Conference Day Two - Wednesday 19 November
08:30 Welcome coffee
08:50 Opening remarks from the chair
Jonathan Dutton, Director, JD Consultancy
09:00 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE:
Procurement reform and transformation in Scotland
- Overviewing public procurement in Scotland and the European Directives
- Embedding sustainability into every aspect of the procurement process
- Creating efficient procurement – information sharing, performance reporting and public involvement
- Acknowledging the role of the purchase-to-pay platform in Scotland’s success
Alastair Merrill, Chief Procurement Officer and Commercial Director, The Scottish Government
INNOVATION AND HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PROCUREMENT PROCESSES
09:30 Innovative procurement processes and practices that help
achieve strategic objective
- Analysing emerging processes and practices and their impact on end outcomes
- Understanding how new technologies are driving increasingly rapid innovation
- Implementing innovative sourcing in your organisation
Alba Chliakhtine, Director Procurement, Health Purchasing Victoria
10:00 CASE STUDY:
Challenges in implementing centralised, strategic procurement across
a disparate decision making system
Ben Smith, Strategic Procurement Adviser, Queensland Department of Health
10:30 Morning tea
11:00 CASE STUDY:
Transformation at Sydney Trains to improve procurement performance
- Overviewing the structure of Sydney Trains and the changes in its procurement processes
- The importance of procurement accreditation from the NSW Government
- Planning for operations for a cost constrained environment
- Is transformation about procurement or just leadership?
Mike Blanchard, Chief Procurement Officer, Sydney Trains
11:30 The PTV procurement reform journey
- A clear vision
- Key changes – ensuring strategic alignment with business requirements
- The effective use of policy, procedures and enablers
- Using procurement reform to deliver results
- Procurement through complexity assessment
Lisa Williams, Chief Procurement Officer, Public Transport Victoria
12:00 CASE STUDY:
The leadership and change management required for successful
procurement transformation
Keith Bird, General Manager - Commercial, Queensland Rail Limited
12:30 Lunch
IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICE SUPPLIER NEGOTIATIONS TO HELP INCREASE THE VALUE DELIVERED BY PROCUREMENT DIVISIONS
13:30 CASE STUDY:
The Australian Taxation Office and upgrading contract management
- Examining the challenges in managing a range of significant outsourced arrangements
- Overviewing the P2P transformation process and how it’s helping deliver key business priorities
- Analyzing changes in delivering services, capability profile and organizational confidence
Justin Untersteiner, Head of Procurement, Australian Tax Office
14:00 Optimising contract management
- Overviewing opportunities for departments and agencies to merge multiple contracts and reduce operational costs
- Pitfalls often seen in contractor management processes
- Upgrading your processes so they are best in show
- What level of involvement to PSCM managers need to have with sub-contractors?
Phillip Dagnall, Procurement and Contracts Coordinator, G20 Taskforce, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
14:30 Engaging with indigenous suppliers to enhance your supply chain
- How to develop an indigenous supplier engagement strategy
- Appreciating the importance of communicating business requirements, practices and procedures to help engage suppliers
- The community benefits of engaging Indigenous owned enterprises
Michael West, Director, New South Wales Indigenous Chamber of Commerce
15:00 Afternoon tea
UTILISING TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE EFFICIENCIES IN YOUR PROCUREMENT PROCESSES
15:30 The challenges of ICT procurement in a rapidly evolving marketplace
- How to deliver innovative and transparent government services
- Identifying the priorities, goals and needs of ICT
- Cloud services and their impact on traditional procurement
Jag Rewal, Director ICT Sourcing, Victorian Department of State Development & Business Innovation
16:00 PANEL DISCUSSSION:
Embracing technology to drive improved procurement outcomes
- Which technologies are driving positive change in supply changes?
- How can managers utilize new data management systems to improve inventory management?
- What is on the horizon?
Panel Moderator:
Jonathan Dutton, Director, JD Consultancy
Panellists:
Jag Rewal, Director ICT Sourcing, Victorian Department of State Development & Business Innovation
Phillip Dagnall, Procurement and Contracts Coordinator, G20 Taskforce, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Tania Scott, Procurement Category Manager Finance and Commercial Services, Stanwell
16:40 Closing remarks from the chair
16:50 End of day two and close of conference