Holger Schober

Executive Director
PSM Academy

Holger is an international expert in purchasing, logistics and supply chain management as well as in learning and development. He supports companies in all areas of procurement transformation as well as in all training, learning and development activities. Amongst others he designed and managed more than 45+ so-called procurement academies for internationally leading companies such as Dell, BASF, DHL, Reliance and others. He has trained and coached thousands of purchasing & supply chain managers on all five continents and insights into global and local best practices.

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

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Main Conference Day 1

Tuesday, December 6th, 2016

12:30 All-star panel: How can you better engage with different stakeholders in your company in order to move procurement from an administrative to a value add function?

-How can you communicate the benefits of strategic procurement to colleagues across the business?

-What should you present to your top management for 100% buy in and support?

-Training your team to communicate your value proposition: How can you ensure your message is spread throughout the organization?

-Managing pushback: What relationships should you cultivate to ensure that any pushback is quickly resolved?

-How must the message change to appeal to different businesses, cultures and skillsets?

Main Conference Day 2

Friday, January 6th, 2017

11:10 All-star panel: Procurement transformation: How can you move from just procedures to high performance?

-Buying sub contracts/IT services: How to write the scope of their roles and responsibilities?

-Lines of responsibility: How to establish clear lines of responsibility within vendors for effective post project analysis and reporting

-How to create a quality management plan to get a clear overview of vendors duties and processes

-Understanding the governance model of the company and ensuring adherence

15:30 How has the Asian Procurement industry changed and evolved in the last 5 years and what will the next 5 years bring?

-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?