Charlie Villasenor

Chairman
Procurement and Supply Institute of Asia

Charlie Villasenor is known as a procurement and supply chain management icon in Asia for his advancement of best practices, ethics, e-enablement, and sustainability in supply management. He has multi-industry experience and currently leads a large multi-national group of supply chain and technology professionals to deliver results to various organizations around the world in such industries as manufacturing, telco, oil & gas, energy, financial services, logistics, retail, construction, services organizations and public sector as well.

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Focus Day

Sunday, November 6th, 2016

09:45 All-star panel: Cost vs. Responsible procurement – How can you balance between the two?

-How to balance between long term responsibility and short term cost savings

-What are the criteria to be taken into consideration whilst making the choice?

-What are the consequences of choosing one variable over the other?

-How to warrant the inevitable increase in costs with responsible procurement given the high importance of cost savings as a deliverable of the procurement function

11:10 All-star panel: Getting it right within your company: How can you ensure that every single procurement personnel is fully aware & responsible?

- Achieving stakeholder buy in: What does the board need to see to back your strategies?

- How can you gain employee support and buy in to achieve responsible procurement in the short and long term?

- Effectively communicating and monitoring your strategies: How can you ensure they are implemented and maintained?

- How to change the culture within your firm for a unified approach to responsible procurement

12:10 Panel: How do you ensure that your suppliers are complying with local and regional regulations?

-Responsible supply chain management: How can you create a responsible supplier base?

-What are the extra processes that need to be put in place to ensure ethical procurement in emerging markets?

-Creating value for suppliers: How to ensure that suppliers collaborate and work with you in ensuring responsible procurement

-Communication: How can you create partners out of your suppliers for better and open communication?

Workshop Day

Monday, February 6th, 2017

09:00 Understanding & delivering strategic sourcing: What are the global standards in the area of procurement?

-What is really strategic sourcing? What are the 7-8 steps to achieve strategic sourcing?

-How can you get your teams moving in one direction?

-What are the industry best practices and how can your company implement them?