Nathan Ayres

Executive Director - Global IT Procurement
Merck

Nathan J Ayres is Executive Director – Global IT & BPO Procurement at Merck & Co. He joined Merck in 2005 and has held positions of increasing responsibility within global procurement across logistics, marketing and telecoms as well as leading country procurement and integration roles. Nathan is based in Whitehouse Station, NJ.

In his current role Nathan is focused on creating customer focused sourcing strategies that enable the business to react and adapt to the constantly changing external market and enable Merck to drive value from supplier partner networks.

With more than 20 years’ experience in procurement he has held positions within Thomson Consumer, Motorola, Xyratex Seagate and Raytheon prior to joining Merck.

Nathan holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Ashridge Business School and is a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply both in the UK.

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Procurement Evolution: Cost Savings, Strategic Sourcing & Value In Pharma

Sunday, April 10th, 2016

13:50 Panel Discussion: Strategies For Better Negotiation In Indirect Categories

Wouldn’t it be ideal to hear from procurement leaders how to negotiate better in indirect categories? Also, what other pharmaceutical companies are doing so you’d have a benchmark to go against and compare information? We couldn’t agree more. Plan to attend this strategic session and hear firsthand how to add value through effective negotiation. The panel will shed light and increase knowledge on what indirect can bring to the forefront.
• Providing procurement with a competitive advantage when
entering negotiations
• Connecting data streams for a clear view of what’s transpiring
both internally and externally
• Elevating management sentiment on indirect sourcing and the
importance in top corporations
• Establishing benchmarks for the effective utilization and
comparison of information
• Arming procurement with predictive analytics to augment
strategy