Happy New Year! Now that we have gotten through one of the most challenging years in ALL of our lives, it’s time to look to the future. In my last blog, I proclaimed 2021 as the “Year of Procurement”. One of the key focus areas MUST be Talent. …
Wow, this has been quite a year for ALL of us! Our Supply Chains have been disrupted and both our Supplier and Customer relationships have been put to the test. Our employees are mostly working remotely and learning how to be productive with all the distractions that come…
First, I hope you, your family and your colleagues are staying healthy and safe. As Sourcing / Category Management / Supply Chain professionals we ARE playing the role of an internal consultant (whether we recognize it or not). To be effective in that role, we must integrate the…
First, I hope you and your family are staying healthy and safe. Call me crazy but I’m kind of liking this new way of working. It took me some time to adjust, BUT I love having a “flexible” work schedule. To be honest I’m putting in more hours,…
First, I hope you are all staying healthy and safe. Over the last 30 days we have written about this topic twice and I am hoping that three times is the charm. If you have not looked at your Supplier Diversity (SD) program lately then chances are it’s…
