Normand Allard

VP Canadian Shared Services Sun Life

Normand has over thirty years of experience leading Shared Services groups, Operational teams, and Cross-functional professionals. Normand has extensive experience in supplier relationship management, consulting, operations, production support, service integration and marketing. His proven track record of building long-term relationships and strong strategic partnerships have consistently enabled high business value, scalable and sustainable growth. Normand has led many innovation and transformational programs, helping organizations transcend their current positioning, performance, and capabilities. Normand is a Certified Professional Coach and takes pride in leading people with authenticity, humility, and transparency, empowering employees, and leaders, to unleash their abilities and achieve their purpose.

Thursday, March 28, 2024

12:30 PM Strategic Vendor Management: Revolutionizing Long-term Partnerships for Unmatched Business Value

 Join Sun Life for a discussion on strategic vendor management, inspired by their shared services journey that has rapidly grown to include 700+ employees and 100+ vendor relationships since August 2022. The focus is on creating long-term partnerships that deliver business value beyond cost savings, using the following approaches: 

  

• Demonstrate your company's vision and share business goals to build a shared understanding with vendors. 

  

• Communicate your pain points to gain insight on how vendors can help solve your challenges. 

  

• Envision how vendors can help you reach the next level of excellence and surpass your goals. 

  

• Establish internal teams dedicated to vendor-focused functions, including: business integration, supplier relationship management, and strategic sourcing. 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Normand.

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