Erin Geldard

Chief Procurement Officer
Cogeco

Ms. Geldard joined Cogeco Cable Canada in May 2014 to help build the strategic sourcing team for Cogeco Cable Canada and to lead major procurement driven initiatives for Cogeco Cable Inc. Prior to joining Cogeco, she occupied various management positions within the supply chain at Bombardier Aerospace from 1996 to 2010. From 2010 to 2014, Ms. Geldard was Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing and Administrative shared services for Desjardins Group throughout Canada. She built the strategic sourcing department for the business sectors and was in charge of leading the internal administrative shared services through successful optimisation initiatives.

Ms. Geldard holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Université de Québec à Montréal (Montréal) as well as of Executive MBA from Paris Dauphine (Paris, France). She has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from McGill University (Montreal) as well as a Certificate in Aeronautical Engineering from École Polytechnique (Montréal).

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Structuring Relationships for Maximum Competitiveness

Monday, July 3rd, 2017

10:45 Panel Discussion | Getting a Seat at the C-Suite Table

Procurement has evolved from a transaction driven function to a business driven department that has the potential to add more to the bottom line quickly than any other department. How can you build trust across all business units and help them to understand your value proposition to achieve savings and get a seat at the table? This panel will share success stories and lessons learned for:
 Demonstrating credibility
 Aligning the corporate strategy to cross functional collaboration that maximizes and delivers value
 Engaging executives to become a chief member of decision making