Innovation through Global Partnerships
An Exclusive Lunch Invitation
20th April, 2016, Wednesday
Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour
The next evolution of strategic procurement is thinking beyond cost savings, towards new value creation by innovation with your regional and global suppliers.
At this executive luncheon, we will discuss:
• How digital disruption in procurement can be a game changer
• Fostering innovation as part of stakeholder collaboration on a global scale
• Lessons learnt from SAP’s own transformational journey
• Advantages of global procurement innovation by sustaining growth and staying competitive
• What is the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and what opportunities will it bring?
• How SAP Ariba enables suppliers to collaborate in this new environment
Keynote Guest Speaker:
Dr. Marcell Vollmer
Chief Operating Officer
SAP Ariba
Dr. Marcell Vollmer is currently Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for SAP Ariba. He has implemented a global category management organization, procurement shared services and a hybrid model with SAP Ariba for goods, SAP Fieldglass for professional services and Concur for Travel.
By optimizing procurement, SAP could save a three digit million amount on savings, automated 50% of all manual invoices and increased productivity by 20% due to purchase-order and invoice automation.
Evolution of Strategic Procurement (Executive Lunch Event)
1. Evolution of Strategic
Procurement
Innovation through Global
Partnerships
An Exclusive Lunch Invitation
20th
April, 2016, Wednesday
Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour
The next evolution of strategic procurement is
thinking beyond cost savings, towards new value
creation by innovation with your regional and global
suppliers.
At this executive luncheon, we will discuss:
· How digital disruption in procurement can be a game
changer
· Fostering innovation as part of stakeholder
collaboration on a global scale
· Lessons learnt from SAP’s own transformational
journey
· Advantages of global procurement innovation by
sustaining growth and staying competitive
· What is the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and what
opportunities will it bring?
· How SAP Ariba enables suppliers to collaborate in this
new environment
Dr. Marcell Vollmer
Chief Operating Officer
SAP Ariba
Dr. Marcell Vollmer is currently Chief
Operating Officer and Senior Vice President
for SAP Ariba. He has implemented a global category
management organization, procurement shared services and a
hybrid model with SAP Ariba for goods, SAP Fieldglass for
professional services and Concur for Travel.
Event Details
Date:
20th
April 2016, Wednesday
Time:
11:30am – 2:30pm
Complimentary lunch provided
Venue:
Pullman Quay Grand Sydney
Harbour
61 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW
2000
RSVP:
Please RSVP to Ms Alle
Prestipino via email at
alle.prestipino@sap.com
By Invitation Only
Who Should Attend?
C-Level Executives, Head of
Procurement, Strategic
Sourcing, Category Managers,
Supply Chain, Finance
Executives, Accounts Payable,
Business Transformation
Managers.