Procurement and supply chain: Today's most crucial coalition
The interconnectedness between supply chain and procurement is critical, especially during these unprecedented times. Listen to procurement experts, Jill Robbins, Senior Director, Global Indirect Procurement at Elanco, Kelly Barner, Owner & Managing Director at Buyers Meeting Point, and Erin McFarlane, Head of Strategy at Fairmarkit, as they discuss how to creatively work with suppliers to bring innovation across your supply chain.
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Jill Robbins is the Senior Director, Global Indirect Procurement at Elanco. She has over twenty years of experience in leadership roles across global supply management, strategic sourcing, operational excellence, and Lean Six Sigma in the pharmaceutical, industrial equipment, and animal health sectors. She is also the author of a children’s book and previous co-owner of two Sky Zone indoor trampoline parks that recently sold.
Kelly Barner is the Owner and Managing Director of Buyers Meeting Point. She has held numerous roles in procurement over the last 15+ years. Since 2009, she has covered procurement news, events, publications, solutions, trends, and relevant economics. Kelly is also the GM at Art of Procurement and Business Survey Chair for the ISM-New York Report on Business. She has co-authored three books: ‘Supply Market Intelligence for Procurement Professionals’, ‘Procurement at a Crossroads’, and 'Finance Unleashed’.
Erin McFarlane is the VP, Operations for Fairmarkit, the leading autonomous sourcing platform. Erin has over twenty years of experience in procurement and supply chain technology and is passionate about sourcing, contract negotiation, and spend analytics.
