Sourcing Forum - Chair Election & “Project Management for Purchasing Operations”
Dear Members,
We are delighted to invite you to the first Sourcing Forum Meeting in 2010 to take place in Sofitel Galaxy on Thursday, 4th February, starting at 14.30.
Topic: Project Management for Purchasing Operations
Industrial sourcing projects are becoming more complex. Shorter product life cycles and time-to-market challenges put pressure on buyers. In many sectors, technical and quality requirements are increasing. As a consequence, professional project planing is gaining importance for sourcing experts. This includes the definition of purchasing targets and the overall localization strategy, supplier evaluation and selection, cost tracking, risk management, project controlling and closure. Our experienced speaker will give a complete overview about setting up purchasing projects and its different steps. The lecture is based on a real-world purchasing example from one of the leading automotive suppliers in the world.
The speaker: Prof. Dr. Guido Maune, Vice General Manager, ZF Drivetech (Hangzhou)
As Vice General Manager of the ZF Drivetech plant in Hangzhou Guido is responsible for the production of bus axles, fork lift drives and mixer drives. In addition he acts as Director Supply Management China for ZF Passau. In this position his responsibilities include strategic sourcing for the three Chinese plants of ZF Passau, supplier development and supply management for export of parts from China. The German ZF Group is one of the leading automotive suppliers in the world. biography
Agenda
14:30-15:00 Registration
15:00-15:30 Sourcing Chair Election
Candidate of Chair: Mr. Martin Kuehl, biography
15:30-16:15 Presentation on "Project Management for Purchasing Operations" by Prof. Dr. Guido Maune from ZF Drivetech (Hangzhou) +Q&A
16:15-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:00 F&T Forum 2010 calendar and ideas for events
Please send your wish list for the topics you would like to discuss in our forum meetings in year 2010 to Ms. Gan Rui at rgan@euccc.com.cn
Please register your attendance by emailing Ms. Tang Jiaying at nanjing@euccc.com.cn by COB February 2nd, 2010.
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