Responding to Procurement Challenges in Today’s Volatile Markets
Business Perspectives from Procurement Practitioners
30 October, 2012 | (01 hr)
Over the last ten years the role of procurement in corporations has changed significantly—becoming a more strategic function with clear, measurable targets within the overall company business plan. Today, delivering significant value to the organization in much more volatile markets has become a challenge for Procurement Leadership.
Dr. Uwe Schulte former VP Supply Management Unilever will discuss with Jan-Jelle van der Meer VP & Head of Production Procurement GlaxoSmithKline how a global corporation like GSK is managing the risks caused by volatile markets. Specifically this includes commodity risks and supplier management strategy, but most importantly, developing internal procurement management capabilities to meet and manage these challenges successfully.
Who should attend
Chief Procurement officers and their direct reports
Pre-qualification to attend the webcast
Procurement professionals actively procuring in markets for production materials will obtain most value from this webcast
Speakers
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Jan Jelle van der Meer
Jan Jelle van der Meer joined GlaxoSmithKline 2 years ago to become head of the Production Procurement organisation. This team ensures the supply of all raw materials, packaging, actives and indirect spend to GSK’s manufacturing sites ... Full Bio |
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Dr. Uwe Schulte
(Moderator)
Uwe is a former Vice President of Global Supply Management at Unilever. After finishing his PhD in Chemistry, Uwe joined Lever Sunlicht in Mannheim as a development chemist in 1980. From 1983 to 1985 he worked in Port Sunlight England as a researc... Full Bio |
