494: Connected Planning for Financial Outcomes and Sustainability w/ Anaplan

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are multiple ways of looking at every business topic. Provider and practitioner are the ones procurement is most familiar with, but there are also third parties like researchers and academics. When we are trying to master a subject - especially one that we will have to manage cross-functionally - the more perspectives we can compare and synthesize, the better.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Art of Procurement recently had an opportunity to bring multiple perspectives together in one panel-based live event, an AOP Live session focused on connected planning. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Philip Ideson was joined by three guests, each of whom shared examples from their experience demonstrating how procurement and finance can connect sustainability with financial planning, making everything measurable in the process.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Attendees heard actionable advice from:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Practitioner: Nick Wingbermuehle, Sr. Director, Capabilities and Continuous Improvement at Anheuser-Busch</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Expert: Adrian de Groot Ruiz, Executive Director at the Impact Institute</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Solution Provider: Bryan Baum, Head of Supply Chain Solutions, Sourcing and Procurement at Anaplan</span></li> </ul>