Chira Malmstrom

Category Manager - Outsourcing & R&D
Orion

As Category manager for R&D, QM and PLM Services I ensure the connection between stakeholders and procurement is maintained, sound sourcing processes are followed while stakeholder needs are given first priority My team is a virtual network of c.30 sourcing manager in different global functions, all located mainly in Finland.

Sustainability has been for a long time a leading thought in special areas of indirect procurement in our company. Good example from R&D concerns medicinal chemistry services where supplier and Orion worked successfully together on the topic of “Green chemistry”.

In this session, I will share how sustainability in all its aspects is actually quite easy to build into the work with Suppliers also on Indirect procurement side. As long the aim is to work together with suppliers for new solutions, the benefit (be it cleaner technology/ better workplace/ better environment/less waste/lower costs/ marketing opportunities) will be obvious to both parties in the long run: it is also important to note that sustainability thinking feeds both parties.

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Day Two – Wednesday 18th March

Wednesday, March 18th, 2020

2:50 PM Interview - Ethical indirect sourcing: How to integrate sustainability into your purchasing strategy to support your CSR programme

What lessons can be learned from direct procurement to make sustainability a key pillar of your sourcing strategy?
Doing your due diligence: What questions do you need to ask, and which technologies can support you, to assess your partners’ approach to sustainability?
Thinking beyond the environment: Ensuring that your suppliers are supporting your anti-slavery, fraud prevention, cyber security and data protection values
How to create a sustainability-focused culture within your procurement team to ensure that it remains a constant mind set, not a project-by

2:50 PM Industry Synergy Workshop - Digitalising direct procurement: How can you apply data analytics to your sourcing strategy to increase transparency and cost effectiveness?

Taking stock of your direct procurement processes and identifying areas for digitalisation improvements
Understanding what data you need to be acquiring, assessing quality and building a strategy for sustained improvement
How to use supply chain visibility solutions to put the power back in your hands and measure your suppliers effectively
Analysing data generated from your supply chain visibility solutions to hold your suppliers to a higher standard and to create more robust and agile structure