Procurement in 5-Minutes
102 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. Check out our podcast to listen to leading industry experts share their experience and expertise on Procurement in 5-Minutes. Sourcing Solved: The Procurement industry’s leading retained Procurement Executive Search Recruitment Company.
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Procurement in 5-Minutes: How do you maintain healthy relationships with suppliers during negotiations?
May 19, 2021 15:00 - 7 minutes - 4.97 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Sarah Kaye who is the Director Of Procurement at Spin (Ford Mobility) to answer the question: "How do you maintain h...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: "How do you know that procurement is the right career for you?"
May 13, 2021 15:00 - 4 minutes - 2.86 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome industry veteran and self-professed procurement evangelist, Canda Rozier to answer the question: "How do you know th...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is the best way to build procurement’s brand?
May 07, 2021 13:00 - 5 minutes - 4.11 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome industry Thinkers360 Top 10 Procurement Thought Leader, Kelly Barner to answer the question: "What is the best way t...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: Do the differences between purchasing and procurement really matter?
April 21, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.13 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Procurement Systems Expert and self-confessed Supplier Enablement Junkie, Joël Collin-Demers to answer the question:...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: How does a procurement organization get clean data?
April 15, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.75 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management from NC State University Rob Handfield...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is the future of Procurement Associations?
April 08, 2021 12:00 - 5 minutes - 3.75 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Vice President of Operations Americas at CIPS, Bill Michels to answer the question: "What is the future of Procureme...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is the future of public sector procurement in the digital age?
April 08, 2021 11:00 - 4 minutes - 3.44 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Public Procurement Author & Teacher at National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), Richard Pennington to a...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: How do you know that you have the right skills to succeed in procurement?
March 26, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutes - 3.81 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Professor, Dr. Karsten Machholz to answer the question: "How do you know that you have the right skills to succeed i...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What Does International Women’s Day mean to you?
March 11, 2021 15:00 - 4 minutes - 3.29 MBWe live We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome 22-year senior procurement executive veteran Alejandra Garcia to answer the question: What Does Internationa...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why should procurement organizations invest in training and development?
March 04, 2021 13:00 - 5 minutes - 3.97 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Head of Procurement Development at A.P. Moller – Maersk, Corrie Gent to answer the question: "Why should procure...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why is supplier diversity more important now than ever before?
February 23, 2021 19:00 - 5 minutes - 3.63 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Procurement Director and chief problem solver from the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and cer...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is effective collaboration?
February 16, 2021 14:00 - 5 minutes - 4.07 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Chief Procurement & Supply-chain Officer - Senior Advisor for Synvance Laurent Leschi to answer the question: What i...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What advice would you give to someone new to our profession?
February 03, 2021 13:00 - 5 minutes - 3.52 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Nick Gunn. After a successful career at Hewlett-Packard where he held senior executive positions including SVP of Gl...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What role will cryptocurrency play in procurement's future?
February 03, 2021 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.48 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Innovation & Technology Strategist Jack Shaw, who is recognized as the World's #1 Professional Speaker on Blockchain...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What are the biggest challenges procurement professionals will face in 2021?
January 27, 2021 11:00 - 5 minutes - 3.97 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome digital procurement enthusiast and an internationally experienced engagement management professional Michael Pleuger...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: How do you go from buying cheap to buying smart?
January 13, 2021 13:00 - 5 minutes - 4.1 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome global transformation expert and thought leader Dr. Gisela Linge to answer the question: "How do you go from buying ...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: How do you get C-Level to support Procurement?
January 06, 2021 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.87 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Nicolas Passaquin who is the Chief Procurement Officer - Global Head of Sourcing for Thomson Reuters to answer the q...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What can we learn from Santa’s centuries old supply chain success?
December 22, 2020 13:00 - 4 minutes - 3.17 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Jolly Old Man from the North Pole, Saint Nick himself – Santa Claus to answer the question: What can we learn fr...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is procurement’s social impact?
December 16, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.2 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Malcolm Dare who is the Executive Director Commercial and Procurement for Highways England to answer the question: W...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What place will spreadsheets have in a digital AI procurement practice?
December 02, 2020 13:00 - 4 minutes - 3.26 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Madison L. Mobley, CSP who’s experience working with companies like Dell and Proctor & Gamble represents the new and...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why would procurement produce better results in a "gig" economy?
December 02, 2020 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.64 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Jonathan Townsley who has been the Head of Global Procurement for notable brands such as Ingersoll Rand and Hager, t...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: How does Procurement adapt to an organisation in transition?
November 24, 2020 12:00 - 5 minutes - 3.73 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Gregory Lachas who is the Head of Global Procurement at Imperial Tobacco to answer the question: How does Procuremen...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: How does Procurement adapt to an organisation in transition?
November 24, 2020 12:00 - 5 minutes - 3.73 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Gregory Lachas who is the Head of Global Procurement at Imperial Tobacco to answer the question: How does Procuremen...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What can “burnt toast” teach procurement professionals about relationships?
November 20, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 3.91 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Andrea Lai who is the Group Chief Procurement Officer and Real Estate at Oerlikon to answer the question: What can “...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is procurement's "culture" and what is its impact on the organisation?
November 13, 2020 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.71 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I step out from behind the host mic to answer the question: What is procurement's "culture" and what is its impact on the orga...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is procurement's "culture" and what is its impact on the organisation?
November 13, 2020 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.71 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I step out from behind the host mic to answer the question: What is procurement's "culture" and what is its impact on the orga...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why is Diversity and Inclusion important to you?
November 03, 2020 15:00 - 6 minutes - 4.23 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome an industry icon who really doesn’t need introduction – but I will anyway, Jason Busch, Founder of Azul Partners and...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What does it mean "to take procurement online?"
October 27, 2020 13:00 - 5 minutes - 3.79 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Zalando SE’s Indirect Procurement Director Djordje Stevanovic to answer the question: What does it mean "to take pro...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: Should companies bypass service providers and build their “own” digital procurement platform?
October 21, 2020 17:00 - 5 minutes - 3.84 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest question our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome 20-year procurement innovator, expert, and executive Lubos L. to answer the question: Should companies bypass service...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why is it important for procurement leaders to be Charismatic?
October 15, 2020 14:00 - 4 minutes - 3.19 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Herman Savenije who is Head of Procurement Board, VP Global Procurement at INEOS Styrolution to answer the question:...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is the biggest threat to procurement’s success?
September 30, 2020 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.51 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Chairman of the Board - Vodafone Procurement Company Sarl, Detlef Schultz to answer the question: What is the bigges...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why is supplier diversity and inclusion more important now than ever?
September 23, 2020 12:00 - 5 minutes - 3.59 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Tealbook CEO and on of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Supply Chain Stephany Lapierre to answer the question: ...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What does success for Procurement look like in future?
September 16, 2020 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.44 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Carlos Cruz who is the VP of Procurement Transformation – Compliance at Bayer to answer the question: What does succ...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is a Fifth Generation purchasing professional?
September 09, 2020 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.43 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Hervé Legenvre, PhD who is the Professor & Director of the Value Creation Observatory at The European Institute of P...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: How important are resumes in the hiring process?
September 02, 2020 18:00 - 3 minutes - 2.76 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Dr. Marcell Vollmer who is a Partner and Director at Boston Consulting Group to answer the question: How important a...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why, according to a Deloitte 2019 survey, are most CPOs not satisfied with the results of their digital strategies?
August 25, 2020 14:00 - 4 minutes - 2.9 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome a procurement industry giant who needs no introduction David Natoff to answer the question: Why, according to a Delo...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: How do we promote the procurement function to attract fresh talent?
August 06, 2020 18:00 - 4 minutes - 3.39 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes, I welcome a top industry executive with companies such as Bombardier and Zalando SE Alejandro Basterrechea to answer the ques...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: Will automation replace the procurement professional?
August 06, 2020 12:00 - 5 minutes - 3.57 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Art of Procurement founder and respected industry pundit Philip Ideson to answer the question: Will automation repla...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: Does having soft skills such as EQ, IQ and AQ really matter for a procurement professional?
July 29, 2020 13:00 - 4 minutes - 3.26 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. Over the past 22-years Alejandra Garcia has been a senior procurement executive for major brands such as DSM, Royal Canin and Unilever. In this 5-m...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: When it comes to procurement, what does innovation really mean?
July 21, 2020 12:00 - 5 minutes - 3.84 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome 40-year high-tech industry veteran and Chief Editor of Procurement Insights, Jon Hansen to answer the question: When...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: How can procurement get ready to step into the spotlight of increased expectations?
July 14, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes - 2.86 MBWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome 25-year procurement industry veteran and recognized thought-leader David Loseby to answer the question: How can proc...
Procurement in 5-Minutes: To whom should Procurement report?
July 08, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.6 MBProcurement in 5-Minutes We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Elvire Regnier Lussier. For the past 25-years Elvire has been a CPO at some of the world's...
Bridging the Gap: Stop Investing in Failure - Lecture 4
June 08, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBStudies show that each year organisations are spending less on training even though they acknowledge that their procurement teams do not possess the necessary skill sets to deliver on their strategic objectives.By not investing in developing their existing procurement people, an organisation is investing in failure because they are sending out the wrong message to potential candidates.In this lecture Michael Cadieux provides an outline of how to develop a training program that will deliver t...
Bridging the Gap: Stop Investing in Failure - Lecture 4 of 5
June 08, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBStudies show that each year organisations are spending less on training even though they acknowledge that their procurement teams do not possess the necessary skill sets to deliver on their strategic objectives.By not investing in developing their existing procurement people, an organisation is investing in failure because they are sending out the wrong message to potential candidates.In this lecture Michael Cadieux provides an outline of how to develop a training program that will deliver t...
Bridging the Gap: Recruiting the Right Skill Set - Lecture 3
June 01, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBWith the recognition of procurement’s strategic importance to the enterprise, the role of the procurement professional has evolved from being a functional job to a strategic position. In the past, candidates did not require a 4.0-grade average from a prestigious university to become a “buyer.” Nor did they have to have experience in terms of dealing with a globalised supply base within the framework of a socially responsible mandate. Given this seismic shift, what are the skill sets you s...
Bridging the Gap: Recruiting the Right Skill Set - Lecture 3
June 01, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBWith the recognition of procurement’s strategic importance to the enterprise, the role of the procurement professional has evolved from being a functional job to a strategic position. In the past, candidates did not require a 4.0-grade average from a prestigious university to become a “buyer.” Nor did they have to have experience in terms of dealing with a globalised supply base within the framework of a socially responsible mandate. Given this seismic shift, what are the skill sets you s...
Bridging the Gap: Recruiting the Right Skill Set - Lecture 3 of 5
June 01, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBWith the recognition of procurement’s strategic importance to the enterprise, the role of the procurement professional has evolved from being a functional job to a strategic position. In the past, candidates did not require a 4.0-grade average from a prestigious university to become a “buyer.” Nor did they have to have experience in terms of dealing with a globalised supply base within the framework of a socially responsible mandate. Given this seismic shift, what are the skill sets you s...
Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Procurement’s History - Lecture 2 of 5
May 12, 2020 18:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBIn asking procurement professionals through a series of surveys, if they had to do it all over again, would they choose procurement as a career more than 50 per cent said no. What was even more telling was the fact that a good percentage of those who responded to the surveys were in the profession for less than three years. Organisations today must demonstrate in principle and practice how procurement is no longer an adjunct function of finance with the sole mandate of acquiring goods and...
Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Procurement’s History - Lecture 2
May 12, 2020 18:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBIn asking procurement professionals through a series of surveys, if they had to do it all over again, would they choose procurement as a career more than 50 per cent said no. What was even more telling was the fact that a good percentage of those who responded to the surveys were in the profession for less than three years. Organisations today must demonstrate in principle and practice how procurement is no longer an adjunct function of finance with the sole mandate of acquiring goods and...
Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Procurement’s History - Lecture 2
May 12, 2020 18:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBIn asking procurement professionals through a series of surveys, if they had to do it all over again, would they choose procurement as a career more than 50 per cent said no. What was even more telling was the fact that a good percentage of those who responded to the surveys were in the profession for less than three years. Organisations today must demonstrate in principle and practice how procurement is no longer an adjunct function of finance with the sole mandate of acquiring goods and...