SAA’s OEM Purchasing Summit to be held May 15

The Society of Automotive Analysts will host the 9th Annual OEM Purchasing Summit on May 15 at Faurecia North America in Auburn Hills, Mich.

John Henke, PhD, president/CEO of Planning Perspectives Inc., will present the results of the “2018 North American Automotive OEM-Tier 1 Supplier Working Relations Index Study,” a comprehensive survey that examines the working relations between Tier 1 suppliers and their North America-based OEM customers from the suppliers’ perspective.

Other speakers are:

• Sig Huber, director of global supplier relations and risk management, FCA Global
• Jay Moore, executive director of global purchasing strategy and operations, Ford Motor Co.
• Robert Kinchen, director of facilities/services and administration purchasing, Nissan NA
• Chris Naegeli, executive director of global product purchasing, General Motors
• Tom Lake, vice president of North American purchasing, Honda of America Mfg.
• Randall Anderson, general manager of purchasing supplier relations, Toyota Motor NA

For more information and to register for the event, visit saaauto.com/event/annual-oem-purchasing-executives-summit.