Next Generation Supply Chains: Building a Scalable, Connected Operating Model


This webinar will take place on:
12 June, 2025
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM EDT


As global markets evolve and operational complexity increases, supply chain leaders are being called to reimagine how their organizations operate. This webinar will provide practical strategies and insights to support your transformation efforts, going beyond theory to offer real-world approaches tailored to the evolving needs of supply chain, procurement, and shared services executives. This executive-level session will explore how to modernize the supply chain operating model by leveraging shared services concepts, adopting emerging technologies, and building structural flexibility.

Key discussion areas will include:

  • Leveraging shared services concepts in your supply chain operating model.
  • Integrating AI, automation, and service management technologies to enhance decision-making, reduce costs, and streamline workflows.
  • Developing and implementing Centers of Expertise (CoEs) to centralize knowledge, scale best practices, and enable innovation.
  • Establishing the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process owner role to ensure end-to-end accountability for organizations with scale.


CPE Credits

This webinar is eligible for 1.0 CPE credits in the NASBA field of study, Business Management & Organization - Non-Technical. 

To earn CPE credits, the learner is expected to:

- Attend a minimum of 50 mins of the webinar

- Participate in at least two polls 

SSON is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.



Speakers

John Francis
Partner
ScottMadden

John Francis is a partner within both the Corporate & Shared Services and the Energy practices at ScottMadden. He co-leads the supply chain practice which delivers projects across industries from logistics to energy. John spent 13 years at McMaster-Carr Supply Company, a multibillion-dollar industrial supply firm that ships thousands of small packages a day throughout North America. He was one of 13 corporate officers at the firm and was responsible for the functional areas of finance, human capital management, materials management, inventory management, contact center operations, and marketing.

Trey Robinson
Partner
ScottMadden

T. L. “Trey” Robinson, III, is a business transformation and shared services leader, specializing in multifunction shared services design, implementation, and improvement. Trey co-leads the supply chain practice. With more than 25 years of consulting experience, he brings extensive knowledge in creating and implementing shared services strategies, leading major corporate transformations, and improving profitability for client companies. He has interacted with corporate directors and officers of domestic and global companies, covering energy, aerospace and defense, retail, professional services, healthcare, telecommunications, and manufacturing industries. Trey is an author of numerous articles and is frequent speaker at shared services industry conferences.

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