Brenda Wellwood

Brenda Wellwood

Strategic Sourcing Manager - Indirect Blommer Chocolate Company

Tuesday March 9, 2027

1:40 PM Workshop: Stop That!: Teaching Business Partners To Buy The Right Way

We've all dealt with business partners who just don't seem to want to get with the program. But with today's market volatility, rapid tech innovations, and constant pressures to get things done faster, procurement needs stakeholders working with them, not against them. Explore practical ways to reduce maverick spend, improve stakeholder adoption, and influence buying behaviors across the organization so procurement can better manage risk, control costs, and support the business for today's challenges. 

Key takeaways:  
  • Changing the behaviors business partners use to get past procurement guidelines 
  • Successfully reducing maverick spend and increasing process adoption 
  • Building stronger stakeholder relationships that drive earlier procurement engagement 
  • Creating strategies to influence buying decisions across global teams 

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

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