Procurement Leaders Association

B. Member Benefits.

Our most popular member benefits include a book summary of the month to grow your company, key articles and ideas each month, watch recent speakers, network with other members, get intros, set up times to meet up with key members, and more for 12 months.

C. Gain a Powerful Network.

The network of high level CPO and upper Procurement leadership members is powerful. You will be in a exclusive group of movers and shakers with their expertise on display. It is a delightful group full of ideas and experience who are interested in seeing that you succeed.

D. Exclusive On-Demand Access to the World's Top Procurement Leaders.

Log in to your member portal to find key presentations on demand. Choose when you want to listen to the topic of your choice. Gain knowledge from leading executives sharing thier wisdom and advice about your industry.


• IBM, Lou Ferretti, Director of Global Procurement.
  Presenting: "Global Supply Social & Environmental Management System and Requirements for Suppliers."

• ConAgra Foods, D.K. Singh, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Procurement.
  Presenting: "How to Partner with Suppliers."

• Home Depot, Susan O'Farrell, Chief Procurement Officer.
  Presenting: "Spend Management & Opportunity Assessment."

• Siemens, Carl Oberland, Vice President, Supply Chain Management.
  Presenting: "A Supply Chain Financing Payment Term Initiative."

• Marriott International, Stephane Masson, Vice President, Global Procurement.
  Presenting: "Latest Issues Relating to Global Procurement."

• Cox, Mike Mannheimer, VP and Chief Procurement Officer.
  Presenting: "Green Procurement."

• Pepsi, Russ Wood, Director of Responsible and Sustainable Sourcing.
  Presenting: "Corporate Social Responsibility Collaboration."

• Four Season Hotel Boston, Kevin Burke, Director of Purchasing.
  Presenting: "Maintaining Relationships with Important Business Partners."

• Novell, Eric Thomas, Director of Global Sourcing and Procurement.
  Presenting: "Partnering with Suppliers."

• McGraw Hill, Kevin Giblin, VP of Procurement.
  Presenting: "Supplier Maturity."

• La-Z-Boy, Mark Hellwig, VP of Corporate Procurement.
  Presenting: "Balancing Import vs. Domestic Sourcing."

• Clorox, John Wooten, Senior Manager of Logistics Procurement.
  Presenting: "Transportation Sourcing for the Long Run."

• Wells Fargo, Derek Cantey, Senior Sourcing Manager.
  Presenting: "The Changing Landscape for Supply Diversity."

• Waste Management, Bryan Kirk.
  Presenting: "Finding Savings in Utility Purchasing."

• Oracle, David Hope-Ross, Director of Purchasing.
  Presenting: "Marketing Skills Procurement Professionals Can Really Use."

• Novell Incorporated, Eric Thomas, Director of Sourcing and Procurement.
  Presenting: "Partnering With Suppliers."

• Department of Homeland Security, Mui Erkun, Procurement Ombudsman.
  Presenting: "Government Procurement Lessons."

• DHL Express, Charles Brewer, Sr.V.P. and General Manager.
  Presenting: "Sailing Through the Downturn-The Art of Supply Chain Management."

• Applebee's Services, Sam Rothschild, Sr. VP Operations.
  Presenting: "Shared Services - Overview of Opportunity."

• Lear, Eric Schwarz, VP Global Purchasing.
  Presenting: "VA/VE With Suppliers."

• University of Missouri, Daryl Hodnett, Director-Supplier Diversity and Small Business Dev Program.
  Presenting: "Supplier Diversity in the Procurement Process."

• Dell, Adam Bushong, Global Commodity Manager.
  Presenting: "Will You Ride the Sustainability Wave, or Be Crushed by It?"

• Mayo Clinic, Bruce Mairose, Vice Chair Supply Chain Management.
  Presenting: "Transformation in a Large Integrated Delivery Network."

• Thomson Reuters, Ainhoa Sola, Strategic Sourcing Regional Director.
  Presenting: "Category Management: A Practical Example."

• Sage, Teresa Applegate, Director of Strategic Sourcing.
  Presenting: "Strategic Sourcing Transformation."

• Diebold, Josh Kaiman, Sourcing Manager, Managed and Integrated Services.
  Presenting: "Addressing Strategic Sourcing Challenges and Applying Best Practices."

• Novartis, Giles Breault, Head of Global Productivity and Business Services.
  Presenting: "Is Sourcing Living up to it's Full Potential?"

• NVIDIA, Michael Glass, Global Procurement Manager.
  Presenting: "Analytics and Metrics."

• U.S. Bank, Robin M. Billups, Supplier Diversity Manager.
  Presenting: "Corporate Procurement Supplier Diversity/Supplier Development."

• Microsoft, John Stephens, Senior Director of Market Procurement.
  Presenting: "Communicating Procurement Value – Branding the Discipline Internally."

• Northrop Grumman, Andrew Toache, Manager, Procurement Operations and Supply Chain.
  Presenting: "Managing Supplier Performance."

• Department of Homeland Security, Mui Erkun, Procurement Ombudsman.
  Presenting: "Acquisition Programs."

• Department of Energy, Frank Spampinato, Chief Acquisition Officer.
  Presenting: "Current Issues in the Acquisition Workforce."

• Stanley-Bostitch, John Martino VP Supply Chain Management.
  Presenting: "Supply Management Best Practice - 4 Steps to Success."

• YRC Worldwide, Keith Prather, Director of Strategic Market Planning.
  Presenting: "Cultivating a Strategic Procurement Perspective."

• IBM, Louis R. Ferretti, Director of Global Procurement.
  Presenting: "Procurement Strategies and Thoughts."

• Owens Corning, Kerry Desberg, Global Manager of Business Media Relations.
  Presenting: "Do You Have a Green Backbone? The World of Sustainability."

• LexisNexis, Michael Frankel, Senior Vice President Procurement and M&A.
  Presenting: "Balancing P&L Verses Balance Sheet in Choosing Acquisition vs. Building."

• Stanley Bostitch, John Martino, Director Global Supply Chain Management.
  Presenting: "Supply Management Best Practice: 4-steps to Success."

• Diebold, Michael Rager, VP Procurement.
  Presenting: "Ways to Improve Purchasing Performance."

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