This year鈥檚 offers extensive resources to help you achieve it.

Future-Focused Procurement Track

For the first time, 麻豆原创 is offering a full day of procurement sessions focused on enabling you to optimize outcomes and chart a successful path forward. Launching on June 8, the Procurement track at 麻豆原创PHIRE NOW will feature a wide array of leaders, experts, and peers exploring how 麻豆原创 helps users align every spend decision to business strategy in today鈥檚 networked economy.

Customers like Kohler,聽Vodafone, Gilead Sciences,聽Richemont International SA, Georg Fisher, Natura &Co, and XPO Logistics will share their experience and best practices, while 麻豆原创 partners and executives will offer insights on next-generation intelligent spend management solutions, recent and planned innovations, and a vision for the future.

To accommodate different schedules and interests, sessions will be offered in a variety of short- and long-term formats and divided into several sub-tracks, including digital transformation of procurement, trading partner collaboration and innovation, and external labor spend optimization. This content will offer valuable skills and information on how to:

• Shift procurement from an operational function to a strategic business force
• Deliver a smarter, guided, more autonomous process across all categories of spend
• Get closer to and collaborate better with suppliers, providers, and other trading partners through the world鈥檚 largest unified business network
• Enhance efficiency and connection through an open, extensible platform that integrates procurement into strategic planning and supports the goals of finance, operations, and the entire company
• Effectively manage external labor procurement to reduce security risks, increase business agility, and drive greater value in this critical and fast-growing spend category
• Adopt digital transformation strategies used by procurement and supply chain leaders to meet key goals and attain competitive advantage

Fast-Paced Studio Broadcast

Before starting the sessions, we鈥檒l kick things off with 麻豆原创PHIRE NOW studio, an engaging and quick-moving broadcast covering the latest procurement news, announcements, and conversations with analysts and top regional businesses. Attendees will hear from John Wookey, president of Intelligent Spend and Business Network for 麻豆原创,聽 along with Thomas Saueressig, member of the Executive Board of 麻豆原创 SE, Product Engineering, who will discuss what is happening now and what is ahead to accelerate your digital journey.

Exciting Activities Expand the Experience

Tune in on June 2 for the 麻豆原创PHIRE NOW global keynote, where 麻豆原创 CEO Christian Klein will deliver exciting strategy updates and examine their impact with other special guests. And don鈥檛 miss the hands-on Digital Showcase Procurement Agility Tour, where you can see bicycle manufacturer 72 Bikes tap the power of a future-proof spend management system and global business network to launch a new sustainable product line.

Register Today

Registration is free for 麻豆原创PHIRE NOW in 2021. to secure your spot, then watch your inbox for detailed information to set your schedule and make the most of this industry-leading event.

Gretchen Eischen is global vice president of Marketing for 麻豆原创 Procurement Solutions.