ProcureCon MRO 2024
October 28 - 29, 2024
Charlotte Marriott City Center, NC
Day 2: Tuesday October 29, 2019: Discover The Difference: The MRO Program For Today & Tomorrow
7:20 am - 7:35 am
Women In Procurement Breakfast
Women bring a different perspective to procurement and supply chain management and are increasingly becoming an integral part of many supply chain organizations. The ever-popular ProcureCon Women in Procurement Breakfast returns to provide an intimate setting for executives to discuss relative challenges in the industry.
7:35 am - 8:35 am
Registration & Breakfast
8:35 am - 8:40 am
Welcome Remarks
8:40 am - 8:50 am
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Jamie Crump -
President & CEO,
The Richwell Group
8:50 am - 9:30 am
Guest Speaker: The 7 Powers Of Success: Unlocking Your Potential
Charles Marshall -
Motivational Speaker,
Comedian & Author
Motivational speaker and comedian, Charles Marshall will identify seven abilities everyone can use to reach personal and professional success. You’ll learn how to harness, develop and apply the Seven Powers to create success in your life and develop a leadership mentality.
9:30 am - 9:55 am
Case Study: Automating MRO – Set It & Forget It
Richard Ballard -
NA Commodity Manager, Indirect Materials & Services,
Gerdau Group
Derek Richards -
Senior Category Manager - Indirect Materials & Services,
Gerdau
Gerdau has allowed RPA to advance MRO in ways that many aspire to achieve. Last year, Gerdau discussed bringing touch less buying to the forefront, this year; they’ll share how they’re doing.
9:55 am - 10:35 am
Panel: The Future Is Closer Than We Think. Now Is The Time To Transform Your Organization With Digital Tends
Jamie Crump -
President & CEO,
The Richwell Group
Mariano Matzkin -
MRO/PVFF Global Procurement Manager,
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Rahul Chande -
Director – Procurement Systems and Tactical Execution,
Amcor
Elizabeth Mozley -
Senior Category Manager,
Sonoco
Mihai Sofronie -
Head of Procurement Corporate Services and Logistics,
Panasonic USA
This panel is set to explore the tools and technology that are available now to help transform your organization. We’ll explore tools to help eliminate tail spend, cloud based solutions, accelerated bidding, inventory management and other innovative solutions that are driving change in the industry.
•Understanding solutions; What’s within your budget
•Ways to identify and source new tools
•Software solutions you should be using and what to keep on your radar
10:35 am - 11:20 am
Morning Jolt – Networking Break In The Solutions Zone
Stay energized throughout the rest of the conference. Grab a coffee and waffle to go before heading back to the general session!
11:20 am - 12:00 pm
Panel: Line Em Up! Aligning & Engaging Stakeholders
Jamie Crump -
President & CEO,
The Richwell Group
Ryan Neimeyer -
MRO Strategic Sourcing Manager,
Bunge
Tamera Shively -
Sourcing Manager - Indirect Procurement Americas,
ICL Specialty Products Inc.
Lisa Pratt -
Global Category Manager – MRO,
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Eric Wilk -
CEO and Managing Director,
Wurth Van Horn
After nearly two full days of learning, we’ve examined how to solidify your MRO foundation and ways in which you can continue to push the boundaries. Now, we’ll take a step back and discuss how to leverage stakeholder buy-in.
• Knowing your stakeholders
• Managing value and understanding what stakeholders want
• Influencing your team, compliance will follow
• What is “successful”
• Executive engagement
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Presentation: Value Ambassador
Kevin Hartler -
Senior Director,
Grainger
As global markets continue to decline, organizations worldwide are finding it more important than ever to identify and drive value across the enterprise. In fact, new roles like Corporate Value Officer are being added to leadership teams to leverage big ideas and supplier innovations to achieve tangible results. Become a value ambassador that delivers real value to your business by being the Business Connection of your organization to bring together your business teams to identify and deliver value.
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Lunch
1:20 pm - 2:20 pm
Interactive Roundtable Discussions: Demystifying MRO With Your Peers
Otto Ganguli -
Global Data & Analytics Lead,
Cargill
Kandarp Patel -
Supplier Diversity Manager/Global Category Manager,
Caterpillar Inc.
Darcey Eisenbeil -
Sourcing Specialist,
The Hershey's Company
Jennifer Matthews -
MRO Category Manager,
Donaldson Company, Inc.
Laurette Lammers -
Sourcing Manager – MRO and Indirect,
Rockline Industries
Zach Vineyard -
Sr. Manager, Indirect Procurement – Capex/MRO,
The Kraft Heinz Company
Mike Bestor -
Strategic Sourcing Manager- CapEx & MRO,
Darigold
Still have thoughts/questions about some of the topics we discussed? Looking for more information about a particular topic? Grab a seat and continue to discuss! Please note! For these round-tables, you’ll only be able to sit at one table for 40 minutes.
Roundtable 1:Data Analytics Tool You Can Use: Hosted By: Otto Ganguli – Global Data & Analytics Lead, Cargill
Roundtable 2: Supplier Diversity and Sustainability – Hosted By: Kandarp Patel – Supplier Diversity Manager/Global Category Manager, Caterpillar Inc.
Roundtable 3: Investing In Integrators - Hosted by: Darcey Eisenbeil – Sourcing Specialist, The Hershey’s Company
Roundtable 4: Inventory Management - Hosted by Jennifer Matthews – MRO Category Manager, Donaldson Company, Inc.
Roundtable 5: Centralized Or Decentralized Purchasing for MRO: Hosted by Laurette Lammers – Sourcing Manager – MRO and Indirect, Rockline Industries
Roundtable 6: How CapEx Flows Into The MRO Space - Hosted by Zach Vineyard – Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement – CapEx/MRO, The Kraft Heinz Company
Roundtable 7: Got A Grip? – On-Hand Parts Or Consumables - Hosted by Mike Bestor – Strategic Sourcing Manage- CapEx & MRO, Darigold
2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
Presentation: 3D Printing – Hype Or The Real Deal?
Bill Michels -
Vice President of Operations Americas,
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
It sounds amazing. It will solve a large portion of our problems and quickly, but are we actually there yet? It’s great for prototypes, simple pieces and parts… but when will we print something strong and complex enough to handle the needs of MRO? We’ll investigate where 3D printing can revolution your world.
Bill Michels
Vice President of Operations AmericasChartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
2:40 pm - 3:20 pm
Snack Attack! – Networking Break In The Solutions Zone
Nearly done! After two full days of networking and learning, it’s time to treat yourself. Join us for a relaxing afternoon break with snacks and refreshments.
Track A: Let’s Get Digital! Innovation Integration
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm Workshop: How International Standards For Quality Data Can Help Reduce Procurement Costs Immediately. Peter Benson - Executive Director, ECCMAYou already have the information you need to negotiate better prices and reduce inventory, it is lying in plain sight if only you knew where to look. Just as lab technicians use stains to reveal particular substances that may otherwise be invisible, the international standards can help you find where you can profitably leverage your relationships and your purchasing patterns to reduce price and inventory. Nothing to buy, just a better way to look at existing data to help you find the low hanging fruit.
Track B: Back to Basics: Expanding Possibilities
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm Synergy Roundtables Tim McAlister - General Manager - Generation Category Mgmt & Transactions, Southern Company James Emerson - Indirect Category Leader - Equipment, Service & Supply NA, TechnipFMC Wemdel Socolovithic - Global Commodity Manager, MRO - AGCO CorporationRoundtable 1: Stakeholder Buy In Hosted By: Tim McAlister - General Manager - Generation Category Mgmt & Transactions, Southern Company
Roundtable 2: Should I Renew Or Replace My Onsite MRO Supplier? Hosted By: James Emerson – Indirect Category Leader – Equipment, Service & Supply NA, TechnipFMC
Roundtable 3: Investing In Vending Solutions: Hosted by: Wemdel Socolovithic - Global Commodity Manager, MRO - AGCO Corporation
4:00 pm - 4:20 pm
Presentation: Measuring For Success: The SLAs You Must Have
Elliott Batchelder -
Formerly MRO & CapEx Procurement Engineer,
James Hardie Building Products
Any plant or site will express the importance of MRO. If a major piece goes down, it can disrupt the entire supply chain. BUT, it’s complicated. There are so many moving parts it can be difficult to juggle. So what’s really important to buyers? When working with your major suppliers, it’s important to not get too comfortable and remember this is business. During this presentation, we’ll explore the MUST HAVE SLAs that will lead to success. A few talking points include:
•The essentials to ensure you’re getting the most (rush deliveries, emergency support, high level of service)
•Re-evaluating relationships after years of partnership
•Pitfalls to avoid
4:20 pm - 5:00 pm
Panel: Global MRO: Making Strategic Decisions In Mature/Immature Areas Of The Market
Castrec Truong -
Global Sourcing Manager MRO,
General Mills
Abhijit Kondajji -
Strategic Sourcing Plant Materials and Services,
Cargill
Stefan Obenland -
Senior Sourcing Manager,
DiversiTech
Market maturity across the globe is different. In the US, it’s easy to see how strategic decisions make sense for your company. However, when looking into suppliers globally, it’s not the case. For global companies, plans need to be in build and put in place around the globe. Depending on location, suppliers might not able to deliver and meet the needs that a facility in the US is used to. This panel discussion will look into how to make strategic decisions on:
•Overview of global MRO program in place
•Can you leverage you global spend and scale?
•What to do about the smaller suppliers? How do you new completely new suppliers?
•Choosing which categories to source global v regional v local
