Michael Werner

Head of Group Procurement
Axiata Group Berhad

Michael Werner was named as Head of Group Procurement at Axiata Group, one of Asia’s largest telecommunication groups serving more than 260 million customers, in December 2015. Michael Werner has been with Axiata Group Procurement since February 2014. In his previous positions as Head of Strategy & Transformation and Head of Strategic Sourcing Technology he has been instrumental in transforming the telco’s procurement from a decentralized structure into a centre led shared service and in setting up the Axiata Procurement Centre in 2014. He also builds up the Group strategic sourcing teams for network and IT.

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Day 1

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

11:40 The Axiata Transformation: How to implement an effective procurement transformation strategy that incorporates your suppliers, stakeholders and procurement team

• Tackling the resistance to change: How early do you start and who needs to be involved?

• Active communication, engagement, and participation: How do you ensure that all key parties are on board?

• How do you improve the communication channels amongst your suppliers, stakeholders, and procurement team for a more integrated change management approach?

14:40 Panel discussion: Procurement as a linkage function: How can procurement facilitate and drive an improved and aligned dialogue between internal and external stakeholders?

• How can procurement be more accessible to the rest of the organization?

• Evaluating the influence of procurement: What criteria do you use?

• Reversing communication channels: How can procurement take the lead with the sales teams?

• What is procurement’s role in bridging communication gaps within the organization?

• How can you succeed in getting your stakeholders to understand & support your procurement decisions?