Craig Demarest

Senior Director, Chief of Procurement
RJ Reynolds

A supply chain professional with over 28 years of experience in the Tobacco, Plastics, Food and Pharmaceutical Industries. Responsibility for $1.8 billion in spend across the RAI operating companies, includes direct, indirect and capital procurement. Directs teams in Memphis TN, Oxford NC, Santa Fe NM, as well as centralized indirect and direct groups in Winston-Salem NC.

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Day 2: Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

13:30 Session 3: Preparing for and Responding to Global Macroeconomic & Political Conditions

The drop in oil prices, wild currency fluctuations and global political instability have forced CPOs to rethink how they do business to achieve desired savings on everything from commodities and plastics purchases, to freight and transport agreements and even their travel programs. Discuss with fellow CPOs on how to structure contracts and supplier agreements to best weather through this period of uncertainty.

Day 3: Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Friday, June 9th, 2017

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