Sweden are really good at delivering innovation with global impact. In 2017, Northvolt announced a bold and simple plan. To enable the future of energy by developing the world’s greenest battery cell and establish a European supply of batteries. On October 18th and 19th you who join CPO Outlook 2023 in Stockholm will learn how […]
Konecranes join CPO Outlook 2023
How are you creating a multidimensional supplier relationship management structure? Ways of working that both give procurement the data needed as well as helping business stakeholders make more initiated decisions. A warm welcome to Tuula Tuononen, Global Process Owner, Procurement Excellence at Konecranes joining CPO Outlook 2023. On October 18th and 19th you who join […]
CPO Outlook 2023 | How do you navigate a matrix organization ensuring procure-to-pay transformation?
There is a glocalization of supply chains and a need to create a pool of agile resources. Spend managers need to become margin managers and an end to end overview over profit management is becoming increasingly important. Many organizations choose to create Centers of Excellence or Global Business Services to gain that overview and be […]
Laerdal Medical join CPO Outlook 2023
It is no longer enough to “start somewhere” – even that is exactly what you need to do. Regulations are mounting and companies are expected to know their supply chain. To know who their suppliers are and to take responsibility. To not only lower emissions but to take social responsibilities. How do you take control […]
CPO Outlook 2023 | How do you evaluate and understand what type buyer-supplier relationship is best fitted?
“We have to collaborate more” and “We depend on our suppliers”. But then – rigid Service Level Agreement’s, prolonged payment terms and power empowered relationship terms. It is no wonder many buyer-supplier relationships end on a bad note. It sometimes seem it is in the corporate DNA to try and control those you rely on. […]
CPO Outlook 2023 | How do you realize changed procurement focus and ways of working?
How can it be that category management is still juggling corporate minds? That although it has been around since forever, most companies have not succeeded with their category strategies as intended. On October 18th & 19th you who join CPO Outlook 2023 in Stockholm will come one step closer to understanding why. Why companies still […]
CPO Outlook 2023 | Supplier Performance Management in 2023
In several organizations it is not clear who owns the supplier relationship past the contract. The business may own the relationship but what happens when something happens? Who’s to have control? During CPO Outlook 2023 on October 18th & 19th in Stockholm a lucky few can sit down with Natasza Bellin, Senior Procurement Development Manager […]
CPO Outlook 2023 | Challenges in Procure-to-Pay adoption
But not the least – how to overcome them. The essence of what EBG do is to enable cross function and cross organization collaboration. To establish an understanding of how processes run though multiple functions, not seldom with conflicting KPI’s and contradictory strategies. During CPO Outlook 2023 on October 18th and 19th in Stockholm, you […]
CPO Outlook 2023 | How are you preparing for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?
On 1 June 2023, the European Parliament has agreed on its position on the Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (the CSDDD). The CSDDD requires in-scope companies to conduct due diligence on, and take responsibility for, human rights abuses and environmental harm throughout their global value chains. Once the CSDDD has been formally adopted – […]
Zycus join CPO Outlook 2023
A warm welcome to Zycus joining CPO Outlook 2023 as an Expert Organization. EBG have continuously welcomed Zycus back to summits since 2018 and have also hosted a series of webinars throughout the years (take a look >>EBG | Play: Building Partner Enabled Digital Offerings through AI, >>EBG Play | Beyond Trends: “10 Transformational Realities” […]