Carlos Dones

Commodity Head of Global Sourcing Organization
Applied Materials

Carlos D. Dones is Current Head of Global Indirect Sourcing and Procurement for Applied Materials, Inc.

Mr. Dones has over 19 years of experience in Lean Manufacturing Operation, Engineering, and Supply-Chain Management (SCM), both tactical and strategic SCM for both direct and indirect sourcing organizations. His prior experience also includes positions within the retail, agriculture, construction, logistics, and the non-profit industry.

Mr. Dones is currently the Head of Global Indirect Sourcing and Procurement for Applied Materials, Inc. Prior to his current role he led all Indirect Sourcing Categories and Commodity Management for Large bed Machining, Contract Manufacturing, Build to Print, OEM, and After Market Seals; where he was responsible for running numerous successful global teams.

Mr. Dones has his BSEET from DeVry Institute of Technology, MBA from University of Phoenix, Master in Project Management (MPM) for New Business & New Product Development from Keller Graduate School of Management Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider and his Executive Education Institute for Managerial Leadership (IML) certification from University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. He is also a Harvard Business School trained Vantage negotiator

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Day 2: Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

15:45 Panel: Making the Most of Your Outsourcing Engagements

When considering outsourcing a category or part of the procurement function, there are many considerations you must take into account to ensure that you’ll actually receive promised savings. This panel will discuss:

Determining what is core to your company’s procurement function, and what can be outsourced
Selecting the right BPO for your organization- it’s not one size fits all
Achieving value creation and ROI based on what’s outsourced and where
Have compliance costs and the dollar’s continued weakness begun eating away at outsourcing’s potential savings?
What is the lifecycle of an outsourcing engagement? How does that evolve over time?
BPO vs. GPO- benefits and drawbacks