In today's economy, organisations are continuing their pursuit of competitive advantage by striving for opportunity to boost the value proposition of the goods they offer. Companies are looking at cost reduction as one of main thrusts to secure supply at great cost. Unclear demand trends, stagnant growth, and pricing pressures are forcing companies to restructure their operations. Increased competition is forcing organisations to design new strategies for effective business processes and cost reduction. Procurement will need to be able to work quicker and smarter while securing effective results. One of the most formidable obstacles for high performance is a strategic vision for effective procurement. In order to optimise the total cost of a companies direct spend, procurement and sourcing leaders must be able to make accurate decision and master strategic business planning’s. Companies that recognise the importance of a holistic procurement and sourcing practices will be on their way towards implementing the next wave of procurement strategies and opportunities.

marcus evans ‘Strategic Procurement & Sourcing’ conference will offer a great opportunity for all professionals in procurement and sourcing field to meet and discuss new ideas, challenges and future directions. By attending this forum, delegates will have a clearer understanding of developing procurement strategies that can deliver real benefits to their organisation's operations. Delegates will be enlightened with case studies and interactive discussion on enabling profitable growth through procurement, effective supplier score card, green sourcing and revitalising your supplier relationship management to achieve cost reduction. The highly interactive 2 – day forum will stimulate discussion on effective strategies in procurement and sourcing and will offer excellent networking opportunities. For full brochure and registration, kindly contact Ms Catherine at CatherineF@marcusevanskl.com

Testimonials from our previous supply chain events:

“I gained much insight in this conference–this is a 2-day compact presentation of Supply Chain Management. Concept well-presented and discussed.”

KFC

“Provides highly valuable insights into contemporary supply chain concepts.”

Avon

“marcus evans conference is packed with lots of information, gathered from experiences from around the world. Information we can bring back to our daily operations.”

Brunei Shell Petroleum

"There is a good interaction among the participants and a good exchange of information."

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp

"A well presented set of foundational knowledge and information on inventory management."

Intel Technology Asia

Marcus events past event with similar target market and job title has attracted number of delegates below:

• Strategic Procurement and Global Sourcing

            21st & 22nd June 2007, KL

38 delegates

Why should you attend?

• Developing appropriate procurement strategies to enhance growth and productivity
• Assessing the strategic importance of supply sources that will benefit your organisation
• Reducing the impact of risk while focusing on strategic sourcing methods 
• Implementing cross-functionality  in an organisation while managing and developing procurement   outsourcing strategies
• Maximising supply chain efficiency by achieving returns on low-cost global sourcing
• Reducing procurement risk through Request For Proposal (RFP) for increased operational efficiency
• Promoting green procurement to improve your procurement performance environmental strategy
• Strengthening your collaborations with suppliers for increased performance while benchmarking and implementing strategies for improvement
• Generating revenue through effective sourcing, cost reductions and standardised procurement processes to enhance productivity

Key Topics

• Transforming the sourcing and procurement organisation through effective business strategy to achieve maximum efficiency
• Winning strategies in dealing with different various types of disputes, litigation and arbitration in procurement for an effective business resolution
• Unleashing the potential of your organisation through effective supplier scorecard to measure on-going business performance
• Recognising green sourcing as an ultimate cost reduction method while stressing on environmental fundamentals for effective growth
• Streamlining the vendor selection process   through reverse auctions to achieve strategic sourcing and supply management
• Assessing the evolution of spend management in procurement to achieve cost reduction and improved supplier performance

Who should attend:

Primarily: Vice Presidents, CPO’s, Heads, Directors, General Managers from:

• Procurement- Direct & Indirect
• Sourcing
• Purchasing
• Supplier Management
• Material
• Supply Chain
• Logistics

From the full spectrum of industries including but not limited to:

• Pharmaceutical
• Automotive
• Oil & Gas
• Chemicals/Petrochemicals
• Retails
• Telecommunications
• FMCG
• Engineering
• Heavy Engineering

Identifying 5 key speakers and case studies from local and international speakers from:

• Ashok Sharma, President, Indian Academy of Management
• Shammi Dua, National, Head Logistics & Customer Operations, Cadbury India Limited
• Sichan Banerjee, Director – Purchasing, DOW Chemicals Limited
• U K Mishra, Vice President (Materials), Tata Motors Limited
• H G Raghunath, Chief Manufacturing & Supply Chain Officer, Titan Industries Limited