Wednesday, October 16th at 1pm ET
How to tell if your procurement team is additive or detrimental to company performance!
How do you know if your procurement processes are cutting-edge and impactful or outdated and detrimental? Join our exclusive webinar to find out!
Discover how modern procurement approaches can significantly boost business performance, and learn to spot the warning signs of antiquated processes that could be costing your business and your career.
Vertice will unveil findings from its Global Procurement Impact Report, including the state of global procurement maturity today, and the impact the most advanced procurement teams can have on a business' speed to market, ability to innovate and ease of maintaining continuous compliance. And also why so few procurement departments are achieving maximum impact, and how they can improve.
In addition, we'll give procurement teams insights with which to make immediate and real changes to their SaaS costs - including looking at how pricing has changed for some of the most common SaaS platforms from every department, which are best- and worst-utilized, which are being switched out most often and for what, and more.
About The Speakers
Jesse Russell has spent the last 10 years leading IT Category Management and Strategic Sourcing teams at some of the biggest brands in the US. Currently he's Head of Purchasing for North America and APAC at Vertice where he and his team help companies reduce SaaS and cloud costs with proactive contract renegotiation and comprehensive benchmarking data. Prior to Vertice, Jesse Led IT Category Management and Strategic Sourcing at Zillow Group. Jesse's passion for procurement was born from his love of finding creative solutions to drive results.
He lives in Tacoma, Washington and spends too much time stressed about his favorite sports teams and reading spy fiction.
With more than 15 years of experience in strategic sourcing and procurement, Danielle Salyers has focused her career on delivering results through consistent leadership and communication. She has successfully translated business strategy and objectives into global sourcing strategies, aligning goals, plans and tactics to drive improved business performance and profitable growth.
Since joining Allied Solutions in March 2021, Danielle has conceptualized and initiated the company’s strategic sourcing function. She has developed and implemented sourcing processes and technology to deliver efficiencies, standardization, and risk mitigation across the organization.
Prior to Allied Solutions, Danielle was employed for 18 years at KAR Global and its auto-auction subsidiary ADESA, serving multiple roles and culminating with responsibility for leading a team in enterprise optimization and managing complex and business-critical supplier relationships and business initiatives.
Danielle has achieved the Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) certification from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) and serves as President of the ISM Central Indiana chapter. She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Indiana Wesleyan University and an MBA from Ball State University. She is also a graduate of the Bloombase Advanced Women Leaders program.
Industry Background: Automotive | Healthcare | Insurance | Finance | IT Consulting | Public Accounting
Dynamic sourcing and procurement leader who has delivered over $100M in cost reductions through strategic sourcing and M&A synergy activities throughout his career. Deep experience in leading transformations and buildouts of procurement functions, to include strategy development and execution, technology implementations, creating and developing high-performing teams, and process design. Collaborative business partner with strong communication skills who has successfully led global teams in corporate and consulting environments. MBA from Boston University.
Specialties: Strategic Sourcing, Cross-Functional Team Leadership (C-level to line level), Procurement Strategy, Category Management, Contract Negotiation, Vendor Management, Supplier Management, Risk Management, Spend Analytics/Spend Management, Source to Pay, Procurement Operations, Accounts Payable, Project Management, Business Process Design, Supply Chain Management, Organizational Operations, Business Analysis,
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