Antonio Ballester

Antonio Ballester

Vice President Procurement, Europe MANN + HUMMEL

Day 1 | 22nd September

2:30 PM Presentation: 90% no-touch POs in operational procurement: Why it matters and how to get there - practical cases from Germany's leading organizations

  • Why 90% no-touch matters beyond the number itself - freeing procurement teams from routine transactional work to focus on strategic priorities
  • What drives the no-touch PO rate up, and the KPIs that move alongside it: maverick buying share, freetext-to-PO cycle time, and PR auto-approval volume
  • How Germany's largest organizations got there in practice: from Deutsche Telekom's single entry point for all indirect requests to WACKER's 90% no-touch rate and MANN+HUMMEL's 1.5% maverick buying share

2:50 PM Panel: Elevating Supplier Relationship Management: How can you shift from a price-focused mindset to collaborative partnerships that deliver long-term value and resilience?

  • How can you strengthen strategic supplier relationships to build resilience against Middle East disruption and prepare for future geopolitical crises?
  • How can you digitise and optimize supplier management to deliver measurable strategic benefits and enhance supplier engagement?
  • How can you shift focus from purely price to technology stack assessment, AI capabilities and innovation to scale with partners and co-create value?
  • How can you combat procurement losing leverage with suppliers to retain control in negotiations? 

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