Jim Devenney

Excess MRO inventory ties up valuable capital and impacts maintenance budgets. This panel brings together leading experts to discuss how to "cut the fat" in MRO inventory and optimize stock levels to improve financial performance within the maintenance function. Attendees will learn how to reduce carrying costs, free up working capital for other MRO initiatives, and improve cash flow related to spare parts through strategies like asset recovery. 

David Spence, Global Sourcing Manager – Dover Corporation 

Jim Devenney, Procurement Manager, Indirects — Idahoan Foods 

Greg Padilla, Category Manager of MRO, Capital Equipment and Facilities — Driven Brands 

Michael Koontz, President – SimplSourcing 

These interactive roundtable sessions take a deep dive into key subject matter you came to learn about. Sit and learn in an intimate format from the speakers who have had an impact on their company and industry. Take control of your own event experience and don’t be shy! Ask questions (or answer them!) alongside other conference attendees who are dealing with the same challenges as you network with industry peers with very similar challenges, interests, and responsibilities. 

Topics: 

1. Supplier Consolidation 
2. Empowering Site Level Management - Kelvin Burnette, Senior Sourcing Manager, Indirects – The J.M. Smucker Company 
3. Globalizing Spare Parts Management - Hunter Cabe, Director, Global Procurement – MRO & Construction Materials – Walmart 
4. Preparing for OSHA Regulation Compliance 
5. Balancing Employee Preference with Cost Effectiveness - Jim Devenney, Procurement Manager, Indirects — Idahoan Foods 
6. Price Caps & Vendor Contracts - Brenda Wellwood, Sr. Analyst, Indirect Procurement - Blommer Chocolate Company