Source One's Procurement Thought Leaders Join the Supply Management Conversation at ISM Annual Conference

    WILLOW GROVE, PA, March 28, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Leading procurement services firm, Source One Management Services proudly announces members of its consultant team will share their unique perspectives on supply management trends and topics as featured speakers and panel members during the Institute for Supply Management's Annual Conference, taking place in Orlando, Florida May 21st- 24th. This year, Source One's procurement consultants take the stage during both the main conference of ISM2017 as well as the executive-only subconference, ExecIn, discussing unique cost reduction strategies, millennial procurement talent trends, and the role of data analytics in supply management.

To kick off ISM2017, Source One's VP of Operations, William Dorn joins the Procurement Transformation: Is a GPO Right for your Organization? panel session taking place on Sunday, May 21st. The discussion will explore how organizations can add value and boost savings by leveraging group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in combination with customized strategic sourcing events. Dorn offers a unique perspective, sharing his insight formed over a decade helping Fortune 1000 clients reduce costs and establish best-in-class agreements through strategic sourcing, as well as by collaborating with leading group purchasing organizations.

On Tuesday May 23rd Source One Director Diego De la Garza is set to moderate panel discussion Should I Stay or Should I Go? De la Garza and his fellow procurement millennial panelists will explore hot millennial talent trends, including the benefits and drawbacks to staying with one employer for an entire career or moving on to another company. Also taking place on Tuesday, Source One's Senior Data Scientist, James Patounas will be co-leading a discussion with Spend Matters' Jason Busch during ExecIn titled, Procurement 4.0. Joined by supply management executives from leading enterprises with annual revenues exceeding $1.2 Billion, Patounas will cover how companies can capitalize on data innovation when applied to procurement and supply management practices.

Source One's VP of Operations, William Dorn shares, "Industry leading organizations are facing unprecedented challenges in today's highly competitive market as it relates to managing global supply chain operations, a multi-generational workforce, and a seemingly unlimited amount of data from which to drive strategic decisions. We're honored to have the opportunity to share our perspectives and insights we've gained through helping top companies address these challenges within their supply management operations as a procurement services provider. We're looking forward to sharing with ISM2017 attendees our experience and hopefully providing actionable advice they can implement within their own supply management practices."

In addition to speaking throughout the conference agenda, Source One's procurement experts can also be found at booth #225. Attendees are welcome to stop by and learn more about Source One's portfolio of spend management solutions.

About Source One
Source One Management Services, LLC is a leading procurement services provider. For decades Source One's team has help procurement organizations of Fortune 1000 companies reach best-in-class status through its portfolio of procurement services. Our experts act as extensions of our clients' resources to deliver market intelligence, spend management best practices, and subject matter expertise where they need it, when they need it. To learn more about Source One's bottom-line impacting solutions, visit us online at: http://www.sourceoneinc.com/consulting-tools/sourcing-and-procurement-services/procurement-services-overview/.

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