Conference Day Two
Wednesday 2 December 2015
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08:30 Welcome coffee
08:50 Opening remarks from the Chair
Sanjay Sridher, Managing Director, Accenture Consulting - ANZ
Delivering efficient, effective and economical outcomes by streamlining procurement operations
09:00 Keynote Case Study: Not just saving money - the role of the Department of Finance in whole of government procurement
- Understanding the scope of the Commonwealth Government’s procurement operations
- 4 E’s: how Finance has delivered efficient, effective, economical and ethical coordinated procurement
- How the government is helping facilitate more SME involvement
John Sheridan, First Assistant Secretary, Chief Technology Officer and Australian Government Procurement Coordinator, Department of Finance
09:30 Supplier Diversity: what is it? How can it help mitigate your risks, reduce your costs and be a source of innovation?
Kaljit Bhachu, Director Supplier Diversity - Procurement Advisory, NSW Office of Finance & Services
10:00 How to foster innovation in public sector procurement divisions
- Discovering innovation opportunities within procurement processes to improve outcomes
- Developing organisational capacity to facilitate and manage innovation in your procurement department
- Analysing how to overcome the regulatory and legislative limits on adapting innovation in public procurement divisions
Alan Haynes, Manager Procurement Corporate Strategy and Performance Division, Unitywater
10:30 Morning tea
Achieving better early supplier engagement to increase procurement value
11:10 Case Study: How the Department of Immigration and Border Protection is enhancing quality anddecreasing costs through early supplier engagement (ESE)
- Overviewing the key elements in creating an efficient ESE process
- Outlining the main challenges within ESE and how to overcome them
- Analysing the importance of defining needs, goals and agreeing on timelines to ensure that all supplier expectations are met
Sanaz Mirzabegian, Assistant Secretary, Procurement and Contracts Branch, Department of Immigration and Border Protection
11:40 Panel Discussion: Starting early supplier engagement to achieve cost efficient purchasing operations
- How do you decide on supplier selection criteria in order to achieve procurement objectives?
- What is the best collaboration model to achieve an honest and open relationship with your suppliers throughout the whole procurement process?
- How do you keep your suppliers motivated to deliver high quality purchasing outcomes at the lowest possible cost?
Panel moderator:
Sanjay Sridher, Managing Director, Accenture Consulting - ANZ
Panellists:
Sanaz Mirzabegian, Assistant Secretary, Procurement and Contracts Branch, Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Tania Scott, Procurement Category Manager, Stanwell
Phil Chalkley, Chief Procurement Officer, Victorian Department of Justice
Marea Getsios, Coordinator Procurement, Kogarah City Council
12:25 Networking lunch
Developing a performance based procurement approach to maximise benefits
13:35 Optimising procurement outcomes by implementing a performance based contracting approach
- The benefits of a center led procurement model in improving procurement operations and outcomes
- Analysing how the Defence Material Organisation implements training for their staff to improve procurement and contract capabilities in the DMO team
- Identifying the performance based contracting approach from the DMO in order to achieve better procurement outcomes
Andrew Jacopino, Executive Director Contracting, Defence Materiel Organisation
14:05 Implementing performance measures in supplier contracts to achieve your procurement objectives
- Identifying the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that are crucial to implement when negotiating contracts with suppliers
- Developing a range of contractual mechanisms to promote the key objectives
- Analysing how to measure these performance indicators to evaluate procurement outcomes
Michele Moore, Director Category Management, NSW Department of Education and Communities
14:35 Afternoon tea
15:05 Panel Discussion: Shifting responsibility from government to contractor to obtain better procurement performances
- What are the crucial factors when defining objectives and specifying performance and success metrics at the beginning of the procurement cycle?
- What are the benefits and risks of the responsibility shift for you procurement division?
- Can government make any contract succeed on a performance basis?
Panel moderator:
Sanjay Sridher, Managing Director, Accenture Consulting - ANZ
Panellists:
Charles Jobson, Director Advisory Services, NSW Procurement, Services & Digital Innovation
Alan Haynes, Manager Procurement Corporate Strategy and Performance Division, Unitywater
Marea Getsios, Coordinator Procurement, Kogarah City Council
15:45 Case Study: The federal government’s new indigenous procurement policy – what will be the impact on government procurement contracts and contract negotiations?
- Highlighting the 3 key elements within the new indigenous procurement policy and how the federal government will implement this in procurement operations
- Analysing the implications of this new procurement policy on current contract negotiations
- Implementing tools and support to streamline the transition to these new arrangements
Martin Teulan, Head of Marketing, Sales and Communcations, Supply Nation
16:15 Closing remarks from the Chair and drawing of the lucky door prize!
16:25 End of Day Two and close of conference