Procurement in 5-Minutes

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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.

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-minute interview, she answers the question; Does having soft skills such as EQ, IQ and AQ really matter for a procurement professional?

Visit Alejandra’s LinkedIn profile @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alxgsaucedo/

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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 40-year high-tech industry veteran and Chief Editor of Procurement Insights, Jon Hansen to answer the question: When it comes to procurement, what does innovation really mean?

Visit Jon's LinkedIn Profile @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwhansen/ 

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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 25-year procurement industry veteran and recognized thought-leader David Loseby to answer the question: How can procurement get ready to step into the spotlight of increased expectations?

Visit David's LinkedIn Profile @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-loseby-cpochangeexecdir/ 

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Procurement 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 most recognised global brands.

Bridging the Gap: To whom should Procurement report?

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Studies 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 tangible value while demonstrating to prospective candidates why your team should become their team. 

Michael Cadieux is a 20 year+ seasoned Indirect Sourcing industry executive who is now focusing on improving the Sourcing industry as a whole through building collaborative communities such as Procurement Foundry where fellow practitioners can
gather, learn and grow.

Visit Michael’s LinkedIn Profile @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cadieux-4a0123/

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With 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 should be looking for in your next CPO? 

In this lecture, Matt Mehalick provides a detailed overview of the tangible skills and intangible qualities that your ideal candidate must possess to ensure a successful hire. 

Matt has 20 plus years of progressive sourcing/ commodity management and supply chain experience leading several shared services teams throughout his career. He has a proven track record of developing and implementing sourcing strategies in the
areas of IT, R&D, Facilities, Commercial, Business Consulting and other indirect categories that have impacted the EPS of several companies. Mat is also a change agent who challenges organizational paradigms and norms in pursuit of sustainable
improvements including the implementation of Oracle I-Procurement, Ariba, and several other e-sourcing suites.

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In 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 services at the best cost.

In this lecture, Kelly Barner talks about the steps your organisation must take to update its internal dialogue regarding procurement’s strategic importance to the enterprise to attract the best and the brightest candidates.
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In this first in a five-part series of lectures, Stephen Day provides a detailed overview of the four main reasons why we are now experiencing a talent shortage in the procurement world.

Stephen, who over a 28-year career, has held senior positions with global corporations such as Vodafone, T-Mobile, Pearson and Philips, explains why these four issues continue to impact the job market negatively. He also talks about what organisations must do to gain a competitive advantage in attracting, hiring, and retaining the best talent.