The role of Purchasing has grown to where you’re now expected to keep your business competitively at the front of the pack. The responsibilities and duties have grown exponentially as well.

In many businesses, the CPO (Chief Procurement Officer) has moved to the upper tier in the company structure, because the emphasis on getting work done quickly at the lowest expense has become a primary function.

Supply management has moved into the 21st century, where it’s gone from keeping the warehouse full into being a competitive weapon in your company’s market.

How can you stay one step ahead of the demands, so your company can rely heavily on your procurement skills and performance?

Fortunately, the top dogs in the Procurement/Purchasing field have been pondering those same questions. One conclusion they’re reached: For companies to succeed, supply management has been turned into a competitive weapon.

It’s just that thinking that’s helped experts compile what they believe to be to the Top 10 Procurement topics, slated to be covered at the 4th annual CPO Summit, scheduled for Nov. 13-14 in San Francisco.

The topics:

1. Mining Value from Procurement
2. People, Process, Technology: The CPO’s Strategic Agenda
3. Globalization and Supply Risk Management
4. Sustainable Procurement
5. Spend Analysis & Strategic Sourcing
6. Procurement Outsourcing
7. P-Card Best Practices
8. Complex Category Management
9. E-Payables : Linking Procurement with Accounts Payable
10. Supply Chain Finance — The Intersection of Supply Chain, Treasury and Procurement

 Fore further information, such as if you’d like to learn more about possibly attending, go to www.aberdeen.com/events

Tags: payables, procurement, supply chain