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Brian Kyle

Managing Director, Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Management
American Cancer Society

Brian Kyle is the Managing Director of Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Management for the American Cancer Society. With a deep investment in helping to end cancer as a major health problem, he joined ACS in 2014, and is currently leading an initiative to operationalize a category management framework across the Society. Prior to joining ACS, he spent 12+ years at Siemens, where he held numerous international leadership positions, including Head of Real Estate Procurement Americas and,while living in Beijing, Manager of Asian Procurement.
Leading a strategic purchasing department is well-suited to Brian’s passion for developing teams and continuous improvement. Brian focuses on cultivating employee talent with the goals of managing supply chain risks, optimizing costs, strengthening supplier relationships, driving innovation and enhancing revenue.
Brian and his wife, Dr. Rachel Bowser, live in one of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods, Candler Park, along with their talented 10-year-old daughter, and their less talented cat and dog. Sometimes with those partners and sometimes on his own, Brian enjoys music, reading, creating glass mosaic art, hiking and camping.

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Practitioner-Only Interactive Working Groups and Critical-Topic Workshops

Friday, December 9th, 2016

13:55 Exploring the Roles of the Procurement and the HR Department in Total Contingent Workforce Management

Contingent Workforce Management is often run in silos. This can lead to confusion and discord. This session is dedicated to explaining the different roles of the procurement and HR department in CWM and how these two functions can communicate and work together to take a program from passable to outstanding.