Day 2 highlights: Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE

BizClik’s Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE London has drawn to a close, with thousands of in-person and virtual delegates enjoying two days of networking with, and learning from, some of the industry’s top disruptors across innovation, thought leadership and strategy. 

Here, hosts Scott Birch – BizClik Chief Content Officer – and Head of Multimedia Neil Perry share their personal highlights.

Strategic sourcing was the theme of three events on Stage 1:

• Adrian Oyekanmi, Radisson Hotel Group Global Strategic Sourcing SVP, discussed how strategic sourcing can unlock the potential for success.
• Patsy Duncan, Senior Director of Global Procurement at PepsiCo, shared insights around unlocking ESG targets through strategic sourcing.
• The Strategic Sourcing Forum featured three speakers:
  – Milind Taylor, Global Head, Services Procurement & Vendor Management, Diebold Nixdorf 
  – Andrew Turner, Global Head of Indirect Procurement with real estate professional services firm JLL
  – Benn Godfrey, VP Raw material & Forming at Rolls-Royce 

Stage 2 highlights featured Alexander Tschentscher, Head of Supply Chain Excellence & Head of Strategy, Supply Chain & Logistics, at Siemens AG, who spoke about the company’s move from being tactical to being strategic.

A second was Shawn Plunkett, who is Global Procurement Category Director, Warehousing & Logistics at Springer Nature, an academic publisher. Plunkett spoke about how smart inventory management has furthered the company’s sustainability goals,

To catch all of the sessions on-demand, head over to the video section here at Procurement Magazine.