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Conference Day Two – Tuesday 26 November

8:30      Registration and welcome coffee

8:50      Opening address from the Chair

Andrew Stewart FCILT, Chairman, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Australia

EXCELLENCE IN SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

9:00      International keynote
             People, process and technology: how to achieve best-in-class supplier
             relationship management

  • Inspire your team with the goal of value creation and the support to achieve excellence in SRM
  • Benchmark your process against industry leaders and create a strategy that enables continuous improvement
  • Employ best fit state-of-the-art technology to create transparency, efficiency and certainty with suppliers

Beth Gutweiler, Asia Pacific Regional Supply Chain Manager, Halliburton

9:30      Global case study review
             Supply chain and procurement collaboration strategies in upstream oil
             and gas

  • Elucidating the key drivers and issues that have lead to collaboration
  • Examples of how collaboration was achieved and an overview of the outcomes achieved
  • Understanding the relevance of these collaborative strategies in the contemporary Australian context

Peter Murdoch, Manager, Contracts and Supply Chain, Senex Energy

10:00      Panel discussion
               The key elements of a good working relationship between users and
               suppliers

  • Good demand forecasting and clear expectations should be set by both parties
  • Strategies to avoid bottlenecks and complications with the delivery of purchases
  • Taking responsibility for communications strategies to create efficiency

Moderator:
Andrew Stewart FCILT, Chairman, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Australia

Panelists:
Beth Gutweiler, Asia Pacific Regional Supply Chain Manager, Halliburton
Peter Murdoch, Manager, Contracts and Supply Chain, Senex Energy
Richard Peasgood, Manager Procurement – Drilling, Exploration, Asia, WA and NT, Santos
Peter Coles, Senior Manager Contracts and Procurement – APLNG, Origin Energy

10:40      Morning tea

MITIGATING RISK IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS

11:10      How to develop and manage a transition plan to take a major project
               through to production

  • Outlining the key elements of a robust transition process plan
  • Taking a bottom up approach to ensure a detailed, realistic course of action is taken
  • Implementing well-thought-out scheduling and reporting mechanisms

Peter Coles, Senior Manager Contracts and Procurement – APLNG, Origin Energy

11:40      Case study
               Strategies to mitigate risk and enable successful modularisation of
               mega projects

  • Overview of Bechtel’s oil and gas construction projects in Australia
  • Understanding the major supply chain planning challenges on Curtis Island
  • Key success factors that will enable successful project delivery

Tarek Amine, Operations Manager – Procurement Joint Execution Team, Bechtel

12:10      Panel discussion
               Assessing the need to conduct effective supplier audits

  • Are supplier audits necessary?
  • Who should be responsible for conducting supplier audits?
  • Is there a need for an industry-wide approach to supplier audits?

Moderator:
Victor Gado FCILT CPL, Technical Training Specialist, Savanna Energy Services

Panelists:
Diane Jamieson, Contracts Manager, Development Division, Woodside
Michael Batiste, Supply Chain Manager – GLNG, Santos
Tarek Amine, Operations Manager – Procurement Joint Execution Team, Bechtel

12:50      Networking Lunch

FINE TUNING CONTRACTS AND NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES

13:50      Creating performance metrics and KPIs to deliver the best possible
               results from both users and vendors

  • Opening the performance conversation and pointing out mutually beneficial goals
  • Taking responsibility for accurate demand forecasting
  • Instituting performance reviews to create accountability

Richard Peasgood, Manager Procurement – Drilling, Exploration, Asia, WA and NT, Santos

14:20      Optimising Best-in-Class Contractor Management Systems to drive
               better decisions and improved risk management

  • Establishing clear communication internally and externally
  • Using a three-step due-diligence process
  • Developing standardised and transparent guidelines
  • Integrating with internal business processes
  • Leveraging technology/automation to create efficiency

Jennifer Buckley, Manager – Australia, ISN
Anthony Mirenzi, Safety Supervisor – Australia, ISN

14:50      Afternoon tea

THE ROLE OF PROCUREMENT IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

15:20      How to utilise the Project Connect web platform to find the right supplier for your projects   

  • Overview of the platform, assistance and benefits of use
  • Case study examples of successful partnerships formed with web platforms
  • Future plans for expansion and collaboration with suppliers and industry

Chris Pretorius, Manager - ProjectConnect & REPS, Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA

15:50      How to match supplier capabilities to project needs to improve 
              procurement outcomes

  • Choosing between major suppliers and SME’s or a mix of both
  • Understanding the range of suppliers available and assessing their ability to deliver on schedule and on budget
  • Key consideration to ensure the capability matching process is a successful

Colby Hauser, National Sector Manager – Oil and Gas, Industry Capability Network

16:20      Closing remarks from the Chair

16:30      Close of conference

 

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