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How can you manage talent internally to ensure you have an influence? How can you map out strategy for talent and expertise at the department level? How can you make sure you have access to influencers?
Find out how one company is:
• Bringing new solutions to internal business owners when they might not have an awareness they exist
• Supporting innovation to business units
• Working through varying challenges across different regions

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M&A activity and shifts in the global economy are pushing procurement to be more nimble and agile than ever before. Regardless of the maturity of your procurement department, or the size of your organization, the need to swiftly and smartly react to major business changes is paramount. The relocation of Shire’s headquarters from Chesterbrook, PA to Lexington, MA presented a host of huge changes to the business that everyone can learn from. Gain lesson’s learned from this major development to be prepared and ready to roll with the punches and the next big changes that will inevitably affect your organization.
Gain key learnings to help you:
• Be prepared for the unexpected and know how to respond
• Handle changes in staffing
• Integrate contracts and personnel during M&A

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What happens when you outgrow your vendor management program and your technology is no longer fit for purpose? What opportunities are available to provide more opportunity for geographic expansion and drive future business strategies? This case study will outline how to revitalize a master vendor program to reduce costs, automate functions and increase efficiency.
Find out how to:
• Develop a new approach to fit the needs of your organization
• Manage expenses through VMS
• Consolidate invoicing automated by technology

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You are in the business of delivering breakthrough medicines to patients. In the shift away from paper pushing POs, how can you better support these goals? How can you put an appropriate level of focus on innovation and know what the business needs?
Panelists will discuss:
• Opportunities to drive productivity across the organization to support the science
• Collaborating internally to simplify processes to cut down cycle time
• What can be done in advance to systematize buying, from robust contract templates to pre-negotiated pricing arrangements with KPIs

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In the pharmaceutical industry, the reasons to outsource strategic sourcing duties remain valid - getting access to a team of procurement subject matter experts with knowledge of the industry's best practices and regulations, the lack of ROI associated with adding resources to manage every spend category, and the need maintain if not decrease headcount, to name a few. But once the savings are achieved, the business case for traditional outsourced procurement can seemingly fade away – especially if the solution is not scalable. This talk will demonstrate how to stay ahead of the curve to maximize your ROI in both the short- and long-term and enable your organization to meet its current and future objectives.

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Be sure to join these interactive roundtable sessions and take a deep dive into the specific areas you came to discuss. Opportunities to sit and learn from life science executives like these do not exist elsewhere. Take control of your own event experience. Don’t be shy! Ask questions (or answer them!) of other conference attendees who are dealing with the same challenges as you.
• Network with industry peers with very similar challenges, interests and responsibilities
• Take a deep dive into a niche topic in an intimate and informal setting moderated by a subject matter expert
• Don’t miss out on the discussions you want to participate in—you’ll get to select a new topic after 30 minutes

Roundtable Discussions:

1. Collaborating With Internal Partners and Making Suppliers’ Innovation Accessible
Tanya M Momtahen, Vice President, Global Scientific & Clinical Procurement, Sanofi

2. Understanding Prescriber Behavior and Leveraging Clinical Content in the Dawn of the Sunshine Act
Brandy Colangelo, Director, Buying Services & Deliverables, CMI/Compas

3. Keep the Calm Before, During and After The Storm
Chantal Sarmanoukian, Head, Global Indirect Procurement, Shire

4. Automation of the Tactical to Reduce Costs and Focus on the Strategic
Ray Kane, Executive Director, Human Capital Solutions, Allegis Global Solutions
Mike Lendach, Senior Director, Recruitment Systems Administration Team, Global HR Professional Services Center, Quintiles

5. From Signature to Beyond Contract Termination – Third Party Management to Reduce Risk
Martisse Best, Global Category Lead, US Corp Ser Proc, CBS Procurement Services, GlaxoSmithKline

6. Dot the Is and Cross the Ts: Remaining Vigilant in Supply Chain Compliance
Speaker to be Confirmed

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