Keynote – Trends and Challenges in Pharma Sourcing and Procurement:  Relationship Management and the Procurement´s Operational Arm

Keynote – Trends and Challenges in Pharma Sourcing and Procurement:  Relationship Management and the Procurement´s Operational Arm

• Accelerate, cultivate, innovate! —Managing relationships with the modern supplier
• How Bayer’s external relationship governance model adds value to the business ensuring a reliable partnership and complements the sourcing & procurement Functions
• Trends on procurement roles and the necessity to have an operational perspective
• Different approaches from different business necessities
• Trends on how to best manage CMOs, 3PLs and clinical trials partners.

The upcoming presentation will delve into the evolving landscape of pharmaceutical sourcing and procurement, focusing on relationship management as the operational backbone. It will explore strategies to accelerate, cultivate, and innovate relationships with modern suppliers, drawing insights from Bayer’s external relationship governance model to ensure reliable partnerships and complement sourcing and procurement functions. The discussion will also highlight emerging trends in procurement roles, emphasizing the need for an operational perspective and showcasing diverse approaches tailored to specific business requirements. Furthermore, the presentation will address effective management strategies for contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs), third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and clinical trial partners, reflecting ongoing trends in the pharmaceutical industry.

Luiz Barberini, Operations Manager – External Manufacturing Latin America, Bayer

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