Joseph Richardson

President & CEO
Professional Purchasing Partners

Joseph Richardson is an International Supply Chain Management Executive with demonstrated leadership in designing, developing and implementing effective sourcing, supply chain and procurement strategies (direct and indirect) that address global business issues. His international experience, with a variety of companies, helped him to recognize the political, cultural and technical challenges that affect relationships, internally, externally and internationally. He is a visionary who integrates theory and practice in creating and executing innovative approaches and methods to accomplish complex business objectives. He is considered an International Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Supply Chain and Organizational Behavior. Joseph has received numerous awards for his professional services.

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Day 1: Monday, September 28, 2015

Sunday, April 9th, 2017

16:00 Panel: Strengthening Procurement Programs in a Superconnected World

Globalization has helped CPOs source the lowest costs and best values for goods and services. When everyone and everything is connected, do regional differences help or hinder the sourcing process? Hear from this panel of global procurement leaders to improve your global indirect procurement strategies.
• How do you get started in developing a global strategy across your divisions?
• Determining the optimal organizational structure for your global team
• How can you best communicate best practices between countries and implement them across the enterprise?
• What categories are ripe candidates for global sourcing?
• Driving contracts globally to extract savings and create value

Day 2: Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

13:50 Panel: Engaging Stakeholders and Internal Customers To Build True Partnerships

The only way to get your stakeholders and internal customers to buy in to procurement is to stop ruling with an iron fist and help them think as strategically as you. This panel will deep dive into client engagement to help you make the most of your internal relationships.
• Investing in big data and developing processes that helps stakeholders make more informed decisions
• Talking about planned projects and savings together to create transparency
• Identifying the right levers to pull to determine where procurement can best deliver – price, cost, demand, and value
• The importance of having outside experience to build credibility

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