Bicara Supply Chain

Guest Name : Karthik Rama,  Procurement Doctor Language : English, Publication date:  June 17. 2020 Karthik Rama is a Procurement consultant and known as "Procurement Doctor". His specialize focuses on the procurement transformation and has already 13+ years in helping organizations from varied industries, from all over the world. Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramakarthik/ In this episode we discuss: The essential of tender management and why does it matter for the business The benefits of having a tender management for a buyer and seller A features of TMS (Tender management system) Things to keep in mind after implementing the Tender Management system

Guest Name : Harry Purwoko,  Director at Sembada Pratama, The school of supply chain Language : English, Publication date:  June 13. 2020 Harry purwoko is a Director at Sembada pratama, the school of supply chain based in Jakarta, Indonesia. In addition, he is Director for the company call "Gok Perdana Solusindo" where focuses on providing a business coaching & boosting the profitability. Prior to this role, he has worked for several logistics companies including : Damco and DHL when he was appointed as director of national sales. He also been teaching the subject of logistics and supply chain at Institut Transportasi dan Logistik Trisakti, Indonesia. Connect him on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-purwoko-b991418/ Highlighted-questions from the Show Include: The customer accommodation and it's position in a supply chain process-flow. A key elements of customer accommodation What advice can you offer to a supply chain leader when they wanted to start & empower this a customer accommodation ? 

Guest Name : Dr. Martin Kotula,  Global VP & Head of Value Advisory for Spend Management Language : English, Publication date:  May, June 10. 2020 Dr. Martin Kotula is a Global VP and Head of Value advisory for spend management at SAP. In a current role, he is leading a global team and being part of SAP's Center of Excellence for Spend Management. Helping companies and colleagues to drive digital transformation across the source-to-pay processes. Thought Leader, Presenter, Moderator and Evangelist. Prior to this position, Martin was Chief Value Advisor Strategic Customers and previously was Senior Director - Network Value Engineering MEE & EMEA-South at a same company (SAP). Visit more on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sap/about/ Highlighted-questions from the Show Include: Brief on what is intelligent spend management ; what advice can you offer to procurement leaders when they wanted to start this journey ? The benefits of having intelligent spend management and why it matters for the business ? How can this tool tackle current issues on spend & procurement management ?  (i.e Best practices on implementation) Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-martin-kotula/

Guest Name : Daniele Moreschi,  Sales Director at ProcureCon Language : English, Publication date:  May, June 06. 2020 Daniele is a Sales director at ProcureCon where he connects a procurement professionals with other leading minds through exciting conferences, networking events, and exceptional custom content. He runs three leading events for CPOs and senior procurement executives for both direct and indirect spend plus three category specific ones for Marketing, IT and HR spend. Prior to this role, Daniele was a Sales director at Worldwide business research.  The ProcureCon event series brings together a unique blend of Procurement, Purchasing and Supply Chain experts from across all industries to share their experiences and knowledge with a team of people who truly embrace the strategically important field of Procurement. Visit on: https://procureconeu.wbresearch.com Highlighted-questions from the Show Include: Adapting to the changes in ensuring that the process of learning is kept going well. What advice can you offer to make the path better and more effective in a fun way ? What the learning method looks like after Covid-19 where it is still unpredictable when it'll be ended. Let me know your view on this ? Changing the way of learning path by looking the evolution of seminars, conferences and etc. Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielemoreschi/

Guest Name : Rebecca Howard,  Director at ADR International. Language : English, Publication date:  May, June 02. 2020 Rebecca is the Director of Learning for ADR International and has over 20 years’ experience of designing and delivering local, regional and global procurement training. She works closely with procurement executives and capability managers to design and build their procurement academies to close the capability gap. Typically, academies use a mixture of offline and online content to provide a blended learning experience that delivers a sustainable improvement in purchasing team performance. Prior to this role, she was a senior consultant at KPMG and previously was a senior buyer at the British airways.  Connect her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccahowardprocurementleadership/ Highlighted-questions from the Show Include: What actually defines a leader? And how can procurement professionals work towards asserting themselves as leaders in their sector? What are the essential skills and capabilities that differentiate high performance from the average of procurement professionals ? How can I become a good procurement leader ? What leads to being a successful leader ? What is the impact of a good leadership in procurement to the organization and business ?

Guest Name : Lawrence Kane, COP-GOV, CSP, CIAP,  Innovative sourcing & procurement leader.  Language : English, Publication date:  May, 31. 2020 Lawrence Kane, COP-GOV, CSP, CIAP was inducted into SIG Sourcing Supernova  Hall of Fame in 2018 for pioneering leadership in strategic sourcing,  procurement, supplier innovation, and digital transformation. The  bestselling author of 19 books, he has been interviewed by FOX, The Jim  Bohannon Show, Computerworld, Forbes, Art of Procurement, Police  Magazine, and more. He is also a contributing author to the  Outsourcing Professional Body of Knowledge (OPBOK), Strategic Sourcing  in the New Economy, Unpacking Collaborative Bidding, Ask an Expert,  Fighter’s Fact Book 2, Wicked Wisdom, Campfire Tales from Hell, Beyond  the Picket Fence, and The Problem of Practical Karate. Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrenceakane/ Highlights from the Show Include: Lawrence explains the essential of supplier diversity and why does it matter for the organizations and businesses. The value of having a supplier diversity; what and where there are opportunities. A few tips in making a diversity happens in procurement

Guest Name : Andreas Kemmner,  CEO A&K-Group.  Language : English, Publication date:  May, 29. 2020 Andreas is the CEO for Abels & Kemmner (A&K) Group, specialized in the design, the  implementation and the optimization of market synchronized supply and  production chains and the automation of all related planning processes. He has been working in logistics for over 25 years, managed more than 250 national and international projects, concerning the optimization of supply chains regarding cost, inventory, delivery readiness and lead time. Abels & Kemmner was founded in 1993 as a spin-off from the  Institute for Industrial Management (FIR eV) at the RWTH Aachen  University by the two engineers and economists Dr. Götz-Andreas Kemmner  and Dr. Helmut Abels. Today, Abels & Kemmner focuses on two areas: Supply chain and  logistics optimisation as well as restructuring and productivity  improvement. This linkage of specialist knowledge with general management issues characterises the work of all A&K  consultants. In 2005, A&K opened an office in London to focus specifically on the UK market. Abels & Kemmner is one out of 23 German consultancy which has been awarded TOP Consultant for the German Mittelstand in 2013, 2014/15 and just recently 2016. Visit more on: https://www.ak-online.de In this episode, we cover: How to manage and control the cost within a supply chain Finding the cost's opportunity and a few example of the quick-wins of optimizing a supply chain cost. Internal vs. external cost's opportunity and how to overcome them. Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kemmner/

Guest Name : Rodney Apple,  Founder and managing partner at SCM Talent group.  Language : Indonesian, Publication date:  May, 27. 2020 Rodney Apple serves as the Managing Partner of SCM Talent Group which he  founded back in August of 2004 in Atlanta, GA. He has been completely  specialized in end-to-end supply chain recruitment since 2001 when he  joined The Home Depot (Fortune 13 at the time) to lead the recruitment  for their very first supply chain department. Rodney went on to lead all  professional and executive supply chain recruitment for The Coca-Cola  Company for 6+ years followed by a few other clients that included  Kimberly-Clark, Cummins and PWC. Rodney’s passion for the field of supply chain management is evident  through his involvement within the industry and various supply chain  associations. He has presented at CSCMP and APICS global conferences,  has been serving as the Career Coach for ASCM (formerly APICS) since 2014, and in 2017 became an APICS Magazine Department Author, contributing articles under “Professional Development”. Rodney also authors the Supply Chain Talent Blog where he shares best practices in supply chain recruiting, leadership  development, job search strategy, resume optimization, interviewing  techniques and related topics. Visit more on: https://www.scmtalent.com In this interview, Rodney explains why mentorship matters in a supply chain career: The benefits of mentorship program Advise to the leader for starting the mentorship program in their organization Do's and Don'ts for a mentors and mentees Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scmtalent/

Guest Name : Benard Odote,  Co-founder at TTP Procurement Foundation.  Language : Indonesian, Publication date:  May, 2. 2020 Benard is a procurement executive. He is a co-founder at TTP procurement foundation, it’s a not-for-profit (NGO) to pioneer 4th industrial revolution technologies providing scalable and sustainable solutions to the benefit of all participants. Additionally, he is Advisory Board at the Centre for Citizenship, Enterprise and Governance & Birmingham City University (CCEG-BCU) 4IR Research Centre and Director at  FURSA supplier discovery portal. TRANSNATIONAL TRANSPARENT PROCUREMENT (TTP) FOUNDATION; TTP Foundation pledge is to create a better future through resource management using the latest 4th industrial revolution technologies of AI, Blockchain and IoT to equip young professionals for growth and impact the wealth of their organizations, their communities, and ultimately their nations; the resource management of everything that has intrinsic value to society such as natural sustainable riches, intellectual assets and even financial instruments including procurement spend. Visit more on: www.ttp.center;  www.hop-global.com; www.fursa.africa In this episode, we cover: Supply chain's performance and future challenges on demand complexity Improving the bottom-line performance A quick wins Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ttp-procurement-foundation/

Guest Name : Stephan de Barse,  Executive vice president at o9 Solutions Inc.  Language : Indonesian, Publication date:  May, 23. 2020 Stephan is a EVP (Executive vice president) at o9 Solutions where he is responsible for driving digital transformation with some of the leading fortune-500 companies. He holds a BSc and MSc in Accountancy and an Executive Master of Finance and Control from Nyenrode Business University (The Netherlands). In addition, Stephan holds an Executive MBA degree at BI Norwegian Business School which comprises of modules at UC Berkeley Haas, California, USA and Nan Yang University of Singapore. As the market leader in decision management software, o9 Solutions helps the world's best companies in Consumer Products & Goods, Retail & Apparel, and Industrial Manufacturing. With solutions that cover integrated business planning, revenue management, and supply chain management, we service our customers on their terms — mobile, laptop, email — by connecting all of the information used in a company, both internal and external.  Visit the website on: https://o9solutions.com/ In this episode, we cover: The IBP process is a key component for any organization to remain competitive and streamline operations accordingly. Current trends of IBP and a few key challenges on the implementation The next generation of IBP can helps the organization to manage the complexity of demands. Advice to the business leader in improving the maturity levels of IBP. A few case study - best practices Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-de-barse-driving-digital-transformation/