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Mission/Purpose:
The mission of the ISM Pharmaceutical Forum is to further advance the pharmaceutical procurement profession by implementing best in class practices,
conducting leading edge workshops, funding Supply Management educational grants and promoting the growth of key minority, small,
small disadvantaged, woman-owned, veteran-owned, service disabled-veteran owned small businesses.
THE ISM PHARMACEUTICAL FORUM WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE PARDNERS THAT SUPPORTED OUR SUCCESSFUL 2010 STATEGIC SOURCING SUMMIT.
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General Information:
The Pharmaceutical Forum
Meetings are held three times per year, at various locations throughout the U.S.
See the Calendar section or contact one of the members for more details.
Goals for 2011-2012:
Elevate the Awareness and Capabilities of Procurement Leaders
- Share best practices in the areas of organization design, structure and impact; metrics;
category strategies and supplier relationship management; sourcing tools and implementation.
- Partner with research organizations and universities to continue to drive innovative approaches and new thinking
Promote the Procurement Profession
- Add a fourth endowment at a university offering a leading edge supply management program.
- Provide professional development and networking opportunities to pharmaceutical supply executives by partnering with DCAT and the ISM Chemical Group to present the Strategic Sourcing Summit & Showcase ’10.
For more information, contact Bill Stirling, Vice President, Global Sourcing & Supply Management, Bristol-Myers Squibb at william.stirling@bms.com
The Supplier Diversity Pharmaceutical Forum
The Supplier Diversity Pharmaceutical Forum is a sub-committee of the Pharmaceutical Forum. This group is comprised of supplier diversity professionals from the pharmaceutical industry.
Meetings are held three times per year at various locations, throughout the U.S..
The 2011-2012 goals of the Supplier Diversity Pharmaceutical Forum include:
Increasing Innovation, Productivity, and Business Results
- Anticipating and Interpreting private & government compliance
- Integrating Supplier Diversity into Sourcing and company culture
- Developing best and next practices in Supplier Diversity
- Performing internal and external benchmarking
- Supporting and influencing key advocacy groups
- Increasing reportable diversity spend
Building Capacity of Small and Diverse Suppliers
- Providing Supplier Development (Ex. Workshops, Mentoring)
- Identify opportunities for key innovative suppliers
For more information regarding the Supplier Diversity Pharmaceutical Forum, please contact:
Co-Chairs Kathleen Castore, Manager, Corporate Initiatives, sanofi-aventis
at:kathleen.castore
908-981-6230
or
Sheri Shafir, Associate Director, Supplier Diversity, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
at:Sheri Shafir
862-778-8149.
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