Carrie is an experienced procurement and business services leader with experience leading teams across all indirect spend categories and select direct procurement activities in large public and private corporations with a track record of delivering cost savings, process improvement and mitigating risk. She has led teams through multiple business structure transformations and service model evolutions with a focus that combines operational and financial acumen, project management expertise, relationship building and a transformative mindset to build a high performing function that delivers economic value. Carrie has additional experience leading sustainability and supplier diversity initiatives and brings a background in finance as well as procurement.
Monday March 8, 2027
9:50 AM Panel: Ask The CPOs: Procurement’s MVP: Breaking Down What It Takes To Become A Strategic Sourcing Superstar
Being successful in procurement goes far beyond category management and cost savings. Because the people are the point, building procurement's future starts with the people behind the function. In this open format discussion, CPOs and Heads of Sourcing will share how they identify, hire, develop, and retain strategic procurement talent. Especially as AI changes the skills teams need and talent gaps persist. From hiring for judgment, curiosity and critical thinking to developing commercial expertise, influence and storytelling, discover what it takes to build high-performing procurement teams and become a true procurement MVP (Most Valued Professional).
Key takeaways:
- Identifying the skills leaders need to prioritize when hiring procurement talent
- Determining which traditional procurement skills are no longer as critical and which will remain valuable in the future
- Redesigning development plans as AI and automation create new opportunities for development
- Creating an actionable plan to accelerate your own career growth
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Carrie.
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