Workshop Overview
The implementation of electronic procurement processes for all procurement activities, including sourcing, ordering, commissioning, invoices and payments has tremendous benefits for both the buyer and the supplier.
Electronic Procurement increases the efficiency in the procure-to-pay cycle including reduction in cycle time and reduction in transaction costs. Technological solutions can also improve the purchasing power of organisations by facilitating a collaborative arrangement.
Certain sectors like the retail, car or aircraft manufacturers are well developed; others like the governments, public corporations or the construction industry are lagging behind. This has created an increasing demand for the latter to catch up with the more advanced industries. Considering the fact that the government, public corporations and the construction industry are large contributors to the economy, they are undoubtedly big investors and they play important role in stimulating e-business generally in society as a whole.
All e-procurement solutions require proper planning, organisational commitment, resources, time and a financial investment. Therefore choosing to adopt e-procurement is never a decision taken by the procurement department only, it is a decision with wide reaching implications, which has to be supported by the whole organisation.
Success in reducing the cost of goods and services is critically dependent upon the implementation of good procurement practices, including the use of technology. However achieving process efficiencies is dependent upon business process redesign, with the technology supporting to enable better processes.
Achieving the benefits of e-procurement will require benchmarking of current organisation’s practices against best practices from more advanced region. This means proper change management is a critical success factor.
This workshop will highlight key topics and best practices and the latest international developments to maximise the benefits for buyers and suppliers.
Course Facilitator
He is the Senior Advisor at the Federal Computing Center (Bundesrechenezentrum - BRZ) and Public Relation Director of the EU-project “Pan European Public Procurement Online – PEPPOL”
The BRZ is the leading IT-service provider for the Austrian public administration, owned by the Government. Austria is currently leading the annual e-government benchmark in the European Community. His main responsibility with the BRZ is to ensure the coordination of all international projects.
Prior to joining the BRZ in 2005, he was working with the IT management of large corporations. He has also taken a major role as an advisor for the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in Asia and Africa.
He has over 30 years of experience in the consulting and IT industry, with more than 15 years of international experience in Europe, Asia and Africa. Some of his other experiences include:
- Solid IT Management experience on strategic level
- ITIL experience + ITIL certification
- Knowledge of technical and commercial management of data center operation
- Structured program and project management, certified project manager
- Focus on business processes and business reengineering techniques
- Structured project management methodologies (IPMA certified Project Manager)
Other areas of expertise he consists of:
- eGovernement
- Multi-channel delivery
- eIdentity and eSecurity
- eProcurement
- High Impact Services with pan-European scope
- eServices for Business
- eServices for Citizens
Key benefits for attending this course
- INTEGRATING the Procurement division to enhance the overall Supply Chain Management of the organization
- BENEFITING from international case studies and regional case comparisons of best E-Procurement practices
- GAIN knowledge in the current market conditions and examine the latest developments on E-Procurement
- BUILDING strong and profitable relationships among the public sector and its supplier
- MANAGING the enterprise procurement successfully through world-class E-Procurement
- IMPROVING visibility throughout the supply chain by implementing collaborative demand planning
- UNDERSTANDING the needs of the public sector Procurement to ensure smooth operation flow
- ASSESSING the vital role of suppliers during E-Procurement processes
Who should attend this course
This training program is designed to provide valuable insights and skills for Senior VPs, VPs, Heads, Directors, Senior and Middle Management within:
Purchasing and Procurement | Supply Chain | Contract Management | Finance | IT | Marketing
From Sectors including:
Government Institutions | Large public corporations | Suppliers of the public sector
Across industries:
Oil & Gas | Petrochemical | Manufacturing: FMCG, Automotive, F&B | Utilities: Power, Water | Engineering & Construction | Information Technology | Telecommunications | Energy & Mining | Transportation & Logistics | Healthcare & Pharmaceutical
