Charles Dominick

President and Chief Procurement Officer
Next Level Purchasing Association

Charles Dominick, SPSM, SPSM2, SPSM3 is President and Chief Procurement Officer of the Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA). He has authored most of the NLPA’s online courses and is the mastermind behind the prestigious Senior Professional in Supply Management (SPSM) family of certifications, earned in over 90 countries.

Charles is co-author of the book, “The Procurement Game Plan: Winning Strategies and Techniques for Supply Management Professionals.” His articles and interviews have been included in countless supply chain publications. Charles’ clients have had their post-training success stories featured in multiple magazines, including two cover stories in Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

Charles has led the NLPA to the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce’s Innovative Business of the Year Award in 2006, the Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania’s Torch Award for marketplace ethics in 2011, and the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 award for eight consecutive years. He was named one of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s “Pros To Know” seven times.

Before founding Next Level Purchasing in 2000, Charles delivered great procurement results as an employee of the Kurt J. Lesker Company, US Airways, and the University of Pittsburgh. He holds the SPSM, SPSM2 and SPSM3 Certifications and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Duquesne University. Charles is frequently recruited to deliver educational seminars throughout the US and beyond.

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Day 3: Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Friday, June 9th, 2017

08:30 Opening Remarks

09:35 Panel: The Role of Public Opinion In Procurement — Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Policies for the Right Reasons

As consumers gain awareness of international issues and with several high profile stories in the headlines over the last few years, managing ethical, political and environmental risk has never been more critical. Part reputation management, part “doing the right thing,” and part just being a good corporate citizen, this panel discusses some of the issues that consumers and shareholders are paying attention to, how to handle potential weak links in your supply base that might damage your reputation, and also the steps that you can take as a procurement practitioner to manage these potential risks.

Beyond greenwashing- how to properly implement sustainable practices
How much resources should be devoted to CSR initiatives?
How different companies define supply chain social responsibility
Ways to encourage and supplier diversity in a world of consolidating suppliers
Metrics and measurements for achieving success as you define it
Generating savings through non-mandated initiatives such as recycling
What to do if you get caught: Dealing with dirty buyers and/or dirty suppliers

10:35 Panel: Driving Innovation Through Collaborative Supplier Relationships

Building more collaborative relationships with your key suppliers enables you to identify more improvement and innovation opportunities, encourage investment, and improve execution and success rates. As procurement teams have to do more with less internal resources, they must depend more on their suppliers. This panel will focus on how to extract innovation from your supply base through exclusive commercial and gain-sharing relationships, and what you can do as a customer to keep them wanting your business.

How to develop a preferred relationship with key suppliers
How deeply and how early in the development process can you have your suppliers involved?
Managing supplier engagements in practice
Offloading and automating tactical processes to suppliers
Monitoring, measuring and managing supplier performance – what does success look like?

12:30 Panel: Redefining Skillsets for a Next Generation Procurement Team

Attracting and retaining great talent, while also grooming for the next generation of procurement leaders, is a perennial challenge. Your procurement leaders of tomorrow require different skills than your leaders of today possess. This panel will help you decide how to determine what qualities you want in your new hires, how to spot potential leaders, and develop a comprehensive training program.

Determine the skillsets Generation Y needs to ensure success
Is your company willing to put the people in place, and spend the time to realize the savings?
How a CPO can work with universities to align curriculum to real life procurement skill-set needs
How to develop a stable recruiting source
What must-have skills are CPOs asking recruiters and headhunters to find for them?
Developing an internal organizational culture to nurture them, and win the retention battle