SAP Business Suite Webinar Series Spend management
Explore how SAP Business Suite helps procurement leaders balance cost, risk, and sustainability with intelligent insights and Business Suite packages for procurement.
Spend management
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Where is your supply exposed to risk? How can you optimize your spend? What compliance goals do I need to address? Where are the opportunities within my organization and the market?
See how SAP Spend Intelligence solutions can help you answer all of these questions and more. With all spend and supporting business data, both SAP and non-SAP source systems unified and governed, your business can leverage AI-based insights to navigate markets confidently, making informed business decisions that truly transform business results.
Americas
Tuesday, December 2
11:00 a.m. EDT / 8:00 a.m. PDT
Europe & Africa
Tuesday, December 2
11:00 a.m. CEST
Asia Pacific
Tuesday, December 2
9:30 a.m. IST / 12:00 p.m. SGT / 3:00 p.m. AEDT
Speakers
Callum Veness
Senior Director, Product Marketing - Spend Data and Analytics
Callum drives to understand current and emerging market trends; challenges facing the procurement functions and evangelises how SAP spend management solutions can support to optimise and future-proof our customers' business. With 15 years of experience inside SAP, spanning product marketing, strategy and transformation and professional services roles, Callum has had first-hand experience in supporting customers in transforming their procurement function and operations to unlock value beyond what was deemed achievable.
Björn-Uwe Mercker
Partner; European Purchasing & Supply Management Practice
Björn-Uwe is a Partner in McKinsey’s Operations Practice. Based in Munich, Germany. He is the global leader and managing director of Spendscape by McKinsey, the firm’s technology solution and service for procurement insights, cost analytics, and value-capture management.
Richard Gardner
Senior Director, Advisory Market Intelligence, The Hackett Group
Richard Gardner is a Senior Research Director within The Hackett Group’s Advisory Market Intelligence Division.
Mr. Gardner leads the Procurement research line for Market Intelligence, providing technology vendors with critical insights in areas such go-to-market strategies, customer perspectives, business value impacts, and broader trends within the Procurement space. Mr. Gardner has 25+ years of consulting and advisory experience spanning procurement, finance, global business services, and service delivery model transformation.
Explore the strategic and operational procurement capabilities from SAP Ariba that are offered with Business Suite. Join us to see in action how a packaged set of offerings helps streamline processes and deliver a seamless experience across the source-to-contract and procure-to-pay cycles.
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Speakers
Shikha Anand
Director, Product Marketing | SAP Ariba
Shikha has been with SAP for about 17 years and has worked across several roles in product development, program management, competitive intelligence, market research and ecosystem strategy across HCM and Procurement solutions. In her current role, she is focused on Product Marketing for the strategic procurement solutions covering sourcing, contracts, and supplier management. She has previously been responsible for the ecosystem strategy and governance around strategic software partnerships for the procurement and external workforce solutions.
Ramanathan G (Ram)
Director, Product Marketing | SAP Ariba
Ram has been closely associated with supply chain and procurement for more than 16 years. He currently handles the Category Management portfolio within the Intelligence Spend and Business Network (ISBN) organization in SAP. In the past he has played roles of advising executives on how to derive better and faster value from procurement solutions and also been involved in consulting large enterprises on key strategies to accelerate adoption of procurement solutions. He loves discussing the ever-changing and demanding procurement scenario and you may find him on LinkedIn if you’d like to chat about common topics and interest areas.
Discover how Joule’s Sourcing Agent, in partnership with SAP Ariba, empowers sourcing managers to swiftly adapt sourcing events to rapidly refine sourcing events to align with evolving business needs and effectively navigate geopolitical risks that can disrupt supply chains and shift trading partnerships. Join us in this webinar to see how our Sourcing Agent autonomously consolidates a vast amount of information to swiftly create new events and modify existing ones, keeping pace with the speed of business.
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Speakers
Barri Horn
Director. Product Marketing - Business AI for Procurement
Barri Horn is at the forefront of AI-driven procurement innovation as the Director of Product Marketing for AI for SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass' strategic procurement portfolios. With over 15 years of experience in technology and procurement solutions, Barri is dedicated to equipping procurement professionals with AI-powered tools that elevate their strategic impact and operational efficiency. Prior to joining SAP, she honed her skills in various product marketing and management roles at startup and fast-growth companies, giving her a unique perspective on agile innovation in the tech sector. Barri holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Kansas and has completed the Advanced Leadership Certification program through the University of Missouri – Kansas City. She is committed to fostering innovation and driving the future of intelligent procurement.
Mark Smitherman
Product Manager, SAP Ariba Sourcing AI
Mark Smitherman is the Product Manager for SAP Ariba Sourcing AI, where he leads innovation at the intersection of sourcing and artificial intelligence. With nearly a decade at SAP, Mark brings deep expertise in procurement technology, having previously contributed to the SAP Source Agent product team and the customer adoption organization.
Before joining SAP, Mark was a seasoned sourcing practitioner across multiple industries. At Caesars Entertainment, he successfully deployed and managed SAP Ariba for five years, scaling system usage to over $1 billion in spend. As Director of IT Sourcing, he led a team of 12 professionals overseeing $300 million in IT spend and managed hundreds of IT contracts. His earlier roles included SAP Ariba implementations in the banking and construction supply sectors.
Mark holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Investment Management and Computer Science from The University of Alabama.
Discover how SAP Business Suite is revolutionizing procurement with a focus on sustainability and strategic procurement. This webinar explores the SAP Ariba Sourcing capabilities that enable the collection of Scope 3 emissions data during sourcing events, setting a strong foundation for sustainability initiatives early in the procurement process. Additionally, we will delve into how industries co-innovate with suppliers to develop sustainable products and accurately measure carbon footprint implications of supplier selection. Join us to learn how these advanced tools can help your organization drive sustainable procurement practices and achieve long-term environmental goals.
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Speakers
Allan Soo
Product Marketing, Emerging Regulations & Sustainability – Procurement and External Workforce
Allan is an expert in global procurement and external workforce sustainability reporting and regulations. Having worked extensively for 7 years across product marketing, product management and engineering roles, he conveys business case benefits and technical know-how on embedding sustainability across procurement processes. He is currently the subject matter expert for SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass when it comes to customers requiring solutions to comply with ESG reporting directives.
Abdul Hakeem
Senior Director, Product Marketing
Abdul Hakeem, a seasoned procurement and supply chain technology professional, brings over two decades of expertise in helping organizations modernize operations. At SAP, he works with customers, partners, and product engineering teams to shape solutions that empower manufacturers to deliver innovative, sustainable, high-quality products faster and more efficiently.