Zycus and The Hackett Group help you in transitioning to a trusted advisor

PRINCETON, NJ, March 13, 2015 – Zycus, the leading source-to-pay procurement solutions provider, in association with The Hackett Group brings to you the March webinar titled ‘Transitioning to Trusted Advisor: Extending Procurement’s Influence across the Enterprise’ featuring noted procurement leaders as speakers.

On March 19, Hackett’s Global Procurement Advisory Practice Leader, Chris Sawchuk will be joined by Richard Waugh, VP – Corporate Development for Zycus, Chris Martus, Sr. Director Strategic Sourcing at The Mosaic Company, Jeffrey A Smith, Global Souring Director – Indirect Materials and Services, DuPont and Mary Kachinsky, Sr. Director, Strategic Sourcing at Cubist Pharmaceuticals for a round table discussion of how leading practitioners are transitioning to trusted advisors within their own organizations.

Procurement organizations are perennially measured according to their ability to reduce both purchase and purchasing costs. The year ahead is no exception, however, the Procurement agenda for 2015 shows three new focus areas according to the Hackett Group’s annual key issues study:

• Cultivating procurement’s role as a trusted advisor
• Investing in next-generation training and development
• Harnessing big data

In this webinar, Chris Sawchuk will review these and other top issues and priorities, as he discusses:

• • What does it mean to be a “Trusted Advisor”?
  • Which new capabilities are being targeted for investment?
  • How will analytics re-shape the future of procurement?

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Procurement organizations are perennially measured according to their ability to reduce both purchase and purchasing costs. The year ahead is no exception, however, the Procurement agenda for 2015 shows three new focus areas according to the Hackett Group’s annual Key Issues study.