Packed April-May schedule for PASA Connect members

The PASA Connect team are delighted to announce the following schedule of virtual round-tables, online seminars, mini-workshops and webinars for April and May. With many of the topics directly addressing the current crisis environment, members are quickly getting answers to pressing issues from expert facilitators and seeing how others are tackling those issues through discussion with other member organisations. All sessions are facilitated by subject matter experts and are delivered using Zoom.

21-APR What to do if your supplier goes bust .. or just technically insolvent Facilitator: Joanna Oakey, Founder, Aspect Legal

22-APR Supplier management in a crisis. Facilitator: Kate Nicholl Skattäng, MD, State of Flux

23-APR 5th CPO Coffee Club – AM. Facilitator: Nigel Wardropper, MD, PASA

23-APR Buying from SME’s today … the key considerations. Facilitator: Ben Shute FCIPS, MD, Comprara

23-APR 5th CPO Coffee Club – PM. Facilitator: Nigel Wardropper, MD, PASA

28-APR Managing risk in the industrial supply chain for heavy engineering and capital equipment deliveries. Facilitator: Tiarnan Rafferty, Industrial Procurement Specialist, Pareto Toolbox

29-APR Enhancing Influencing Skills for Procurement Managers. Facilitator: Odelle Bell, Chief Talent Optimiser, 8 Consulting

30-APR  CPO Coffee Club – AM. Facilitator: Nigel Wardropper, MD, PASA

30-APR The top six issues in managing the logistics and freight category in 2020. Facilitator: Jo Barlow, Head of Indirect Procurement, Cochlear

30-APR CPO Coffee Club – PM. Facilitator: Nigel Wardropper, MD, PASA

4-MAY How best to apply UNSPSC coding correctly … and shape your TAXONOMY. Facilitator: Gordon Donovan FCIPS, SAP/Ariba

5-MAY The Contract Managers’ online round-table. Facilitator: Each monthly session will be chaired online by either the IACCM regional CEO for ANZ, Bruce Everett, or one of the senior IACCM team.

5-MAY Sustainable Procurement ISO20:400 – three years on. Facilitator: Jean-Louis Haie, Action Sustainability

6-MAY How should procurement be ensuring business continuity in future? Facilitator: Sarah Blackie, Independent Management Consultant & Commercial Ninja specialising in procurement

7-MAY  CPO Coffee Club – AM. Facilitator: Nigel Wardropper, MD, PASA

7-MAY  CPO Coffee Club – PM. Facilitator: Nigel Wardropper, MD, PASA

11-MAY Knowing and understanding your inbound supply chain. Facilitator: John Evans PhD, Management Consultant, Strategic Sourcing

12-MAY Stakeholder Mapping and Management. Facilitator: Tracey Shearer, August Consulting and former CPO of Queensland Health, and previously Uniting Care (QLD).

13-MAY Outcome based contracting : How it works and why it works. Facilitator: Dr Sara Cullen, University of Melbourne and Founder, The Cullen Group

14-MAY Managing UP in Procurement: How to manage expectations and gain (or retain) support?. Facilitator: Paul Rogers FCIPS, Consulting Director, PaulRogers.Pro

19-MAY Forging new procurement policies for the immediate future and the medium term. Facilitator: Daniel Hughes, Pareto Toolbox

19-MAY The Procurement Analysts Forum. Facilitator: Jonathan Dutton FCIPS

26-MAY Don’t forget TCO when attacking price. Facilitator: Ross Darrah, Founder, Pareto Toolbox Ltd

27-MAY Indirect spend analysis – essential cost reductions for every business. Facilitator: Ben Shute FCIPS, Managing Director, PURCHASING INDEX

28-MAY  The top six issues in the WASTE management category 2020. Facilitator: Mick Pearsall, Category Manager of WASTE, Supply Clusters

29-MAY  Negotiating Online: A virtual Q&A on your negotiation questions with DR Matt Loymeyer. Facilitator: Dr Matt Lohmeyer, Managing Principal, Negotiation Partners

If you are interested in learning more about PASA Connect and how you could access these sessions please contact Nigel Wardropper at PASA at nigelw@pasa.net.au

Please click here to download a pdf version of the upcoming sessions