Sander Voorn

Strategic Sourcing Systems & Process Manager Royal Dutch Shell

Sander Voorn is the Strategic Sourcing systems and process manager at Royal Dutch Shell where he has led the Source to Contract digital transformation over the past 4 years. During this time the S2C cycle-time was halved and major resourcing efficiency gains were realized. Prior to this, he developed and implemented Shell’s Supplier Performance Management best practices for its Arctic operations. Ensuring safe and efficient performance throughout its supply chain. Sander’s first global digital transformation was in 2005 when he developed a global programme for the sourcing and management of Shell’s 10,000+ Contingent workforce. The transparency and control this enabled reduced Contingent Workforce cost by USD 60 Mln+ annually. Sander received his Master’s in International Economics & Economic Geography from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

Agenda Day One: 19 October

9:00 AM FIRESIDE CHAT: Implementing Digitalization, Automation and AI Systems in Procurement to Enhance Productivity & Growing Ethical Standards

With the rise of digital systems in business, and their inevitable impact on global procurement processes, the effects are considerable.

This session will address:

· Discussing how to lead a transformation to digitize and automate Source-to-Contract and E2E processes

· How the use of certain digital systems and tools have had a huge and measurable impact on output

· How centralizing procurement activities can support your contracting & procurement workforce

· What steps are being taken to develop actions and solutions to diversify suppliers

· What steps are being taken to ensure that workers’ welfare rights and ethical standards are substantially increased