Let’s talk process!!! I assume this is the area where we may have the MOST disagreement. I often hear from clients that Strategic Sourcing and Category Management are interchangeable terms for the same process and I must admit that many, many organizations use them that way. But, we…
All Procurement /Supply Chain organizations can be positioned on a Maturity Model. Some of you are still trying to move from tactical Purchasing to Sourcing while others may be trying to make the leap from Strategic Sourcing to Category Management. Regardless of where you are, the journey to…
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, transactional, non-strategic, etc. …
. . . Still! We have several clients that are going through Procurement technology upgrades. The single biggest issue that they are ALL having is around the people side of the change which is ALL about Change Management. They are frustrated because most of the time they spent upfront, on planning…
The war for talent for Sourcing and Supply Chain organizations has never been tougher. Every day we hear about high unemployment, but the truth is that strong professionals in our discipline continue to be very hard to come by. Which is why I am shocked when clients tell…
