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In the meantime, please take a look at the upcoming SIG networking events

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NETWORKING EVENTS

GLOBAL SUMMITS

Mar 10-12 2015 – Amelia Island

SYMPOSIUMS

March 25 – Minneapolis, MN

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REGIONAL ROUNDTABLES

Feb 4 – Seattle, WA

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RECENT POSTINGS

The SIG Career Network is bursting with opportunities.

New jobs are posted daily by some of the best known global

companies in the world for those

seeking careers in sourcing, outsourcing, procurement and

related functions.

For more information go to: www.sig/career-center.org

NEW to the Career Network!

• HBO – posted January 21:

• Procurement Manager

• Buyer

• Ecolab – posted January 20:

• Procurement Manager

• Ecolab – posted January 14:

• Procurement Manager – Packaging

• Procurement Director – Travel & Fleet

• Yahoo! – posted January 9:

• Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

• GAP Inc. – posted January 7:

• Manager, Sourcing and Supplier Mgt

• Manager, Program Management Office

• Sourcing Manager – GAPTech

Software

• OUC – posted January 6:

• Interim Procure-to-Pay Director

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Upcoming Free SIG Webinars:

January 27, 2015How Can Global Occupiers Benefit From the Rise of Challenger CitiesPresented by DTZ

February 3, 2015Solution Deep Dive: Contract Management –Facilitating Signature and CompliancePresented by SAP/Ariba

February 10, 2015Cybersecurity and Privacy Issues in Sourcing Support of M&A DealsPresented by Mayer Brown

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Upcoming Town Hall Teleconference:

February 11th

The Keys You Need for Acquiring and

Managing Talent

Presented by:

Clyde Dornier

Independent Consultant

SIG Town Hall Teleconferences

bring a small group of buy-side ONLY attendees together for a facilitated discussion on top-of-mind issues in an open-mic, private conversation.

Town Hall Teleconferences are NOT recorded.

Calendar of Town Hall

Teleconferences

Taking place at 1:00 pm Eastern on

the following dates:

February 11 August 12

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SIG Symposiums and Regional Roundtables provide education and local networking for members and invited non-member corporate users

Symposiums 2015:

Minneapolis – March 25Toronto, Canada – May 20Columbus – Sep 16New York– Oct 15San Francisco Bay Area – Nov 13

Regional Roundtables 2015:

Seattle – Feb 4 Hartford – Feb 25Sydney AU – April 15 Chicago – April 29 Houston – May 6

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A SIG Global Summit is…

• Non-commercialized

• Almost 70% buy-side• Global brands

• 3 days of networking• Executive Roundtables

• Nearly 50 breakout sessions

69% at director level or above, of which 43% are VP/C-level; Recent speakers include:

www.sig.org/summits.php

Dr. Kenneth SullivanNext Practices in Leadership and

Sourcing: Create Value for the Greater

Good

Randy LewisAdding Meaning to Your Mission:

Improving Results While Making the

World a Better Place

Steve PetersonThe Source of Value: Research-based

Insights into How Procurement Drives

Value

Keynote speakers:

Supplier ManagementMeasure performance, reduce supply chain costs and get

everything related to all your suppliers at single place

Zach Bolt

Zach Bolt, Director of Solutions Consulting at Zycus, has worked in

software sales, implementation, and support for his entire career. He has

worked in procurement as well as asset management and ERP, inventory

management, and demand planning. At Zycus, he heads up global

solutions consulting in support of the sales team based in North America.

Director of Solutions Consulting at Zycus

Today’s Webinar Agenda

• Introducing Zycus• An Overview of Supplier Management• Demonstration of Zycus iSupplier Solution• Q&A

Zycus Comprehensive Solution Suite

ZycusSource-to-Pay Suite

iSave

iPerform

iSupplier iContract

Repository

iContract

Authoring

iSourc

e

Aut

oCla

ss

iCost

iAnalyz

e

Financial

Savings

Management

Procure-

to-

Pay

Supplier

Management

Contract

Management

Spend

Analysis

eSourcingOne

View

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier

Registration Step 1:

Supplier Registration

Supplier portal for self registration

of supplier

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier

Registration Step 2:

Supplier On-boarding

Pre-qualification

Duplication check

Regulatory compliance check

Automated approval workflows

Supplier forums

Supplier

On-boarding

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier Information

Management

Supplier

Registration

Supplier

On-boarding

Step 3:

Supplier Information Management

Document tracking, audit trail management

Single source of supplier information for multiple

facilities

Integration with ERPs and parent-child linkage

Easy search with multiple parameters and user

configurable views

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier Risk

Management

Supplier Information

Management

Supplier

Registration

Supplier

On-boarding

Step 4:

Supplier Risk Management

Supplier data enrichment

Auto alerts

Risk score

Supplier trend analysis for preventive

risk management

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier Performance

Management

Supplier Risk

Management

Supplier Information

Management

Supplier

Registration

Supplier

On-boarding

Step 5:

Supplier Performance Management

KPIs and scorecards

Continuous performance evaluation

Performance benchmarking and strategic suppliers

Identification of low performing suppliers

One click export functionality for supplier

performance data

Integration with ERP to pull performance dataReactivate

Supplier

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier

Off boarding

Supplier

Development

Supplier Performance

Management

Supplier Risk

Management

Supplier Information

Management

Supplier

Registration

Supplier

On-boarding

Step 6:

Supplier Development

Identification of supplier improvement areas

Collaboration with suppliers through shared

supplier portal

Corrective actions through tasks & milestones

Template library for development programs

Reactivate

Supplier

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier

Off boarding

Supplier

Development

Supplier Performance

Management

Supplier Risk

Management

Supplier Information

Management

Supplier

Registration

Supplier

On-boarding

Reactivate

Supplier

Organizational Impact: Qualitative Business Benefits

Enhance

visibility of

senior

management

into supplier

performance

Reduce cycle

time for

performance

measurement

Increase

compliance

to SLA’s by

suppliers Develop

suppliers

through

dedicated

improvement

programs

Ensure

efficient

on-boarding

process

Contribute to

top and

bottom-line

revenue

Questions?zachary.bolt@zycus.com

Thank You for attending this Web Seminar!

For more information, please contact:

Zachary BoltDirector, Solutions ConsultingZycus Inc.Zachary.Bolt@zycus.com

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