Nancy Tiran

ProcureCon Peer-To-Peer Roundtable Discussions (2 rotations)

Be sure to join these interactive roundtable sessions, and take a deep dive into the specific areas you came to discuss. Opportunities to sit and learn from executives like these do not exist elsewhere. Take control of your own event experience. Don’t be shy! Ask questions (or answer them!) of other conference attendees who are dealing with the same challenges as you.
• Network with industry peers with very similar challenges, interests and responsibilities
• Take a deep dive into a niche topic in an intimate and informal setting moderated by a subject matter expert
• Don’t miss out on the discussions you want to participate in—you’ll get to select a new topic after 30 minutes

1. Evaluating Supplier Skillsets
• Nancy Tiran, Director, Marketing & Corporate Services Strategic Sourcing, Best Buy

2. Can Marketing Procurement Benefit From Continuous Improvement Strategies?
• Derrick Jackson, Senior Manager Procurement Marketing Materials & Services, RJ Reynolds

3. Mastering The Agency Briefing Process

4. Improving the Benchmarking and Scorecarding Process for Digital and Marketing Suppliers

5. Finding Savings And Creating Efficiencies By Sourcing Non-Agency Marketing Procurement Tools
o Manuel Cordero, Purchasing Manager, State Farm Insurance Companies

6. Will The Trend Of Lengthening Payment Terms Spill Into Marketing Procurement?
o Cindy Straitiff, Vice President Global Strategic Sourcing, Constellation Brands, Inc.

Be sure to join these interactive roundtable sessions, and take a deep dive into the specific areas you came to discuss. Opportunities to sit and learn from executives like these do not exist elsewhere. Take control of your own event experience. Don’t be shy! Ask questions (or answer them!) of other conference attendees who are dealing with the same challenges as you.
• Network with industry peers with very similar challenges, interests and responsibilities
• Take a deep dive into a niche topic in an intimate and informal setting moderated by a subject matter expert
• Don’t miss out on the discussions you want to participate in—you’ll get to select a new topic after 30 minutes

1. Contracting with Agency Groups
o Nancy Tiran, Director, Marketing & Corporate Services Strategic Sourcing, Best Buy

2. In Depth: Selling Value Metrics To The CPO
o Dan Jeffries, Owner, Jeffries Consulting

3. Achieving Supplier Diversity Within Marketing Procurement
• Louis Williams, Senior Manager – Strategic Sourcing, United Rentals, Inc.

4. Best Practices For Sourcing Startup Suppliers

5. Why Media Audits Are Necessary And How To Properly Carry Conduct One

6. Use of eAuctions in the Marketing Space
• Justin Koehn, ‎Vice President, Strategic Sourcing, SunTrust Bank