EMEA | Summit

2.00 pm - Welcome & Introduction

Louise Whyte, Consulting Director, EMEA - State of Flux

2.05 pm - 2020 Research key findings: Supplier management at speed
We will be sharing key market trends and insights from this year's survey with a focus on the COVID-19 crisis and the need for speed in implementing supplier management.

Presented by Nick Hyner, Managing Director, EMEA - State of Flux

2.25 pm - 'Dash for cash' in COVID-19 times
During recent times, supply chains and supplier relationships have been tested like never before, putting procurement teams in the spotlight as businesses try to protect revenue and margins. Throughout the COVID-19 crisis we’ve seen two fundamental and quite different approaches emerge from procurement, i.e.
- A so called ‘dash for cash’ approach where procurement reverts to classic cost focused tactics, leveraging their buying power to shift the pressure to their suppliers.
- An ‘in it together’ approach where customers and suppliers use collaboration and transparency to find the way forward.

Presented by Roger Davies, Former Procurement Director - John Lewis Partnership

Interviewed by John Newton, Product Management Director - State of Flux

2.45 pm - Supplier Innovation in the COVID era: the role of Procurement in building strategic advantage
With the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, the role of Procurement in unlocking Supplier Innovation has arguably never been more important. Rory Lamont, Group CPO at Hitachi Rail, will be sharing insights on how Hitachi is approaching this challenge across its global supplier base, and the key steps it is taking to secure the all-important “customer of choice” benefits as a preferred partner for supplier innovation.

Presented by Rory Lamont, Group Procurement Officer - Hitachi Rail

Interviewed by John Newton, Product Management Director - State of Flux

3.05 pm - Live Q&A

3.25 pm - Closing remarks

Rory Lamont was appointed Group Procurement Officer for Hitachi Rail in 2018, after joining the UK business as Procurement Director in 2017. He started his career in Aberdeen, working for BP’s North Sea business in 2000, gaining experience in procurement of goods and services and procurement processes. Following this, he joined Accenture where he gained a wide range of exposure to many industries, whilst developing a professional focus on procurement and supply chain management. In 2019, Rory was awarded a fellowship to the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply.

Roger Davies has led Procurement functions for the last 15years. Most recently he was John Lewis Partnership Director of Procurement and prior to that Group Head of Procurement at Marks and Spencer Plc where he created a multiple award winning function. He started his procurement journey on the British Airways graduate scheme and progressed to the leadership owning multiple global categories including IT, Property, Catering, Marketing, Airports and Hotels. He has also spent time outside of procurement working in British Airways Marketing on major customer experience programmes and on creating a retail licensing business.

2020 Online Summit | Supplier management at speed
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3 November 2020 - 2.00 pm GMT | 3.00 pm CEST

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2020 Online Summit | Supplier management at speedEurope perspective

3 November 2020 - 2.00 pm GMT | 3.00 pm CEST

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2020 Online Summit | Supplier management at speed
Europe perspective