SRM 2009

The 2nd Annual Pan-European SRM Event

26th May: Pre Conference Contract Management Workshop
27th - 28th May: Main Conference

“The conference allowed me to learn about industry innovations, and benchmark where my company is against the industry”
Richard Henman, Supply Chain Manager, Nationwide

What does Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) mean to your company? How do SRM leaders define the relationships, tools and processes that make up a successful SRM initiative? SRM 2009 will outline the most innovative examples of SRM today and how companies are pushing the boundaries and redefining procurement’s role in supplier relationships.

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Reasons You Must Attend SRM 2009

The only event specifically focussed on supplier relationship management
Event more resuts-orientated case studies than any other event
Fantastic Networking Opportunities
Interactive Roundtables
Focussed Pre-Conference Contract Management Workshop

Learn From SRM Leaders From Fortune 500 Companies

Beppe Urso, Global Director Of Procurement of Professional Services, Phillip Morris International
Paul Bestford, Senior Director Strategic Sourcing, Wyeth Pharmaceutical
Guy Allen, Director Sourcing, Supply and Services, Fujitsu Services
Kenny Burns, Procurement Operations Director, Diageo Europe
Bill Knittle, Global Procurement Director, Refining and Marketing Segment, BP
Jay Doyle, Head of Vendor Management, Royal Mail Group Plc
Michael Hinrichs, Global CPO, Bacardi-Martini
Harmen Lanser, Director of Vendor Management, KLM

Key Issues And Topics To Be Addressed

Alligning the personnel, processess and tolls needed for SRM success
Recognising the challenge: creating value with SRM in the current economic climate
Implementing strategic and tactical approaches for supplier and client satisfaction
Developing strategic relationships with key suppliers in a Pan European supply base
Building a busienss case for implementing SRM initiatives and quantifying the ROI expected
Developing sustainability and ensuring CSR in the supply chain

Over 100 senior procurement directors from all over Europe attended the inaugural January 2008 event!

With its core aims of delivering excellent networking and benchmarking opportunities, the latest SRM case studies, Interactive Roundtables, Panel Discussions and Debates and an end of day Cocktail Reception, this exciting and topical new conference provided participants with practical solutions to many of their daily challenges, as well as unparalleled opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with leading experts.

Check out a range of leading articles on SRM compiled by CPO Agenda to tie in with the conference on www.cpoagenda.com/srm2008

Also don’t miss the editor of CPO Agenda’s viewpoint on the SRM issues discussed during the 2008 conference:

SRM: more than just a reaction to difficult times?

29 January 2008

by Geraint John

Supplier relationship management (SRM), like any buzzphrase, tends to mean different things to different people. At one end of the spectrum it is little more than good old-fashioned supplier bashing cloaked in fancy language (those who think of it in this way seem to forget that a “relationship” is supposed to be a two-way thing). At the other, it is one of several possible terms to describe highly collaborative interactions with a small number of strategic partners. In between, SRM encompasses all manner of other issues and perspectives.

This variation was on stark display at the SRM 2008 conference in Geneva last week….

http://www.cpoagenda.com/editors-viewpoint/

News, 14 February 2008

BA joins fight for suppliers

by Rebecca Ellinor

The balance of power between procurement and suppliers is shifting and buyers must change their approach to vendors, according to British Airways' new purchasing chief. Otherwise they will see goods and services diverted elsewhere.

Paul Alexander warned buyers they must become the "customer of choice" or suppliers may pick someone else to do business with.

"We're moving into a world of scarcity, particularly because of the growth of India and China." Acknowledging the departure from purchasers encouraging suppliers to compete, he added: "My biggest challenge is competing with other buyers."

If a customer orders one of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner aircraft today, they are unlikely to get it until 2018, Alexander told delegates at a supplier relationship management (SRM) conference in Switzerland. But, he added, good supplier relations mean BA will receive its delivery in 2010.

http://www.supplymanagement.com/EDIT/Top_stories_item.asp?id=17428

Features, 28 February 2008

The A to Z of SRM

Supplier relationship management means different things to different people - not least the speakers at last month's SRM 2008 conference in Geneva. Rebecca Ellinor reports

http://www.supplymanagement.com/EDIT/Featured_articles_item.asp?id=17524

Speaker Opportunities

If you are interested in Speaking at SRM2009 please contact Emma Jukes at emma.jukes@wbr.co.uk or call on+44 20 7368 9420

CDRom

To purchase the SRM 2008 CD ROM (all presentations included), contact us on +44 (0) 20 7368 9400

Sponsorship Opportunities

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities at SRM 2009 please contact Emma Jukes at WBR on +44 (0) 207 368 9420 or email emma.jukes@wbr.co.uk


Delegates networking over lunch	Participants at Bill Knittle’s Interactive Roundtable

Debating the morning’s
findings over lunch