Procurecon 2016 (past event)
08 - 10 November, 2016
44 (0) 207 368 9459
JJ van der Meer
Partner
PA Consulting
Day 1
Thursday, August 11th, 2016
09:50 How to Create Belief, Energy and Trust in Your Innovative Procurement Team
Join JJ Van der Meer, former VP and Head of Production Procurement at GSK as he discusses various activities that an innovative procurement organisation must undertake and how they use them to engage reluctant stakeholders. You will discover:
- Why procurement teams should be using various innovations levers such as partner to win, different collaboration models, working with suppliers to harness the latest technology
- How to engage internal stakeholders early on to be part of the innovation strategy
- How to operate beyond the procurement function to drive the innovation agenda in the business
- New and different ways to positively engage stakeholders