Strengthening your supplier network: how to focus collaboration around joint performance, not assumptions

24 June 2026
11:00 AM CET // 11.00 AM EST
30 min

Although COVID exposed the fragility of external manufacturing networks, most organizations still manage supplier relationships through fragmented systems, email threads, and spreadsheets. The reality is that your CMOs aren’t simply contract partners but operational extensions of your business and, as critical nodes in your network, they require real-time visibility, faster decisions, and tighter coordination. 

But how to address this when so many different variables are at play across planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, quality, etc.? How can heads of supply chain and external manufacturing cut through the complexity to identify the best way forward to strengthen their supplier network according to their specific requirements?

In our next session of Bluecrux’s Collaboration Webinar Series, we’ll provide critical insights, derived from years of research, engagement, and practical implementation with real clients. We’ll explain how to create visibility across your external manufacturing network and illustrate how a common digital backbone can create a trustworthy single source of truth that you and your CMOs can actually act on.

We’ll go beyond theory with concrete pharma use cases, and practical steps to help you immediately find the right path for your supplier collaboration journey.

Reserve your spot if you’re responsible for what happens beyond your own four walls.

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Part of the Collaboration Webinar Series

This webinar is part of a broader series focused on improving collaboration across the value chain.

Watch the short introduction below to discover the full scope and upcoming topics.

What's in it for you

  • Build a single source of truth your partners trust: replace fragmented data with a shared operational picture that drives aligned decisions
  • Get real-time visibility into your CMO network: track production milestones, open stock levels, and batch progress without chasing updates
  • Align around shared KPIs: move from reporting to your CMOs to steering with them, with metrics that matter to both sides
  • Sense risk earlier, recover faster: identify supply and quality issues upstream before they become customer-facing problems
  • Learn from real-world use cases: take home practical approaches from teams who’ve already made the shift

Speakers

  • Izak Lamprecht
    Head of Supplier Collaboration & Data Excellence Practice EMEA
  • Anne De Ruijter
    Supply Chain & Operations Professional
  • Jonathan De Keukelaere
    Head of Supply Chain Operations Practice US
  • Jacob Pietras
    Supply Chain & Operations Professional