Name: How Sunbelt Rentals Elevated the Perception of Procurement
Start: 2025-06-24T11:43:00Z
End: 2025-06-24T11:43:48.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

Welcome to Coupa's BrightTALK channel—your go-to destination for insights, innovations, and strategies in Business Spend Management (BSM). Discover how leading organizations optimize their spend, drive financial and operational excellence, and achieve measurable success with Coupa's cutting-edge technology. From expert interviews and customer success stories to product demos and thought leadership, our channel is designed to help businesses unlock value and multiply their margins. Subscribe now and join the global community shaping the future of spend management

CFOs and finance leaders are reacting to direct, external pressures, namely economic volatility, fickle trade tariffs, sticky inflation, and supply chain disruption.

The Strategic CFO survey indicates that almost 70% of these professionals are concerned about meeting end-of-year financial goals due to these external threats and unforeseen disruptions.

Therefore, an important question arises — is it possible for CFOs to use AI and automation as an internal stabilizing force to offset the global market uncertainty and unpredictability?

Watch this timely webinar to gain insights from Michael Agresta, CFO at Coupa, and Daniel O’Shaughnessy, CFO at Formlabs, for an enlightening discussion on:

An outlook on the financial landscape
Where to increase AI investments
Strategies to drive profitability over the next 6-12 months
Improving margins with AI-powered spend management

Balancing AI Against Uncertainty — Insights from 500 CFOs

In today's dynamic global trade landscape, finance, procurement & supply chain leaders need to be equipped with actionable tax & supply chain strategies to effectively manage the impact of changing tariffs on their organisations. This webinar with Coupa & KPMG will provide finance, procurement and supply chain professionals with essential insights into the tax implications of changing tariffs and actionable steps to navigate the complexities associated with them. 

Additionally, the webinar will feature a demo of the Coupa Tariff Planning App, showcasing how technology can enable organisations to adapt their Supply Chains in the face of changing tariffs, streamline agile tariff planning processes and enhance tax management.

Key Topics:

Understanding the practical implications of changing tariffs on business operations and finances.

Actionable steps for assessing and managing the tax implications of tariffs in financial and supply chain planning and reporting.

Practical examples to illustrate actionable tax & supply chain strategies in response to tariff changes.

How to leverage technology for efficient tariff planning and tax optimisation.

Coupa Tariff Planning App demo: Exploring how technology can streamline tariff planning and tax management.

Join us for this 45 minute webinar to gain actionable tax & supply chain strategies and get a firsthand look at the Coupa Tariff Planning App, empowering leaders to proactively manage the tax implications of changing tariffs and ensure financial and operational resilience in a dynamic global trade environment.

Tariff Changes: Actionable Tax & Supply Chain Strategies

In today's interconnected global economy, trade tariffs and geopolitical dynamics can significantly impact supply chain operations. This webinar will provide valuable insights and practical strategies for supply chain, procurement and finance leaders to navigate the complexities and unpredictable nature of potential new global trade tariffs.

Join our panel of supply chain, technology and US foreign policy experts as we explore how changes being proposed are affecting organisations outside of the US and what leaders can do today to prepare for change.

Dr. Tobias Endler is an internationally renowned expert on US domestic and foreign policy, and transatlantic relations. He is the author and editor of six books, host of the conversation series “Across the Pond“ and “Democratic Crossroads“, and a regular guest on television and radio. 

Key topics to be covered 

What we know about the expected changes to Global Trade Tariffs proposed by the US

Understanding the impact of global trade tariffs on supply chain operations and procurement

Strategies for mitigating the effects of tariffs on sourcing, procurement, invoicing and logistics

Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of building resilient supply chains

Leveraging supply chain modelling technology and prescriptive analytics to design resilient supply chains to withstand disruptions and become adaptive

Join us for an interactive discussion with industry experts and gain actionable strategies to proactively navigate global trade tariffs and optimise your supply chain resilience.

Global Trade Braces: Navigating Unpredictability of Potential Tariffs

Retail giant John Lewis began its e-invoicing journey in Procurement. Initially, Chris Darlington, Global Process Lead S2C & Finance, wanted to connect users to preferred and approved suppliers and reduce OTOVs.

Now fully into implementation, they process 2.2 million invoices, and the metrics are jaw dropping:

·       97% of all invoices are pure electronic (not PDF)
·       98% of invoices match against a PO
·       91% of invoices are completely touchless – electronic straight through
·       The average time it takes to process an invoice is 4 days

Join us for this webinar to hear John Lewis’ remarkable story. Chris will share how the above numbers became possible, and how this new-normal has transported Finance Service Delivery into a higher realm of finance capability.

You will discover how John Lewis, in partnership with Coupa:

·       Consolidated its supplier base
·       Ensured optimisation in the tail
·       Established hyperconnectivity between Coupa and the Finance estate by building 61 connectors, ensuring one version of the truth and a clear horizontal perspective across S2P

Join us to hear how 7 brilliant new capabilities/offerings are live thanks to the rock-solid, absolutely top-notch electronic invoicing process at John Lewis.

E-Invoicing Enables 7 Finance Super Powers

Join Coupa & PwC with Watches of Switzerland and Deliveroo for an insightful webinar as we discuss evolving procurement trends and offer insight into the future state of procurement in 2030. We'll explore how procurement continues to shift from a focus on cost savings to playing a pivotal role in value creation, whilst redefining its strategic importance within organisations. Delving into the transformative impact of technology, our expert speakers will analyse the role of AI, predictive analytics, and autonomous procurement in reshaping the procurement function. Additionally, we will examine the evolving skill sets required to build successful teams and the strategies for nurturing a culture that embraces change. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable perspectives on navigating the future of procurement.

Charting The Course to 2030

Catch the replay of our insightful webinar featuring Avient Corporation as they discuss their successful transition from SAP Ariba to Coupa. Learn how Coupa’s roadmap, customer success, and scalability transformed Avient’s global spend management processes.

This on-demand session also includes expert insights from IDC, sharing the latest procurement technology trends and best practices to future-proof your operations.

Why Watch This Webinar?

Discover how Avient Corporation, a leading manufacturing company, tackled challenges like scalability and supplier adoption while transitioning from SAP Ariba to Coupa. Learn how Coupa’s unique strengths in roadmap innovation, customer success, and platform scalability drove measurable improvements in global spend management and adoption.

This webinar also includes expert insights from IDC, highlighting critical procurement technology trends and offering actionable strategies for organizations looking to innovate and scale.

Key Takeaways

Strategic Roadmap: Discover how Coupa’s forward-thinking roadmap sets it apart from other S2P providers and aligned with Avient’s long-term goals, offering continuous innovation and solutions tailored to their needs.

Focus on Customer Success: Gain an industry-level perspective onhow leading providers focus oncustomer success to ensure a smooth transition and maximum value from their S2P processes.

Scalability: Understand how Coupa’s scalable platform supported Avient’s global operations, ensuring flexibility as they expanded and acquired new companies.

Future-Proofing Operations: See how Avient uses Coupa to stay ahead of the curve, minimizing risks and preparing their IT infrastructure for future challenges.

From SAP to Coupa: A Seamless Transition for Better Scalability

Catch the replay of our insightful webinar featuring Avient Corporation as they discuss their successful transition from SAP Ariba to Coupa. Learn how Coupa’s roadmap, customer success, and scalability transformed Avient’s global spend management processes.

Thought leaders on e-invoicing, Ellen Cortvriend, Partner at PwC and Danielle Robinson, Senior Global Product Compliance Manager at Coupa, will share their insights on the latest global and EU e-invoicing updates. They will dig into some practical examples from countries with upcoming mandates like Germany, Belgium and France, and much more…

You’ll learn:

Delve into the dynamic world of e-invoicing and technology
The latest information on the e-invoicing regulation developments
How to prepare to stay ahead of the curve and ensure your success in an ever-evolving regulatory landscape

Preparing for the E-invoicing Regulations. What's new?

Embark on a journey of AI-driven procurement transformation with Thoughtworks' Global Head of Business Services, Johan Mills. Gain exclusive insights into Thoughtworks' strategic search for an AI tool to drive procurement efficiency. Discover lessons learnt, tips for success, and opportunities they see in adopting AI. Topics to be covered include: ethical data, augmenting teams with AI, common misconceptions of AI vs the reality, and the future direction of AI in procurement. Don't miss out on this inspiring and practical session to elevate your organisation's AI-Driven procurement strategy.

Unlocking Success: Thoughtworks' Ai Journey to Evolve Procurement

Join us for an insightful webinar that delves into the latest findings of Coupa’s Business Spend Management Benchmark Report. You’ll hear from Pepi Fili (AkzoNobel), Bernard Hardy (AkzoNobel) and Michael Van Keulen (Coupa) about how organisations can achieve financial and operational excellence and make their margins multiply.

Thriving Amid Disruption: AI-Driven Strategies for Financial Resilience and Growth

Are you looking to revolutionise the way procurement is perceived within your organisation and take performance to a higher level?

This session shares lessons learnt from Sunbelt Rentals’ impressive digital transformation experience. It outlines three actionable steps, which focus on a KPI-driven approach to transform your procurement strategy.

Learn how to:

Shift from a transactional mindset to a strategic one.
Effectively communicate the value of procurement to key stakeholders.
Leverage technology to streamline processes and drive innovation.

How Sunbelt Rentals Elevated the Perception of Procurement

Procurement

Innovation

Fintech

Strategic Planning

KPIs

Digital Transformation

Performance Management

Leadership

Process Automation

Enterprise applications have become a crucial piece of infrastructure for many businesses. The enterprise applications community on BrightTALK features the latest insights in enterprise application integration, enterprise application architecture and EAS software. Join the community to gain access to thousands of videos and webinars presented by recognized enterprise information systems experts and arm yourself with the knowledge you need to succeed.

Enterprise Applications

As an IT professional, many of the problems you face are multifaceted, complex and don’t lend themselves to simple solutions. The information technology community features useful and free information technology resources. Join to browse thousands of videos and webinars on ITIL best practices, IT security strategy and more presented by leading CTOs, CIOs and other technology experts.

How Sunbelt Rentals Elevated the Perception of Procurement

Presented by

About this talk

Coupa