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Simon Galt

Director of Procurement
QinetiQ

Former head of goods and services procurement at Qinetiq, the mid-size UK defence business, Simon was recently promoted to succeed Martin Pratt. With experience managing procurement projects and teams at energy giant nPower focusing on assets and operations Simon now has a wider ranging remit with responsibility for Qinetiq’s global spend portfolio and team development.

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Value Delivery – How to Gain Credibility Inside the Business by Continuously Delivering Incremental Value to Business Partners

Saturday, April 11th, 2015

10:00 LEADERSHIP DISCUSSION: How to Upskill Your Procurement Team to Consistently Deliver Value to the Business

Value creation in the supplier base and subsequent delivery of value to the business is only really achievable with the right team so this panel discussion is crucial. Covering topics including attraction of talent, development of super buyers and engagement of your workforce in the process of value creation and delivery this discussion is one not to miss!

You’ve got a great team, now what?
Engaging your team in a long, continuous process without losing them to competitors or competitive projects
Secondment, internal partnering and other models to consider when upskilling your procurement team

12:20 Interactive Case Study: Positioning Procurement to Access New Markets

Managing a team of senior, experienced procurement professionals is a huge challenge at the best of times. But how do you keep CPO-candidates engaged in the team without losing them to competitors or other organisations? A constant worry for CPOs this session will offer some successful strategies:

How to interpret and respond to early signs of change to prevent your best talent from leaving
How to understand the motivations of your most experienced, senior leaders to ensure they feel engaged in the business longer
Examples of succession planning that have worked at Qinetiq