Thursday, 2 Jun 2016 from 9am to 10am (GMT)

The future of business is more unpredictable than ever before. It is crucial to embrace the latest spend-management technology to mitigate risks associated with working capital. Spend-management tools hosted in the cloud offer businesses the ability to quickly identify new saving opportunities beyond traditional cost-saving tactics to achieve better, more immediate results. Unlike traditional on-premises enterprise solutions, these cloud solutions are inexpensive and immediately available to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Event Details

In this round-table discussion, we will interview Vijay Kumar on his deep knowledge of spend management and SCM. Over his past 40+ years of experience, he has seen how spend management technology has evolved. We will dive deep into various real-world case studies as we discuss the opportunities, challenges, and best practice for a successful implementation of a spend management solution.

Discussion agenda:
  • Evolution of spend-analysis tools.
  • Leveraging Big Data and advanced analytics in procurement.
  • Challenges and benefits in analyzing spend data..
  • Harvesting savings through tail spend management.
  • The next generation of supply cost savings.

Speakers

Thomas Cheah

​Chief Technology Officer
GoSourcing

Vijay Kumar

Founder Principal
B-hive
Thomas has over 20 years of experience in strategic technology management. He has been the CTO of companies in different industries, solving procurement challenges efficiently whilst driving innovation for supply chain management. His expertise in procurement and supply chain technology includes warehouse management systems, purchase order automation, demand forecasting, spend and supplier analytics.

Vijay has over 40 years of global business experience with deep knowledge on Supply Chain Management and ERP implementations. He is also the former CEO of IDS, ProEd in Bengaluru. He has designed, developed and delivered numerous purchase management programs for India Skills and City & Guilds in the UK. He was also responsible for the complete blueprint design of SCM operations for the Odyssey retail chain in India.

Who Should Attend

​Business owners, CEOs, CFOs, financial directors, procurement directors, purchasing managers, and sourcing managers who are interested in increasing their company's revenue through unconventional saving opportunities.
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Our Partners

​Sievo is the leading Spend Management software provider that analyzes past purchases, predicts future spend and manages procurement savings from idea to measurable cash. Sievo software helps companies to increase savings, enhance procurement credibility and eliminate the process pain of big data.
​Procto provides outsourced CTO for small-medium enterprises to solve their business challenges and grow their business through strategic technology. They partner with entrepreneurs and visionary executives who have innovative ideas but do not the technical expertise to validate and build their digital business models.

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