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Jonathan Webb
Head of Content & Advisory, APAC
Joined 2010
Jonathan Webb opened Procurement Leaders’ Singapore office in May 2018, where he supports regional CPOs and leadership teams. He joined the company in 2010 and led Procurement Leaders’ SRM practice. Jonathan has worked for PwC, the UK government, international think-tank Transparency International, as well as other commercial and research ventures across Asia, Africa and Europe. He writes on supplier relationship management for Forbes and is currently working towards a Ph.D. at Queen Mary University of London. He speaks regularly at industry events across the world.
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Conflict, decoupling and inflation spell danger for supply chains
As uncertainty continues to grow, leaders are accelerating the process of shifting their supply chains
Transform suppliers into a regulatory scanning team to gain a strategic advantage
Jurisdictional complexity requires a different approach to regulatory compliance in APAC
Support the business in taking risks, not eradicating threats
Focus on contextual decision-making when analysing threats to help the business grow
Finding opportunity amid the chaos of a trade war
Although US-based companies are reeling, global organisations may be able to leverage excess supply for suppliers in other countries
Centre supplier management around stakeholder priorities
Rightsizing the number of strategic suppliers and aligning on stakeholder priorities can deliver significant value
Supply chain transparency: Enabling insights into the invisible
The actions and capabilities enabling leading organisations to build trust, elevate skills and processes, and leverage technology to improve supply chain visibility
A playbook for managing inflation and challenging price increases from suppliers
With inflation a significant challenge, buyers provide insight into how they are avoiding or mitigating price increases
Insights now: Pivot from linear to circular procurement
The circular economy challenges businesses and their procurement functions to rethink both their operations and supply chains to maximise environmental efficiency
Virtual roundtable write-up: Supply chain transparency
This virtual roundtable discussion explored supply chain transparency and how progressive procurement functions are leading their businesses in delivering greater insight and control over complex supply chains.
Guide to: Switching supplier
While replacing a supplier with a new provider is a complex and costly process, sourcing and building competitive alternatives is a habit that enables buyers to continually provide value
The Government of Singapore’s approach to streamlining the onboarding process for startups
The procurement team has implemented new strategies and streamlined processes to fast-track startups into the sourcing process for every government agency
Managing and responding to supply chain risk
Procurement’s ability to rebuild its risk capabilities will be central to the function’s plans for 2020 and beyond
Procurement 101: Supplier switching
This session provides insights into supplier switching – a costly process that requires significant research, analysis and stakeholder engagement
Choosing the right negotiation tactics to deliver value
Driving real cost reductions from suppliers is crucial for procurement functions during a downturn, but teams must balance cost savings with ensuring supply continuity
Negotiating in a downturn
The Covid-19 crisis requires procurement teams to negotiate with suppliers to secure greater value. To do so, they must balance cost-saving targets with ensuring supply remains robust and secure
Procurement 101: Negotiation
This session examines tactics procurement teams can adopt when negotiating with suppliers to gain greater value
Building an impactful SRM programme
Procurement Leaders hosted a virtual roundtable on building an impactful SRM programme with attendees from food, manufacturing, cosmetics and other industries.
Covid-19: The time to invest in risk mitigation capabilities is now
As procurement functions grapple with the fallout from the spread of coronavirus, now is the time to start thinking about the lessons to take forward
Procurement 101: Supplier relationships and collaboration
Collaborative supplier relationships are a unique subset of suppliers that require a specialist set of practices and skills to manage appropriately