China’s First Conference on Services Procurement, Shanghai, April 26

Shanghai, China - Most organizations in China devote a sizeable portion of their budgets to buying services and typically, from an overall procurement perspective; services spend usually represents 30% of their total purchasing.

While they represent a significant opportunity for savings, many multinationals who have established their headquarters in China have not addressed their services spend because they have focused on the sourcing and procurement of “direct” manufactured goods in China.

Nevertheless, some leading-edge companies are beginning to focus on services spend and bringing a degree of professionalism to defining and managing this category and eventually uncover a gold mine of potential savings.

Delegates who attend ProcureServices China in Shanghai on April 26 will be able to learn to:
- Uncover and manage "hybrid" or "bundled spend" e.g. services purchases bundled with goods;
- Manage efficiently services spend activities by functional categories from Accounting Services to Warehouse Management;
- Develop formal services supplier management programs across all service categories;
- Adopt best procurement and contracting methods for your services spend e.g. master service agreements (MSA), written requests (RFx documents), direct sourcing (sole source or single source);
- Make use of innovative software solutions for services procurement and management.

As services costs dramatically increase in China, Services procurement is the next frontier for significant cost savings. The opportunity is there - save the date for ProcureServices to gain valuable insight into successful strategies and tactics to tackle your services supply chain in China.

ProcureServices will include a compact and efficient exhibition space bringing the latest services and solutions focused on services procurement. If you think that traditional trade shows work best for your solutions, think again. Our experience in running supply chain events in China has shown that delegates who come to learn and network also want to meet solution providers who can help them in their China operations.

Credentialed members of the press are welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Max Henry at mhenry@supplychain.cn or call today +86 21 51021617.

About CSCC
The China Supply Chain Council (CSCC) is a leading professional organization for Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Logistics Professionals in China. It is now a fast community reaching more than 10,000 professionals all across China. As a neutral and independent professional organization, CSCC mission is to stimulate the understanding, adoption and use of supply chain and logistics management by providing, among others, a directory, newsletters, seminars, workgroups, resources and other information. For more info, please visit: www.supplychain.cn