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THE SOURCE
FOR  PURCHASING

 

 

      The People Dimension ...   
"The War for Talent" 


Transforming purchasing and supply through the selection and development of talent to achieve breakthrough performance.
 
 

Agenda

Wednesday 5th December 2007

 
16.00  - 17.00   Mrs Kay Bayen, Sales & Client Support, EIPM - at EIPM
       

Amphitheatre External Skills Benchmark of Job profiles in Purchasing Various Assessment programs available today

         
17.00 - 18.00   Round Table Discussions on Talent Management in Organisation
         
18.30       Registration
         
19.00   20.00   Aperitif at the Hotel Best Western
         
20.00       Networking buffet at the Hotel Best Western
         

Thursday 6th December 2007

         
08.00 - 17.00   Registration Desk Open
         
08.00 - 08.30   Morning Networking Coffee
         
08.30 - 09.00   Bernard Gracia, Director - EIPM
        Welcome address”
         
09.00 - 09.45   Dr Peter Laurence, Research Director - EIPM
       

Will the traditional Purchasing and Supply organisation be capable of matching the demands of the future”
- The drivers of change: can we afford to do nothing?
- Evaluating the maturity of the Purchasing and Supply organisation
-
The procurement professional’s tool-box for the future
- The call for a new set of soft skills

         
09.45 - 10.30   Mr Paul Cowley, Vodafone 
       

“ Supply Chain Management transformation”
- Defining the Total Integrated Supply Chain
- The transformation journey
- Organisation for performance (Talent development, Rotation programmes)
- The learning organisation

         
10.30 - 11.00   Coffee Break
         
11.00 - 11.30   Mr Jean Bouzon, HR Vice President Sourcing, Alstom
      Power Systems
      “People Development in Sourcing / Procurement”  
       
11.30 - 12.15 Dr Nicolas Reinecke, Leader of Global Purchasing and
Supply Management Practice, member of the leadership
       

group of the European Operation Practice, McKinsey
“ The People Equation in Sourcing”
- Impact  of Mindsets, Aspirations, capabilities and Training in PSM
-
Assessment of current “people” status
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The approach to a transformation
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Capability improvement opportunities
-
Some soft facts on how to make changes happen

         
12.15 - 12.45   Mr Joseph Beaurain, Director, Joseph Beaurain  
        Consultants
        “Attracting talent: a challenge for companies, an even greater Challenge for Purchasing and Supply”  
        - the shortage of talent in general and specifically in Purchasing and Supply
- does Purchasing and Supply suffer from a poor level of attractiveness and, if so, why?
- What steps can a company take to attract the best talent?
- Proven responses in attracting and retaining talent within the Purchasing and Supply community
- the role of specialised institutions and agencies in the search for qualified talent  
         
12.45 - 14.15   Lunch
         
14.15 - 14.45   Mr Patrick Scholler, Procurement Director, Hewlett-
       

Packard
“Leading edge of Supply Practices: adopting our Purchasing Skill Profiles”  
- Harnessing the potential from the merger
-
HP’s award winning procurement practices
-
A glimpse of the future; pushing the frontiers of purchasing capabilities
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Preparing the purchasing and supply organisation for the new challenges

         
14.45 - 15.30   Mr Bob Engel, Vice President Business Development and
       

Mr. Frederic, Director of Client Service, Resources Global Professionals
“War for talent begins with a strategy to avoid a defeat”
- Exclusive “war for talent” HR survey results
- Demand for Supply Chain talent
- Creative recruiting & retention
- Resource fulfilment options
- Conclusion

         
15.30 - 16.00   Mr Giuseppe Conti, Global Purchasing Director Services,
       

Firmenich
“Change Management @ Firmenich – People Challenges when Creating a Centre-Led Strategic Purchasing Organisation”
- Managing strategic sourcing transformations
- Recognising critical success factors to manage people challenges
- Reviewing today’s status at Firmenich

         
16.00 - 16.30   Coffee Break
         
16.30 - 17.00   Ms Charlotte Gerstner, Vice President and Executive
        Consultant, Personnel Decision International
        “Asking the Right Questions to Achieve Superior Talent Advantage”  
        - Linking talent strategy to business strategy
- Differentiating between performance, potential, readiness & fit
- Measuring the what and how of performance
- Early identification of high potential leaders for the function
- Accelerating development of high potentials  
         
17.00 - 17.30  

Mr. Xander Bijnen, VP HRM/MD Philips Supply

       

Management, Philips
“Talent Management within Philips Supply Management”

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Evolution of the function: from Purchaser to Supply (Base) Manager and required new skills & competences
-
Career pathing: how to effectively build an attractive career in the function
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Attracting external talents: the challenges
-
Retaining talents: the (even bigger) challenges

         
17.30 - 18.15   Ms Bianca den Elsen, Senior Manager, Accenture
        “Closing the competency gap: how a major multi-national industrial equipment manufacturer raised the bar through a comprehensive strategic talent assessment and development programme across the purchasing organisation
- understanding the desirable skill sets for peak performance, based on the company’s strategy
-
practical considerations in rolling out a major assessment initiative
-
evaluating the results
-
developing and deploying the blended learning programme
-
reaping the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls
         
18.15 - 18.45 Panel discussions
    “Key lessons learnt from the Change Management Process”
(AXA, HP, Philips, Firmenich, EIPM)
         
19.30       Bus departure: Reception & Gala Dinner at “LA
       

BROCHE” Restaurant de L’Arquebuse SA in Geneva Addresse : rue du Stand 36 CH – 1204 Genève

         

Friday 7th December 2007

         
08.30 - 08.35   Introduction of the day– Dr Peter Laurence, Conference
        Chairman
         
08.35 - 09.15   Bernard Gracia, Director - EIPM
       

“Benchmark of job referentials based on Competency Assessment programs”

         
09.15 - 10.00  

Dr. Corey Billington, IMD, Dr Michel Berg

       

“Fit for the Future”

        - Why is Procurement and Supply Chain attracting more candidates with higher degrees
- How are higher education programs adapting to this new demand
- What are CPOs looking for from this next generation of procurement professionals
- The recruiters perspective of the function, career advancement and remuniration
  
10.00 - 10.30   Coffee Break
         
10.30 - 11.00   Ms Catherine Doyle, Global Talent Development Manager,
       

Holcim
“Towards attracting and retaining the best for Holcim”

-
what is Holcim’s employee value proposition
-
building the approach
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how we hire and where we look for talent
-
future talents & skills for jobs that are not available today but may be required for the future

         
11.00 - 11.30   Mr Alain Silliau, Purchasing Human Dimensions Manager,
       

Safran
“ Skills and competences in purchasing management: the key to develop procurement performance”

- why set up a purchasing skills management process?
- the main principles to be considered
- the process developed and deployed in SAFRAN
- experience and learnings after two years

       
11.30 - 12.10

Mr Alain Page–Lécuyer, senior Vice President Group

       

Procurement, AXA
“Change Management: a Key Driver in establishing our Procurement Department”

- Procurement within a financial services company
- Establishing the new procurement function
- The change management program & issues
- Lessons learnt from change experience

         
12.10 - 13.35   Lunch
         
13.35 - 14.05   Mr Denis Martin, Operation Director for Latin America
       
L’Oreal
“Assuring success in a major change programme: How L’Oreal found the winning formula”

- L'Oréal in 2006 decided to concentrate the Worldwide manufacturing Purchasing Organization, moving from 37 purchasing poles within the factories to 7 Sourcing Centers.
- a tremendous change management adventure for the Purchasing Community and the whole Manufacturing Organization
- the essential ingredients of a sound change programme
- a completely new distribution of responsibilities and objectives
         
14.05 - 14.35   Ms Maria Jose Granero, Head of Procurement Projects,
        EADS
“Procurement Talent Management”
- Procurement skills assessment
- Procurement training
- Lead Buyers support
- Job Rotation
- Human Resources Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)  
         
14.35 - 15.20   Mr Masood Hassan, Principal, PRTM 
       

“Radical changes in the defense industry call for a major shift in the procurement mindset” 

         
15.20 - 15.30 Closing remarks
         
15.30       Close of the conference
         
15.30        Coffee Break 
         
16.00       Bus Departure to the airport
         
 


For more information, please contact:
Natalia Savitcaia
nsavitcaia@eipm.org 
 Tel. : +33 (0) 4 50 31 56 82