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December 13 2024

Webinar – Leveling Up in 2025

By Brooke Smith

Recorded: Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10 am EST

Transform your procurement function from tactical to strategic with proven insights from industry leaders.

What You’ll Learn

Discover how leading organizations are revolutionizing their procurement teams to drive more value and meet evolving business demands. In this action-packed session, our expert panel reveals:

  1. Strategic supplier segmentation frameworks that align with your organizational goals
  2. Proven methods to balance transactional tasks and strategic initiatives
  3. Data-driven approaches to identify and eliminate process bottlenecks
  4. Strategies for building and maintaining trust-based supplier relationships
  5. How to leverage modern supplier management tools for enhanced efficiency

This webinar is perfect for:

  • Procurement Leaders looking to drive strategic value
  • Supply Chain Managers seeking operational efficiency
  • Business Leaders focused on procurement transformation
  • Teams transitioning from tactical to strategic procurement
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Meet your speakers

Conrad Smith | Founder and CEO of Graphite

Conrad Smith is a tenured procurement professional spending over 25 years dedicated to creating effective procurement teams, first at Intel and then as the CPO at Adobe. In the last few years, Conrad has pivoted to building tools that accelerate supplier onboarding and supplier management for large enterprises. Less Friction, More Business!

John Hoschouer | Head of Procurement, Wenger Manufacturing

John Hoschouer, MBA, is a seasoned leader in procurement and supply chain management with extensive experience optimizing purchasing, inventory, and production processes for industry-leading organizations. Throughout his career, he has achieved substantial savings through strategic supplier negotiations and innovative procurement strategies. John has driven significant operational improvements, including implementing inventory forecasting, supplier risk management, and sales, inventory, and operations planning (SIOP) process. With a strong focus on cost reduction and efficiency, he consistently enhances business resilience and growth through sustainable supply chain strategies.