Elena Bernardo

Head of Procurement Europe
Amazon

Elena Bernardo joined Amazon EU as Director of Procurement in October 2014, based in Luxembourg. Prior to Amazon, Elena spend nine years with McKinsey and Company as a leader in their Operations practice, based in London and serving clients in North America and Europe. She has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA from Brown University.

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Day 1

Thursday, August 11th, 2016

08:50 CPO Interview– What Does Good Transformation Look Like?

For the first time learn more about Amazon’s procurement strategy with a live interview with its most senior procurement manager in Europe. Examining processes, organisational structure and goals this is a unique chance to understand how Amazon procurement works collaboratively with suppliers in its ecosystem to become a leader in nearly every market in which it competes.

Introduction to Amazon procurement: history, organisation, goals
How Amazon approaches supplier relationship management to drive collaboration and deeper, more profitable partnerships
Challenges Amazon procurement overcame whilst standing up its global procurement function

How Amazon’s procurement teams will change in the next 5 years to support growth

14:10 Roundtables

1. Critical Behaviours to Operate Beyond Your Responsibility Matrix to Hit Company Goals
Richard Beaumont, Former CPO, Digital Prudential Digital Services

2. Balancing Investment in People, Process and Technology to Maximise the Impact of Transformation
Elena Bernardo, Director of Procurement, Amazon EU

3. How to Take Advantage of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to Focus on Higher Value Tasks?
Professor Leslie Wilcocks, Professor of Technology Work and Globalisation, London School of Economics

4. How to Map Future Value for Your Business
Wendy Stopher, Head of Group Purchasing, Rolls-Royce

5. How to Mitigate Supplier Risks and Achieve Higher Levels of Compliance as Your Business Undergoes Change
Bob Donohue, President, Cost and Compliance