EP&SCE 2026

Workshop 1

From Design to Source: Making Direct Procurement Strategic

• Design-to-Source: BOM collaboration across Procurement, R&D, Engineering and Quality driving premium outcomes at optimal cost
• Strategic Sourcing : Patented Samsung AI Use Cases managing your most complex direct sourcing use cases
• Real Customer Use Cases : How leading manufacturing customers improved profit margins and time-to-market

Naomi Oiknin, Senior Solution Consultant, Samsung SDS
Ulrich Bosch, Senior Solution Consultant, Samsung SDS
Ben Grudda, Head of SRM Business, Samsung SDS

Workshop 2

From Data to Value

How Connected Planning & Agentic AI Turn Volatility into Competitive Advantage

• Turning demand volatility into capital-efficient procurement decisions
• Making service level a board-level strategic lever: Reducing inventory by 15–30% while improving availability
• Eliminating the hidden cost of poor master data: Achieving “First-Time-Right” supplier and product data through Agentic AI
• Connecting Sales, Procurement and Supply Chain in one integrated performance model

Oliver Kahrs, Supply Chain Optimisation Expert, Slimstock
Eelco Wever, Managing Director, Slimstock

Workshop 3

Creating sustainable savings driven by procurement:

• Why different approaches are essential – across industries and for different commodities
• Ensure you address the right success factors – suited best for your major categories
• Leveraging AI to address the right categories and levers – improving future performance

Martin Göttert, Principal, TARGUS Management Consulting AG
Frank Welge, Partner, TARGUS Management Consulting AG
Marcel Urban, Partner, TARGUS Management Consulting AG