Rick Hughes

Chief Procurement Officer
Procter & Gamble

Lawyer by training, business leader and procurement expert Rick Hughes has amassed a wealth of experience leading the biggest consumer goods corporation in the world, Procter and Gamble, managing over $50 billion spend and a global team of 1000+.

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Procurement Strategies to Drive Business Competitiveness

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

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 B : CPO Leadership Programme Roundtables

(Invite Only)

Roundtable 1
How to Achieve Change Leadership Best Practice
Rick Hughes, Former Chief Procurement Officer, Procter and Gamble

For CPOs only this roundtable discussion will focus on identifying the skills, methods and practices that constitute best practice change leadership through interactive mindshare. Led by the former head of procurement for the multi-billion dollar conglomerate Procter and Gamble this discussion offers leadership thinking of the highest quality.

Roundtable 2
Talent Development to Achieve Procurement Excellence
Henrik Larsen, Head of Global Sourcing and Indirect Procurement, A. P. Moller-Maersk

For CPOs only this roundtable discussion will provide new thinking on how to develop talent to achieve procurement excellence and drive business competitiveness. Led by one of the most senior procurement leaders in A. P. Moller-Maersk – employer of a 100k global workforce – by attending this discussion you will receive proven strategies on one of the top priorities for CPOs today.

Roundtable 3
How to Sustain Value Creation
Jamie Ogilvie-Smals, Senior Director, Consulting, GEP

For CPOs only this roundtable will equip you with the advice and strategies you need to continuously deliver value to your business and remain relevant and credible within the senior executive team.