Virginie Vast

Head of Digital SCM
Vodafone

Virginie heads up the Cognitive Procurement & Digital Sourcing for Vodafone Procurement Company, a new function within supply chain to drive the companies journey towards becoming a digitally-driven organisation. Virginie holds awards including ‘Innovative Procurement Manager of the Year’ and “Fleet Manager of the Year’ after she took the lead of the datacenter software strategy and lead the transformation programme to centralise tail-end spend. Virginie has a double Master in Business Administration (MIS and MBA) and has continued to use her degrees and experience to futurise procurement. Virginie will be sharing her cognitive procurement experience and approach within category transformation on day two. Vodafone Procurement Company operates as a supply chain management company and the single point of sale and purchase for the Vodafone group.

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Conference Day Two – Wednesday 5 April 2017

Thursday, May 4th, 2017

16:20 Case study Interactive– How to redefine the future role of your Category Manager using Cognitive Procurement to promote a forward-thinking, ambitious procurement strategy

10 minutes from the leader:

Digitalisation – how to ensure your procurement team remains ambitious within a ‘one way ticket’ to automation
‘The Digital Supply Chain Management Equation’ – how can you team work with and enhance technology?
Embracing ‘self-disrupting’ – how to proactively impose a change in your procurement team

20 minutes: Delegates will set up in round tables – each round table will discuss how to solve this challenge:

What does the future of category management look like in a world of cognitive procurement focus?

10 minutes: Feedback from each round table and conclusion from the leader