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Tripp Cates

Director, Sales
CoreTrust

Tripp is an experienced sales professional within the manufacturing, supply and distribution industry with a successful sales background in business/contract analysis, vendor and account management, customer service and contracting and procurement principals. For CoreTrust, Tripp’s focus is on indirect supply chain procurement for products and services within the manufacturing vertical market. Prior to this role with CoreTrust, Tripp worked to build custom solution offerings as part of the Purchased Services team at HealthTrust. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville with a bachelor’s degree in General Business and Economics.

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Managing The Value Stream

Friday, March 9th, 2018

12:30 Harnessing the Purchasing Power of Aggregation

Ask procurement professionals about their day-to-day responsibilities and they’ll undoubtedly name RFPs and contract negotiation. These are probably also the first two items on their job descriptions. Entire workdays are guided by upcoming contract renewal dates, with favoritism often given to suppliers offering an easy win. So what’s wrong with this mindset? Listen as CoreTrust discusses an innovative approach to delivering value by harnessing the purchasing power of aggregation.

16:40 Roundtable Discussions

TABLE 1: Harnessing the Purchasing Power of Aggregation

Hosted by: Tripp Cates, Director, Sales, CoreTrust

TABLE 2: The Uber-ization of Supplier Enablement

Hosted by: Gabe Perez, VP of Strategy & Market Development, Coupa Software

TABLE 3: Building a Sustainable Supply Chain Using CSR Ratings

Hosted by: Daniel Perry, Senior Account Executive, EcoVadis

TABLE 4: Procurement’s New Mission Beyond Savings—Agility

Hosted by: Christian Lanng, CEO, TradeShift

TABLE 5: Mastering the Art of Managing Sole Sources

Hosted by: Kristin Gallagher, Director, Global Sourcing and Procurement, Russell Investments

TABLE 6: Creating an Effective Total Talent Management Sponsorship Model

Hosted by: Ronald H. Lippitt, Senior Vice President, Agile•1

TABLE 7: Three Ways To Increase Savings and Operational Efficiencies Within Your Indirect Spend

Hosted by: Jeff Hillenmayer, Head of Corporate Sourcing - Americas, HRS Global Hotel Solutions

TABLE 8: Marketing Procurement – An Untapped Category with Big Potential

Hosted by: Patrick Fogarty, CEO Americas, Charterhouse

TABLE 9: Total Collaboration Management

Hosted by: Lesley O’Bryan, Principal and Vice President, Advito

TABLE 10: ProcureCon Survey Findings: Benchmarking Procurement’s Role in Driving Innovation

Hosted by: Michael Blough, GVP, Sales – North America, Rimini Street

TABLE 11: P-Card Innovation

Hosted by: Joanna Martinez, Founder, Supply Chain Advisors LLC, Cushman & Wakefield