UPS’s Journey to Ultimate Supplier Management

UPS is the world's largest package delivery company. To build on the efficiencies the firm is known for, P2P executives adopted a supplier portal for supplier information management. UPS now has a single, central hub for all suppliers and all supplier-related functions – from supplier discovery and registration to dynamic discounting and statement audits. During this webinar, you’ll hear directly from UPS about the company’s portal journey and the transformative changes produced.

What you will learn:

• How portal technology can help you build a clean vendor master.
• The unprecedented control and benefits of automated supplier management – from improved compliance to self-service supplier inquiries.
• How to self-fund a supplier portal with the savings produced. 
• How to customize a portal to enforce varying global regulations.
• How to use a portal to identify diverse suppliers.
• How to build on portal successes with specialized fraud detection software and P2P analytics.

Mark Brousseau
President, Brousseau & Associates 

Over the past 26 years, Mark Brousseau has established himself as a thought leader on accounts payable, accounts receivable, payments and document automation.   A popular speaker at industry conferences and on webinars and podcasts, Brousseau advises prominent end-users and solutions and services providers on how to use automation to improve document- and payments-driven business processes.  Brousseau has chaired numerous educational conferences and has served on several industry committees and boards.  He resides in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and three sons. 

Danny Thompson
SVP Product and Market Strategy, APEX Analytix

Danny Thompson is Senior Vice President of Market and Product Strategy at APEX Analytix and is responsible for defining, communicating and leading our company’s software product strategy and roadmap. He works closely with our customers to ensure that each solution helps them meet their business objectives.

Danny has a proven track record in the procure-to-pay arena, with a strong background in ERP implementation, process automation and financial shared services. He previously was VP of Product Management at Tungsten Network, a global business-to-business e-invoicing firm. He also is a former global process driver for Invoice-to-Pay at Pfizer.

Tim Pidgeon
Controller Coordinator, UPS

Tim is the Controller Coordinator of The Americas Finance Group for UPS Global Business Services. In his role, he is responsible for all GBS Finance activity in the Americas, encompassing operations in Roswell GA, Louisville KY, Mexico City and 2 operations in Medellin Colombia.

Tim has been with UPS for over 37 years with leadership positions in all areas of Finance & Accounting, Financial Systems and UPS Domestic and International Operations. Tim holds degrees in both Accounting and Finance from Bentley University, Project Management certification from Boston University and Executive Continuing Education certification from Emery University. He is also the President of the Board of the Atlanta Community Toolbank, a non-profit located in Atlanta GA.