How an Online Portal is Helping Airbus Helicopters Take Flight

A strong supply chain is critical. That’s especially true for Airbus, the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe and a worldwide leader in aviation. The relationships that Airbus has built with its suppliers has helped the company become a pioneer in the aerospace industry. Join us for this webinar and learn how an online vendor portal is helping Airbus deliver exceptional service to its suppliers. Airbus will detail how it automated its invoice and payment inquiries, the benefits Airbus and its suppliers have achieved through an online portal, and the lessons that Airbus has learned. 

What you will learn:

• Why Airbus automated its invoice and payment inquiries using an online portal
• The benefits Airbus and its suppliers have achieved through an online portal
• The lessons Airbus has learned and how other organizations can apply them

Mark Brousseau
President, Brousseau & Associates 

Over the past 26 years, Mark Brousseau has established himself as a thought leader on accounts payable, accounts receivable, payments and document automation. A popular speaker at industry conferences and on webinars and podcasts, Brousseau advises prominent end-users and solutions and services providers on how to use automation to improve document- and payments-driven business processes. Brousseau has chaired numerous educational conferences and has served on several industry committees and boards. He resides in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and three sons.

Phil Binkow
CEO, InvoiceInfo

Phil Binkow is founder and CEO of Financial Operations Networks (FON). FON specializes in vendor self-service and vendor relationship management software-as-a-service applications. In 2002, Phil founded The Accounts Payable Network (TAPN), the leading resource for individuals with management and oversight responsibility for accounts payable operations. More than 5,000 members used TAPN’s best-practices libraries, case studies, research, analysis, technology evaluations, practical tips, discussion forums, continuing education programs and customizable tools for AP planning and problem-solving. Phil is also co-founder of The Accounts Payable Certification Programs which has enrolled over 35,000 accounts payable professionals worldwide. TAPN was acquired by Diversified Business Communications in 2013.

Prior to starting Financial Operations Networks, Phil founded and served as CEO of PayTECH, an electronic payables processing, disbursements and information services provider serving companies such as Oracle, Cisco, Charles Schwab, Turner Broadcasting, NCR and Viacom. PayTECH grew to process over 100 million invoices annually and was acquired by PRGX in 1999.

Aaron Galloway
Sr. Manager – Finance Business Integration, Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Aaron oversees the Accounts Payable, Travel Programs, and Purchase to Pay processes for the Airbus Helicopters Inc in North America.  He is an innovative and dedicated individual with a proven success record in setting strategic direction, executing to plan, and managing high-performing teams.  He has outstanding skills to integrate multiple business functions areas resulting in streamlined, seamless work transactions.  In addition, he has the skills to manage many different levels of resources and guide them to achieve outstanding results in dynamic, fast paced, and challenging business environments.

During his 30+ year career, Aaron has worked in multiple job functions, in which he has gained knowledge in Finance, Accounts Payable, Purchase to Pay process, Supply Chain, Logistics, Order to Cash process, and Internal Controls.  In addition, he has successfully completed six major ERP (SAP) implementations in US, Canada, Europe, and Asia regions. He has also successfully directed strategic transformation projects that resulted in reducing SG&A cost and implemented many projects that required detailed change management oversight.

Aaron is a candidate to receive his executive MBA degree from The University of Texas at Dallas with anticipated graduation date of May 2023.  He currently has a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Prairie View A&M University.