I have spent the last several weeks training a client on how to “sell” their recommendations to their internal Stakeholders. As Sourcing / Category Management / Supply Chain professionals we ARE playing the role of an internal consultant (whether we recognize it or not). To…
Yes, yes I know you’ve heard us say this many a time before but it bears repeating because a number of us are still not convinced. And the experts are still focusing on it so I thought it deserves a repeat appearance. None other than…
Supply chains are becoming more and more complex – particularly “post” – COVID. As a result, we have many, many clients that are scrambling to secure both materials and services. Some are throwing up their hands and considering forming Strategic partnerships with some key suppliers. …
A few weeks ago, I delivered a virtual training session to a Procurement (Purchasing) group that is part of an organization that is also responsible for Strategic Sourcing and Category Management. As you can imagine Purchasing professionals are often labeled with words such as tactical,…
I’m sure you looked at my title and thought “here is another blog, article, rant, etc. on talent management” and just to be clear it IS, and it ISN’T. If your organization is truly trying to move up the maturity curve and is really making…