Lindsay Bergemann

Procurement plays a critical role in mergers to streamline supply chains and elevate the best procurement practices of both companies. This means careful vetting of various products, processes, and vendors for the sake of efficiency, eliminating redundancy, and mitigating risk. This workshop will discuss practical and innovative ways to set your new company up for success by: 

• Narrowing down suppliers through intensive RFIs and RFPs to ensure they are up to the new standards 
• Using the company’s new roadmap to immediately unite suppliers and teams on new business goals and software 
• Evaluating insource v outsource options, to understand where to build support in new areas 
• Pursuing change management to ensure new practices are followed by all employees 

LEAN innovation in procurement relies on eliminating waste, driving value, and increasing efficiency with fewer resources. By applying LEAN principles, organizations can take an overarching view of how they work toward their goals and quickly identify issues, while rapidly testing solutions and optimizations. Join several procurement innovation leaders as they discuss: 

• Garnering buy in from leadership to support and be promoters of the LEAN process 
• Regularly meeting with stakeholders to pinpoint delays and identify value adding practices by way of value stream mapping 
• Developing cross-functional teams to quickly respond to procurement challenges, test solutions, and iterate based on results 
• Using analytics to monitor procurement performance and generate insights for ongoing process refinement