Arrive and register at the Tobacco Theatre, followed by a complimentary lunch provided by HICX.

Anthony Payne, CMO, HICX

Opening our second Supplier Experience Live event, Anthony Payne, who will be our guide throughout the afternoon, gives us an introduction into the world of supplier experience – the market developments that led us here, and how it has evolved and given rise to a strong community of evangelists who have placed this topic firmly on the agenda.

Alexandra Tarmo, VP Procurement Center of Excellence at Kenvue

Marc Munier, CEO & Founder DitchCarbon

Oliver Hurrey, Founder at Galvanised

In response to ever increasing environmental expectations, many businesses are taking action to reduce their carbon footprint and adopt more sustainable practices and ways of working. ESG management has shifted high up the agenda for almost all organizations. 

However, only by making business decisions ‘climate conscious’ will it be possible to drive down emissions fast enough, but to do this requires more data than ever – and suppliers are already inundated with surveys and information requests that require more administration work than many can handle. 

In this session, we’re joined by experts and practitioners Alexandra Tarmo, VP Procurement Center of Excellence at Kenvue and Marc Munier, CEO & Founder DitchCarbon, as Oliver Hurrey, Founder at Galvanised, hosts a wide ranging discussion on this topic and how to overcome some of the challenges, including: 

• What are some of the most recent trends in this area and what do they mean for overall ESG management? 

   

• Why has this become so important and how urgent is it? 

   

• How can the need for data be satisfied, what approaches are there, and what can we learn from best practice? 

   

• What does it mean for suppliers and how we work with them? Are there examples of the right and wrong ways to approach this? 

   

• What mutual opportunities are present and how can these be realized?

John Wilgar, Chief Procurement Officer at NSG Pilkington

A collaborative approach to supplier relationships is at the core of NSG Pilkington’s ‘E-prism’ project. From removing friction from day-to-day operational activity, to developing tools for planning and collaboration, NSG is committed to improving the supplier experience.

In this session, John Wilgar, Chief Procurement Office for NSG Pilkington will provide an overview of the E-prism project and share his insights on the importance of supplier collaboration and supplier experience in the manufacturing sector.

Laurens Van Den Bovenkamp, Senior Director Supply Chain at Johnson and Johnson

Marc Bengio, Sr. Director - Head of Technology Enterprise Procurement at Johnson & Johnson

Ranked 5th in Gartner’s 2024 “Supply Chain Top 25”, Johnson & Johnson is the world’s largest and most diversified healthcare products company. In this in-depth conversation with Laurens Van Den Bovenkamp, Senior Director Supply Chain and Marc Bengio, Senior Director, Head of Technology Enterprise Procurement at Johnson & Johnson, we’ll discuss the J&J supplier digital collaboration project, a wide-ranging and multi-stage initiative to orchestrate all supplier-facing activity via a single low-code / no-code platform. The session will cover:

• Why J&J decided to adopt a single platform for supplier process orchestration;

• How the platform works with the broader J&J supply chain and procurement technology stack, including ERP and P2P suites as well as a number of best-of-breed applications;

• The importance of both the supplier and internal J&J employee experience;

• The importance of digital supplier collaboration and how the business case was developed.