset has been the opportunity to source human capital. Naseem loves leveraging his network to connect the dots and find the BEST talent in the supply chain management world.