IBF’s S&OP & IBP Global Conference in Chicago on June 14-16, 2023 is the premier annual event and global gathering of the brightest minds in the industry. It is the most well-known S&OP educational and networking event where leaders come to share knowledge, network, and advance their collaborative planning processes with professionals like you.

Whether you are new to implementing S&OP or looking to take S&OP/IBP to the next level, leaders from top global companies will lead you down two maturity streams that will either help you take your first steps in S&OP or evolve an existing process to best in class:

Track One: Essentials will meet the skills needs for new professionals who want to start implementing S&OP

Track Two: Next Level will be offered to professionals who want to improve on their existing S&OP strategies to take their companies to the top.

The event will feature a pre-conference session, interactive round-table exercises and an exclusive event reception that will provide opportunities expand your network, share best practices and build your confidence to lead efforts at your company.

At the event, you will learn to:

• Effectively use forecasting and demand planning in your S&OP process
• Employ integrated business planning techniques
• Enhance collaboration across sales, marketing, finance and supply chain
• Extend S&OP outside your organization and throughout the supply chain
• Manage and mitigate risk
• Use S&OP to enhance new product launches
• And so much more

See full conference agenda HERE

Now in its 14th year of hosting the most recognized S&OP/IBP conference in the world, IBF continues to prepare professionals on how to manage change and thrive during times of great uncertainty.

Speakers include:

As part of your registration you’ll have the opportunity to complete an online S&OP self assessment, using IBF’s proprietary maturity model. It’ll gauge where you are in your S&OP journey and provides valuable feedback on how to progress to the next level. It includes a one-to-one consultation with a subject matter expert who will review your assessment and provide practical advice to improve.

The Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning – IBF is a membership organization recognized worldwide as the premier full-service provider of S&OP/ IBP, Demand Planning, Forecasting, Business Analytics education, benchmarking research, training, certification, world-class conferences, and advisory services. Since 1982, the IBF has been helping businesses improve their forecasting and planning performance in an effort to enhance growth, optimize supply chains, improve cash-flow and their bottom line. It has been said that no other organization on the globe has as much depth in its services and educational content for S&OP/IBP, Demand Planning & Forecasting as IBF.

Having some of the world’s most well known global companies as its members, the IBF is constantly finding and disseminating better ways to manage demand, improve organizational efficiency, and company performance. By becoming an IBF member, you can ensure that you stay current with proven best practices, link with global professionals facing similar challenges, ascend in your career, and bring your organization to best-in-class levels in performance. The IBF is a pioneer in developing a Demand Planning, Forecasting, and S&OP Certification program that can help boost your credentials, as well as, give management greater confidence in its people. The IBF is known for two levels of certification: Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF®️) and Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster (ACPF®️).

Use what you learn from this conference to become a Certified Professional Forecaster. Simply select the Gold Certify Package below and gain access to the conference plus the CPF exams and preparation materials.

The CFP program is the gold standard in demand planning certification, identifying you as a value driver in demand planning, forecasting and S&OP. It places professionals in the elite group of forecasters, with many CPFs saying it helped them secure a new job, promotion and pay raise. Find out more about the CPF program, or register below.

Keyamma Garnes, SPF

Benefits For Employees

Benefits For Employers

When you register for the conference, you have the option of earning IBF’s S&OP/ IBP Certificate, which validates your knowledge gained through the program. This digital certificate demonstrates an understanding of the fundamentals of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP), and reveals to employers that you have a working knowledge of the associated processes and best practices.

To gain the Certificate you will have 1-hour to take a knowledge check which validates your understanding of the course content. This knowledge check covers the end-to-end planning process and best practices.

Upon successful completion of the knowledge check, you will be awarded with IBF’s internationally recognized S&OP/ IBP Certificate.

This digital certificate is shareable on platforms such as LinkedIn. To get your S&OP/ IBP Certificate, select the ADD-ON: CERTIFICATE IN S&OP/ IBP at checkout.

BENEFITS:

• Get recognized in S&OP/IBP by the leading organization in the field
• Demonstrate to employers that you have a working knowledge of S&OP/ IBP best practices
• Stand out to employers and secure the best remunerated planning roles
• Use the skills gained to improve KPIs including customer service, inventory turns, forecast accuracy, cash flow, revenue, and EBITDA
• Add to your credentials and share your certificate on LinkedIn