Thibaut Eissautier

Chief Procurement Officer
Diageo

As head of procurement for the world's biggest drinks business Thibaut has a truly global role. Part of his responsibility is to explore the possibilities presented by low cost country sourcing and operating models in emerging markets including those in Africa. Drawing on his recent experiences Thibaut will be sharing insight this year about sourcing locally for competitive advantage in South Africa.

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

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Procurement Strategies to Drive Business Competitiveness

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

16:05 Stream A : Global-Local Case Study - Working Locally in Africa to Achieve Better Results in a Challenging Market

Chair: Paula Gildert, Head of Development Strategic Sourcing, Novartis Pharma

Attend this interactive session with one of the most experienced procurement leaders at the event this year, Thibaut Eissautier, who will draw from his extensive experience at Procter and Gamble, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and McBride before joining Diageo in 2012. Specifically Thibaut will share lessons sourcing in Africa where working locally returned better-than-expected results for Diageo but not without some challenges. During this session you will:

• Hear how Thibaut led an experienced procurement team to success by working locally in Africa

• Be challenged to solve a problem Thibaut and his team came up against in groups in real time

• Have the chance to share your solution with the audience as Thibaut selects 3 groups to report back on how they overcame the challenge