Will Beattie

General Manager, Continental Europe
The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

Will takes the lead in identifying new market opportunities, and assists in the establishment of new offices globally. In the last two years he has been Interim GM of the CIPS MENA office, and has assisted in the setting up of offices in Singapore and Beijing. He is currently overseeing CIPS operations in mainland Europe. Will is also responsible for working with global corporate clients to design and develop solutions to help organisations maximise their procurement and supply chain capability including people and process development. Will moved to CIPS in 2010 following a career with specialist event organisers IQPC, where he was responsible for business development opportunities in many specialist markets including the procurement and supply chain event arena where Will helped to successfully launch and develop some of the leading events in this field.

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Day 1 – February 28, 2017

Monday, February 8th, 2016

11:25 VP Interview – Key Lessons Learned from the Development of Trusting, Profitable Relationships with Suppliers

Discover how experienced procurement leaders approach building more profitable supplier relationships from the newly appointed VP for Global Sourcing at Lonza, a medium size Pharma business. In this frank interview Volker will share recent examples of best practice engagement and collaboration with a range of Pharma suppliers from around the world to help you identify different strategies and methods of enabling innovation exchange and managing risk.

How to de-complex relationships with suppliers to make your business more agile
How to engage new suppliers in building more trusting, longer lasting relationships
How to move your supplier relationships to new levels of innovation exchange
Metrics to use to boost supplier performance and drive profitability of relationships

Day 2 – March 1, 2017

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

09:45 CPO Interview – Rethinking Procurement as the Chief Enabler of Business Partnering

Find out how one of the most experienced procurement leaders in the Pharma sector today views business partnering, how he is overseeing a shift in focus toward greater collaboration across the business and the lessons he has learned along the way. In a frank interview-style discussion Phillip will share recent experiences and answer questions around best practice business partnering.

Business partnering at Takeda: beginnings; current initiatives; the future
How business partnering is changing the way procurement is valued by top management
Tangible benefits procurement has delivered to business partners during the enterprise-wide transformation journey
How to develop your team to become better business partners