Heads of Procurement

Experience the value of professional sparring

Who do you seek support from in your everyday life?
As head of procurement, you are important to the business, and are required to create and deliver measurable value.

VALUABLE RELATIONSHIPS

A peer network is vital for new ideas

Your role in procurement is multi-faceted – you need to make sure the right products are purchased, in the right quantities, at the right price and at the right time. It requires constant thought and a focus on assessing how best to optimize the value-adding functions of the business. At the same time, you need to master the ability to build and maintain key partnership relationships, as well as creating a pervasive trust, as you assist the business in ensuring that monetary resources are managed wisely. If you work in procurement, you are undeniably an important player for the company.

Sometimes you can get stuck in the same thoughts, considerations and routines – most people know this. For this reason, it can make sense to seek advice and sparring from others, which can ultimately help to renew motivation for your daily work.

Community of industry peers

Members of this Peer Group

In this peer group, you will meet experienced Senior Procurement Leaders (CPO, Head of/ VP Procurement, Senior Directors) working for medium & large Belgian and multinational companies located in Belgium. They all have an international scope.

Keep up to date

Topics we discuss?

We focus on the challenges that you have Top of Mind, together with the chair our members select and prioritize the topics they want to deep-dive into during the five-yearly half-day meetings.

Sample topics include: 

  • Deploying and extracting real benefits from e-procurement software and solutions
  • Measuring value of effective cost reduction and risk management
  • How to effectively measure and articulate value concerning risk and quality
  • How to get and leverage the right price and market data
  • Installing project management skills for procurement professionals
  • Designing and leading (international) teams and controlling (international) spend
  • Relative positioning of direct vs indirect procurement and achieving management buy in
  • Supply chain agility
  • Digitalisation -Transformation, Profiles & Skills
  • Procurement Traning & Upskilling
  • Enhancing Supply Chain capabilities
  • Adapting and investing in new technology
  • Workforce Management
  • Effective Remote Working
  • Management buy-in and trust
  • Business Partnering
  • Procurement Measurement & Metrics
  • ERP Platform Renewal etc…
MORE THAN A PEER GROUP

EGN is so much more than a Peer Group

Members Universe

Ask questions to your industry peers, keep yourself up to date, and get global perspectives.

Webcasts & Events

Experience top-of-the-line webcasts and events. Get members-only content and continue the conversation in Members Universe.

A network behind you

If you lose your job, you can stay in your Peer Group for one year with our Between Jobs initiative.

Value for you and your company

A strong network of Peers delivers valuable inputs and new ideas

We connect you with Leaders who share your responsibilities and challenges, together we make each other better.

Company

Company Benefits?

  • Employee development – Enhanced skills and new business insights
  • Benchmarking and best practices
  • Large savings on Consultants, Product and Market research, Courses and Education in general.

Member

Member Benefits?

  • 5 half-day Peer Group meetings over 12 months. 
  • 1 exclusive social dinner and separate apéritif per year with your Peer Group.  
  • 1 in-person annual event with a high-profile speaker per year. Bringing together our members from all EGN Belgium groups. 
  • Monthly webinars led by expert keynote speakers on a range of leadership topics.
  • Member´s Universe: Contact or query, 24/7 year-round, to 15.000 members worldwide and 800+ professionals in Belgium. 
  • 1 in-person onboarding meeting per month for newly joined members of EGN to grow your network and learn the art of effective networking.

Peace of mind

You are in good hands

30 years of experience

What started as one man’s vision in 1992 is now a global network with 15.000 members in 15 countries.

Matching is key

Our experienced Network Advisors match you with leaders who share your level of responsibility and represent similar companies. We unite you with companies from diverse industries.

All members have veto rights to avoid the submission of competitors. 

Trust & Confidentiality

Trust is important in a network, therefore all our meetings are confidential.

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