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OESA Events
Members-Only Honda Town Hall
September 9 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Virtual
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OESA members are invited to attend the 11th Annual OESA Members-Only Honda Town Hall on Sept. 9, 2021, via the PheedLoop virtual platform. This is a unique opportunity to hear updates directly from Honda North American procurement leadership and engage in private business conversations with commodity buyers.
Mark Willoughby, vice president, procurement, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC, will provide a Honda business update including organizational change, current challenges, and electrification initiatives. Bob Zabor, department manager, North American automotive purchasing, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC, will share an update on Honda’s procurement activities. In addition, Mike Bockbrader, general Manager, supply chain management, Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC, will share an update on how Honda is managing their supply chain. They participate in an interactive Q&A session following their updates.
Following the program, Honda commodity managers will be available for one-on-one virtual networking for the following commodities:
• Raw Materials • Machining • Stamping • Plastics/Interior • Electrical • Powertrain • Components • Chassis • Diversity
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OEM Terms and Conditions Update
September 15 & 29 | 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. MSU Management Education Center, Troy, MI | Virtual
OESA, in partnership with Butzel Long, will host the OESA 2021 OEM Terms and Conditions Update event on September 15, 2021, at the MSU Management Education Center, in Troy, Mich., and virtually via Zoom. An additional webinar will be held on Sept. 29, 2021, to address any questions regarding the publication.
This meeting will provide updates on OEM terms and conditions and related insights to consider when working with contracts. The event includes two Q&A segments and a networking lunch.
Butzel Long attorneys will discuss:
• OEM Terms and Conditions and Legal Update • Supply in the Digital Age: Must-Know Terms in Data, Cyber and Software • Indemnity Basics and Strategy • Trade Wars • Shocks and Trends in the U.S. – Mexico Supply Chain • Non-Production Terms and Condition • Supply Chain Contracting in Tumultuous Times
The updated OEM terms and conditions are included in the 2021 edition of the “OESA OEM North American Production Purchase Order Contract Terms and Conditions Comparative Analysis,” publication which will be available for purchase at a discount prior to Sep. 29, 2021, with event registration.
The publication compares the terms and conditions of BMW, FCA, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes, Nissan, Rivian, and Volvo. It also includes the updated Ford Motor Company and Affiliates — Production Purchasing Global Terms and Conditions (PPGTC 7/1/2021), Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. — Terms and Conditions (10/1/2021), FCA Production and Mopar Purchasing General Terms and Conditions (1/2021) and Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC — Production Terms and Conditions of Purchase (Last revised 12/18/2020).
Please Note: There are no refunds on the publication after it has been delivered.
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September 16 | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Virtual
Stellantis North America will host its 22nd Annual Supplier Diversity MatchMaker Event on September 16, 2021, at 9 a.m. ET, powered by OESA’s virtual meeting platform, Pheedloop.
The event will provide supplier businesses access to Stellantis Tier 1 suppliers and an opportunity to network with Stellantis buyers. This event will also provide educational seminars to support business growth and provide access to several Michigan-based diversity councils and chambers of commerce to further cultivate business development.
Suppliers also have the opportunity to host exhibit space and share their capabilities. Each virtual booth includes:
• Supplier leadership contact information • Description of company, products and/or services • Downloadable product information or presentations • Proof of minority certification • Exhibitors must identify the diversity category of their business (as applicable): • MBE - Minority Business Enterprise • WBE - Women's Business Enterprise • VBE - Veteran Business Enterprise • SDV - Service Disabled Veterans • DOBE - Disability Owned Business Enterprise • LGBTQBE - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,Queer Business Enterprise • HUB - Historically Underutilized Business • 8A – Small Disadvantaged Business
Exhibitors: There is no cost for OESA supplier members for a virtual exhibit space. The cost for the virtual exhibit space is $500 for non-OESA members. Non-OESA members can waive the exhibit fee by becoming a member OESA. and paying 2022 membership dues through December 31, 2022. For information about OESA membership, contact Erin Schrieber at 586.524.0436 or eschrieber@oesa.mema.org. The deadline to register for a virtual exhibit space is September 10, 2021.
Non-Exhibiting Attendees: All attendees will have the opportunity to visit exhibitors in a virtual tradeshow environment and have private video connections for 1:1 networking with suppliers and Stellantis buyers. OESA members and industry guests can register at a cost of $50 per person on or before September 10, 2021 and $75 per person after.
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September 22 | 8:00 - 10:55 a.m. | OESA Conference Center, Southfield, MI | Virtual
OESA invites industry executives, analysts, and strategy and purchasing professionals to gain expert insights at the OESA Strategic Insights Executive Briefing Series: Driving Supply Chain ROI & Resilience on September 22, 2021, at the OESA Conference Center in Southfield, Mich., and virtually via Zoom. Attendees will gain rich intelligence to inform planning frameworks from industry experts from risk and supply chain management as well as purchasing optimization organizations.
Changing business dynamics and increasing layers of complexity have raised expectations for leading suppliers. The OESA 2021 Strategic Insights Executive Series offers fresh perspectives to contend with the dramatic pace of industry change, technology advancement, sales volatility and production sourcing dynamics.
Driving Supply Chain ROI & Resilience
Jason Coffman, U.S. automotive consulting leader, and Aref Khwaja, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, will share insights from their proprietary global research. Deloitte’s findings show that building robust capabilities focused on agility are the best way to boost enduring competitiveness and mitigate market volatility by leveraging powerful digital tools and capabilities.
Jeoff Burris, founder, and Mike Betz, CEO, APD, will discuss the value for manufacturing companies to invest in procurement. Leading companies recognize the strategic advantage they gain by deploying the right digital technologies to support a resilient organization. Karelia Saravia, purchasing manager, MBA, Litens Automotive Group, will share how her team transformed purchasing operations and engaged best practices during a global implementation of the ProcureForce technology suite.
Lisa Smith is a trusted global procurement leader transforming global end-to-end supply chain processes and driving organizational change management. While at Ford Motor Company, Smith provided executive leadership of a global procurement IT portfolio enabling $105B direct and indirect annual spend and led the delivery of Sourcing, Procure-to-Pay, and Supplier Performance programs. As an Independent Executive Advisor, Smith is recognized as a global process transformation expert and will share her perspective on how cloud-based technology tools are transforming supply chains to bolster resilience and add value for manufacturers.
Attendees will gain a richer understanding of planning priorities to set stronger resource allocation strategies and better position their organizations for future success.
OESA currently requires all staff and guests to wear a mask within our facilities. We will reevaluate this requirement as appropriate.
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September 24, October 8 & 22 | 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Virtual
OESA will host the OESA 2021 Master Class Workshop Fall Program: Lead with Gravitas! This workshop will be offered over three sessions on September 24, October 8, and October 22, 2021. Participants will learn leadership traits and tools while working on and applying them to their own leadership challenges.
OESA has partnered with Jan Griffiths, president and founder, Gravitas Detroit, to provide a fullyimmersive virtual workshop in an experiential setting. Gravitas Detroit provides workshops, keynotes, the accountability lab, and the Finding Gravitas podcast to ignite high performance through authentic leadership. Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to provide insight in advance and be guided through a methodology specifically focused on these items (e.g., leadership traits they admire, visions they want to strive for and challenges they currently face).
Workshop sessions will build on the previous session to culminate in an actionable roadmap: • Step 1 – Define Success • Step 2 – Identify and Manage Roadblocks • Step 3 – Craft Your Roadmap to Success
Participants will experience: • Insight, instruction and coaching from Jan Griffiths • Immediate application of tools and techniques • Practice by doing • Discussion groups and support system
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