
STAR Day: Smarter Supply Chains
WEDNESDAY 12th March 2025, 10:00AM – 15:00PM
Derby Leisure & Events Venue
This is an invite-only event. Please register your interest for future events here.
Join us as we explore the future of supply chain excellence through digitisation, AI, and Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP). We will discuss how the latest advancements in technology are reshaping procurement, streamlining decision-making, and enhancing supplier collaboration. In addition, we will delve into the power of S&OP in aligning supply and demand for greater business resilience.
These strategies are not just about processes – they involve people. We will explore how to integrate these approaches to build a smarter, more agile supply chain while fostering collaboration, efficiency, and long-term growth.
Speakers
Our team of procurement coaches will be at the event to guide you through actionable strategies to build a more agile, collaborative, and growth-focused supply chain.

Dan Cramp
Business Transformation Executive

Samantha Springer
Procurement Coach

Christian Woodyatt
Procurement Coach

Craig Van Niekerk
Procurement Coach

Steve Bryan
Procurement Coach

Raj Dharmadhikari
Procurement Coach
Topics
Digitisation and AI in Supply Chain
We will discuss the latest advancements in digitisation and artificial intelligence, and how it looks set to revolutionise procurement processes. This session will explore the integration of AI tools to streamline purchasing decisions and enhance supplier collaboration – offering guidance on how Sharing in Growth team could support your journey toward a smarter, more agile supply chain.
Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP)
Explore how S&OP deployment can strengthen your organisation’s ability to align supply and demand. Gain insights into how our supply chain coaches can help implement or refine your S&OP framework for greater business outcomes.
Bridging the Gap: The Power of Integration
Understand how digitisation and S&OP are not isolated efforts, but complementary components of a holistic supply chain strategy. How, by leveraging the synergy between these focus areas, your organisation can enhance decision-making, build resilience and flexibility whilst driving profitability through efficiency and collaboration.
Case study
Hear how Sharing in Growth has aided a current client with their journey to fully implement and integrate business planning through S&OP deployment.
WHAT ARE STAR DAYS?
STAR (Sharing Together Achieves Results) events are hosted and facilitated by Sharing in Growth’s functional experts and partners. The focus of these community of practice seminars will be specifically targeted at functional best practice and designed for professionals and leaders within your business.
OUR EXPERTISE, YOUR PEOPLE
Sharing in Growth (SiG) provides onsite coaching and training courses in the best engineering and quality practices. This enables your business to make vital improvements that will drive both growth, profit, and opportunity.
