Mr Adeel Ahmed is Head of Operations – Supply Chain & Procurement at Alfred Health in Melbourne, Australia; one of Australia’s major acute hospitals and a world leader in Emergency and Trauma medicine. Mr Ahmed qualifies as an Electronics Engineer with a Masters Qualification in Telecommunications Engineering and also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA). He is passionate about the value that procurement generates within a business and subsequently completed an Advanced Diploma Qualification through the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) UK.

For the last 15 years, Mr Ahmed has operated in the Supply Chain arena, gaining experience in a broad range of industries including Retail, 3PL, FMCG, Automotive and Healthcare. Prior to Alfred Health, his previous position at Toyota Boshoku Australia gave him exposure to world class systems based on the famous Toyota Production Systems (TPS).

A major procurement reform project at Alfred Health has been Mr Ahmed’s main focus for the past two years, where he has assisted Alfred Health on its journey in transitioning from a tactical procurement model to a strategic one. This allows Alfred Health to maximize real value; going directly back into patient care. "Patients are the reason we are here." – Alfred Health.

Presentation Synopsis
Procurement transformation project at Alfred Health (Category Management)
1. Main drivers for change
2. Understanding the organizational spend
3. Business case preparation for transformation
4. Procurement strategies for various categories
5. Building procurement capability
6. Getting stakeholders on board
7. What is Category Management and how does it drive value
8. Value Matrix
9. Challenges and how they were addressed

Presentation Synopsis
Building a high performing team using Toyota Production Systems (TPS)
1. Toyota Production Systems (TPS) and some of the tools used.
2. How TPS is relevant in Healthcare.
3. Introduction to visual management and its impact
4. Change is Leadership style affecting team performance
5. Challenges and how they were addressed