Procurement Challenges for the Small and Mid-Size Company - ERP Spain.com - España y América Latina

The role of procurement is evolving. It might be easier for the big guys with established procurement departments to adapt, but what about smaller companies? Can their procurement leaders evolve with the industry? How do they deliver the strategies that are required for business survival? And what does the executive team need to know, and do?

Speakers

Al Jacobs
VP & COO
Puridiom

Al Jacobs possesses 27+ years of experience in software product design, development, implementations, consulting and project management and 25 years of domain expertise. He has been recognized multiple times as a "Pro to Know" by the Supply & Demand Chain Executive and has helped over 250 organizations with their supply chain and procurement operations. His customer experience includes high profile organizations in the insurance, financial, service, entertainment, retail, manufacturing and government markets. At Puridiom, a recognized leading provider of Procure-to-Pay and Spend Management solutions and services, he is responsible for day-to-day operations from sales and marketing to helping establish the technical and functional direction of Puridiom’s solution and service offerings.

Ranga Bodla
Wholesale Distribution Lead
NetSuite

Ranga Bodla, Wholesale Distribution Industry Lead, brings to NetSuite almost 20 years of combined product management and marketing experience, with expertise in the software technology industry. In his current role, Bodla is charged with driving the strategy for NetSuite in Wholesale Distribution. Prior to joining NetSuite, Ranga led a global team focused on the successful go-to-market of SAP’s Governance Risk and Compliance Solutions. Prior to his role at SAP, Bodla led Product Management and Marketing at Pilot Software (acquired by SAP). He has also held product roles at Hyperion Solutions and IBM-WebSphere, where he was instrumental in the launch of anumber of new analytics applications. Bodla received a BS in Engineering from Trinity University in San Antonio. He is an avid world traveler having visited all seven continents including Antarctica.

David Riffel
Solution Consulting Director
TAKE Supply Chain

Mr. Riffel has more than 24 years of high-tech supply chain industry experience across various functions including Manufacturing, Distribution, Logistics, Finance, IT, and Sales. David’s unique expertise includes global distribution from China-based manufacturing partners and regional outsourced distribution. He has hosted webinars on topics including leveraging procurement collaboration and building a mobile supply chain. David holds BBA and MBA degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. Connect with David on LinkedIn and on Twitter @TSC_David.