2021 SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT ONLINE SUMMIT

2:00pm - Welcome and Introduction 

2:05pm - 2021 Global SRM Research: Growing and Protecting Value

Discover key trends and insights from our 2021 research, this year focusing on growing and protecting value in all its forms. 

2:30pm - Innovation as the Overriding Driver for Value

Leveraging data-driven insights within collaborative supplier relationships can help fuel innovation at a time when it's truly needed most. Hear how Roche, a multinational healthcare provider, approached, implemented, and achieved its innovation goals, helping to drive the business forward with new opportunities primed for future growth.

• Interview with Miriam Hartmann, Global Supplier Management Lead - Roche

2:50pm - Growing End-to-End Value in Global Supplier Relationships

Aligning supplier management activity to your business's unique goals and objectives is key to delivering both commercial and operational value. But how do you scale the value within your global supplier relationships without being overly focussed on the financials? Learn from Peter Truyens at Electrolux as he explains their unique approach to scalability within a recovering global economy.

• Interview with Peter Truyens, Chief Purchasing Officer - Electrolux

3:10pm - Nurturing Value from a Standing Start

Building a supply chain that's robust, agile, and resilient to help fuel international expansion is no easy task. When equipped with a refined value proposition, growth can become less forced and more organic, less stifled and more progressive. Hear from Yondr, a growing IT enterprise, as they delve into the rewards that can come from communicating your value proposition from the beginning.

• Interview with Anna Williams, Head of Procurement and Risk - Yondr

3:30pm - Panel Q&A

3:55pm - Closing remarks

Miriam joined Roche Global Procurement in 2019. Since 2020, she is leading Roche’s Strategic Supplier Management team, where she is responsible for managing the partnerships and driving improvement and innovation initiatives with Roche’s most strategic suppliers. Passionate for driving innovation and creative thinking, she is also teaching Design Thinking at the University of Applied Sciences Graubünden.

Anna joined the Yondr team in 2019, with specialist experience in the definition and implementation of supplier engagement initiatives that drive and sustain performance across the supply chain with Yondr's ever-growing portfolio of global suppliers. In 2018 Anna received the CIPS "Most Innovative Use of Technology" award in recognition of her contributions towards solution implementation.

Peter joined Electrolux in 2004 and has been their Head of Purchasing since 2017. Previously he led purchasing within the Electrolux Business Area for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Positions prior to Electrolux include purchasing and operations roles in Johnson Controls and General Motors. He is a Belgian citizen and holds an engineering degree in electricity, electronics, and telematics.