Headline speakers include Sue Spence, who is the Vice President, Sourcing, Procurement & Disbursements at FedEx (see below). For a full itinerary of speakers, click here.
Name: Sue Spence
Job title: Vice President, Sourcing, Procurement & Disbursements at FedEx
Company: FedEx
When speaking: (Day 2, 12.30-12.55pm, Procurement LIVE)
Keynote subject: Sourcing and procurement strategy
After joining Fedex in October 2013 as the VP of the newly centralised Sourcing & Procurement group, Sue Spence set about taking FedEx to the next level in Procurement. Her responsibilities include leading a team of over 250 professionals in the management of US$17bn of spend, systems and policies related to the corporation’s sourcing and procurement activities and US$50bn of accounts payable activities. Spence also serves as a member of several Industry and University councils and advisory boards in supply management and was honoured with the Institute of Supply Management’s J. Shipman Gold Medal Award in 2020 – a recognition of individuals whose career accomplishments have promoted the advancement of the procurement and supply chain management profession.
Prior to joining FedEx, Spence spent 28 years at United Technologies Corporation in positions of increasing responsibility at the aerospace divisions of Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand and Sikorsky Aircraft. She also served as Director of Supply Management at UTC’s Corporate HQ, where her team earned Purchasing Magazine’s annual Medal of Excellence award and was chosen as a YWCA Woman Achiever in Business. Her career included positions in both Supply Management, Operations Transformation, Continuous Improvement, and International Trade Compliance.
She received her BA in Economics from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She has two adult daughters living in Boston and New York.
FedEx Corporation is an American multinational conglomerate holding company focused on transportation, e-commerce and business services. It is best known for its air delivery service, FedEx Express, which was one of the first major shipping companies to offer overnight delivery as a flagship service. FedEx has since, also started FedEx Ground, FedEx Office (originally known as Kinko’s), FedEx Supply Chain, FedEx Freight, and various other services across multiple subsidiaries. FedEx is also one of the top contractors of the US government and assists in the transport of some United States Postal Service packages through their Air Cargo Network contract.
