Travis Okel
Director of Purchasing Gilbane Building Company
Seminars
Tuesday 26th January 2027
Building Procurement Functions That Scale With Business Growth & Increasing Project Complexity
10:00 am
- Standardizing procurement processes and governance to scale operations without compromising project delivery or supplier performance
- Balancing day-to-day project execution with long-term capability development to improve procurement maturity and operational resilience
- Leveraging supplier alignment, digital technologies, and standardized workflows to strengthen forecasting and support increasingly complex construction programs
Practical Takeaway: Identify the processes, governance structures, and digital tools needed to build a more scalable procurement function while maintaining project performance and supplier relationships as complexity increases
Wednesday 27th January 2027
Panel Discussion: Securing Critical Equipment Earlier to Reduce Supply Chain Risk & Protect Project Schedules
8:10 am
- Identifying critical equipment procurement priorities before manufacturing capacity becomes constrained to reduce supply chain risk
- Diversifying domestic and international sourcing strategies to strengthen supply resilience across increasingly competitive markets
- Balancing cost, production capacity, and schedule certainty when procuring long-lead equipment
Practical Takeaway: Identify critical equipment priorities earlier, diversify sourcing options, and balance cost against capacity and schedule certainty to reduce supply chain risk and protect project timelines
