Paula Gildert

Head of Development Strategic Sourcing
Novartis Pharma

Paula Gildert currently heads up the sourcing development office for Novartis Pharma reporting to the Chief Procurement Officer and managing a team of hundreds of procurement and sourcing experts worldwide. In her role she oversees transformation, which at a team level means completely changing attitudes to business partnership and supplier relationship management. Working alongside a consultant Paula is leading sourcing professionals outside their comfort zone to develop different skills beyond the technical to make true breakthroughs in performance and relationships happen that deliver superior outcomes.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Paula.

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Procurement Strategies to Drive Business Competitiveness

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

09:50 Chairwoman’s Welcome Address

Find out the top priorities for procurement leaders today during this scene-setting introduction from Paula Gildert, one of the top procurement experts in Healthcare Procurement today!

10:00 CPO Live Interview – Reflections on a Career in Highly Competitive Businesses from a Procurement Perspective

Don’t miss the guest opening session with Rick Hughes, former Chief Procurement Officer at Procter and Gamble to get a unique perspective on what it takes to successfully manage a $50-billion annual spend. Leveraging the interview format this session will enable you to dig deeper into the thinking and processes behind one of the most frequently benchmarked procurement organisations in the world so you learn new strategies to implement in your own organisations. During this live interview you will learn:

• How procurement can be a strategic weapon for the success of the enterprise
• How to maximize the capability of the enterprises external business partner base
• Why internalising capability building is the key to driving greater results
• What role leadership and strategy plays in raising the bar for procurement

13:15 Stream A : 360° Roundtables

(Space at each table is on a first come, first served basis! Reserve your spot early.)

Roundtable 1
How to Transform to a Highly Competitive Procurement Organisation
Guy Allen, Former Chief Procurement Officer, Fujitsu

Roundtable 2
How to Create Diverse Leadership Teams that Drive Competitiveness in Your Business
Nina Guezennec, Chief Procurement Officer, Orangina Schweppes

Learn how diverse leadership teams can benefit your procurement organization and your business during this interactive roundtable session with the current CPO for Orangina Schweppes Nina Guezennec. During this discussion you will address:

• How to improve diversity in your procurement team
• Benefits to your business of diversifying the procurement team
• How to make change stick for sustainable success

Roundtable 3
How to Choose the Right Metrics to Drive Operational Excellence
Eugene Daly, Procurement Lead Downstream Joint Ventures, Shell International

Join Eugene and 8 of your peers to understand what you need to measure and why to achieve operational excellence across your procurement organization. During this interactive session you will discover:

• Key efficiency metrics to use to drive competitiveness of your business
• Pitfalls to avoid when striving for operational excellence through procurement
• How to change your infrastructure to support new operational efficiencies

Roundtable 4
How to Weigh Up the Pros and Cons of Central versus De-Central Sourcing
Herve Mennasol, Global Capital Purchases Associate Director, Procter and Gamble

Roundtable 5
How to Effectively Manage Risk during Change
Paula Gildert, Head of Development Strategic Sourcing, Novartis Pharma

Attend this discussion if you want to share ideas with your peers about how to eliminate

risk while creating value to improve the competitiveness of your business.

During this discussion you will cover:

» How to create a truly effective risk plan for your business

» Behaviours and attitudes to adopt during periods of change that lower risk

» Lessons learned in risk management during restructuring from different sectors

Roundtable 6
How to Stay Competitive in a High-Growth Environment
Cyril Pourrat, Chief Procurement Officer, Saudi Telecom

16:30 Afternoon Networking Break & Transformation Clinic (By Appointment Only)

Use this time to make new contacts, share thoughts about the morning’s sessions and visit exhibitors in our new executive lounge. Plus don’t forget to:

• Sign up for the networking dinner

• Sign up to tomorrow’s Drop-in clinic on Transformation with Guy Allen, Former CPO, Fujitsu

1630
Transformation Clinic – Your chance for a one on one consultation with Guy Allen, Former VP Global Procurement, Fujitsu
With two 25-minute sessions available every day this is the perfect way to get one-on-one assistance with your transformation challenge from a former CPO!

Transforming your function can be challenging and it can be difficult to find someone to talk to who has had similar experiences to provide you with support and feedback. Guy has been there, leading or supporting the transformation of a number of procurement functions, all in well known companies. These clinics allow you to spend some time with Guy, going through the challenges you face and getting some guidance on your best next steps. You might want to talk about –

• Establishing a benchmark of where you are and where you want to get to

• Implementing the best organisation design for your company

• Setting realistic, engaging and challenging targets for the transformed function

• Aligning yourself to key stakeholder objectives

18:30 Chairwoman’s Summary

Take notes as your Chairwoman summarises the day’s activities and take-aways so you have a report ready to send back to the office. The summary will be condensed into 10 key points.