Dapo Ajayi

Chief Procurement Officer
AstraZeneca

Dapo has enjoyed a long career with AstraZeneca, holding a variety of senior Operations and Commercial roles. In April 2014 Dapo assumed the role of AZ Chief Procurement Officer accountable for the company’s external spend and supplier base across the end to end value chain.

Dapo has held a wide variety of leadership roles across the AZ business, most recently VP Global External Sourcing where she was responsible for Operation’s global supply chain related external spend; and VP Cornerstone in GMSO, where she led the development of a new set of company-wide strategic commercial capabilities, ‘the Cornerstone model and mind-set’, and led the team responsible for the Branded Generics business initiative. Previous roles included leadership of the iPR business and UK manufacturing sites and heading the International Project Management and Asset Capability Group.

Dapo has a pharmacy degree and is a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.

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Main Day 2: Optimising Business Connectivity and Collaboration

Saturday, September 3rd, 2016

08:45 Leadership Interview: Lessons Learned Connecting Procurement with Business Needs and Requirements

Learn how Dapo believes understanding business requirements and simplifying processes to meet these needs is crucial to sustain growth and compete in today’s business environment. Finding the right balance will depend on the success of procurement in engaging business partners and driving value beyond savings.

How to go about understanding your business’ true needs
Rethinking how to meet these needs through simplifying processes
How to develop the right team to sustain delivery of value to your business partners
Lessons learned outside of procurement in execution to drive agility and responsiveness

10:00 CPO Panel Discussion: How to Improve Collaboration and Alignment Against a Backdrop of Constant Change

Change is a constant you have to operate around to succeed and remain competitive, so what are the strategies you need to ensure you keep your internal business partners engaged in driving value beyond savings? Find out from the expert panel by getting all your burning questions answered.

How to keep the trust between procurement and business partners during times of change
How to continuously create value for your business as access to resources constantly shifts
Finding a common goal for the business, procurement and suppliers to protect growth