TR Kannan | ProcureCon East

TR Kannan

TR Kannan

Sr. Director, Strategic Sourcing – Source-to-Pay (S2P) COE Vertex Pharmaceuticals

September 30, 2026

11:00 AM Presentation: Let’s Get Strategic: Designing A Center Of Excellence For The Modern Organization

We all talk about how procurement can operate as a strategic partner but making that shift requires the right structure. Through setting up a Procurement Center of Excellence, teams can enable standardization, scaling initiatives, and innovation across process, data, governance, and supplier management.


Key takeaways:

    • Identifying when your company can benefit from forming a CoE
    • Developing a solid framework across process excellence, digital & data, governance & risk, and supplier lifecycle management
    • Enforcing the skills needed to sustain a successful CoE function
    • Setting metrics that quantify value, demonstrate ROI, and track ongoing success 

    Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining TR.

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