EBG | Network is proud to welcome Yannick Thiry, Expert Partner at Bain & Company, to CPO Outlook 2025 in Stockholm. Yannick brings more than 15 years of procurement and operations experience. He advises multinational clients across manufacturing, retail, healthcare and other sectors on how to redesign procurement for lasting impact. Moreover, he leads Bain’s global procurement IP reinvention program[1]. Yannick Thiry’s insights into procurement transformation at CPO Outlook 2025 are highly anticipated.
Yannick’s opening keynote, “Procurement at a Crossroads: Navigating Complexity, Conflicting Priorities, and the Path Forward,” will challenge us to look beyond theory. It encourages an honest discussion about the structural and behavioural factors that slow procurement transformation. This isn’t about perfect operating models – it’s about what procurement can realistically do next. His contributions at CPO Outlook 2025 will highlight his expertise in procurement transformation.
Why this keynote matters
Large organizations ask procurement to deliver sustainability, resilience, digital transformation and innovation while still hitting cost and efficiency targets. Yannick will explore:
- Why transformation stalls. What structural and behavioural factors often slow change – and what helps overcome them.
- Balancing competing mandates. How procurement can reconcile cost, resilience, sustainability and innovation without getting stuck.
- Who drives real change. When procurement needs to engage across the enterprise to move beyond functional silos.
- Technology’s real role. Where GenAI and digital tools can help – and where the gap between promise and reality still exists.
Yannick’s experience leading transformations and his hands‑on knowledge of what works make this session a must‑attend for procurement leaders wrestling with complexity. Yannick Thiry will offer a unique perspective on procurement transformation at CPO Outlook 2025.
About Yannick Thiry
Yannick is a member of Bain’s Procurement practice within its broader Performance Improvement capability. He brings over 15 years of procurement and operations experience, gained through management consulting and senior line roles[1]. His expertise includes cost transformation, value capture, design‑to‑cost and procurement operating model and organisation design[1]. At the CPO Outlook 2025 event, Yannick Thiry will discuss these aspects extensively.
At Bain, Yannick advises multinational clients across sectors such as machinery, metals, retail and healthcare on procurement transformation. He also oversees the firm’s procurement IP reinvention program[1]. Before joining Bain, he served as group head of procurement in a leading global retail technology company. There, he built and led the procurement function during rapid revenue growth and multiple acquisitions[1]. He holds an MS from HEC Paris and an MEng from Centrale Nantes[1].
Join the conversation
CPO Outlook isn’t a broadcast; it’s a meeting place. After Yannick’s and a couple more keynote speeches, you’ll dive into theme discussions such as roundtables. You will compare notes with peers who share your challenges. Seats are limited to ensure meaningful dialogue. Thus, take your opportunity to learn from one of Europe’s most experienced procurement strategists.
Learn more about Yannick and register for CPO Outlook 2025 to secure your place.
About CPO Outlook 2025
CPO Outlook 2025 is where Nordic procurement leaders, experts, and solution providers meet face‑to‑face to exchange experiences, challenge assumptions, and explore what’s actually working in procurement today. On October 15–16 in Stockholm, we host 40+ interactive roundtable discussions. It includes practical workshops and keynotes from leaders at companies such as Electrolux, Estée Lauder, Scania, Equinor, Länsförsäkringar, Handelsbanken, NCC, SSAB, and Orion. Yannick Thiry will be a central figure in discussions about procurement transformation at CPO Outlook 2025.
Unlike most conferences, CPO Outlook is built for depth — not overload. You choose your own agenda; each discussion is designed for real peer exchange. Sessions run twice to allow different perspectives. Importantly, topics span AI and GenAI, supplier risk, ESG, operating models, SRM, and indirect spend — reflecting the real pressures procurement is under. Seats are strictly limited to ensure meaningful dialogue, so every conversation can go deeper than it would in a large hall or a webinar.
📍 Stockholm, Hotel Birger Jarl
🗓️ October 15–16, 2025
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