Procurement at a Crossroads: Career-Impacting Insights Into Rapidly Changing Industry
- 6h 13m
- Jon Hansen, Kelly Barner
- J. Ross Publishing
- 2016
The procurement profession is at a major crossroads. Practitioners are responding to pressure from executive leadership to become more strategic, in some cases eliminating tactical work through outsourcing or automation. At the same time, performance metrics emphasize the need to continue negotiating savings and managing supplier performance. This book aids practitioners in developing a vision for their medium- and long-term career goals, and shows them how to balance the need to become more strategic while out-performing tactical expectations.
KEY FEATURES:
- Presents a critical but honest look at all of the players within procurement and how they may experience change with the coming industry shifts
- Shares the authors' valuable insights, and those gained from other thought leaders, to thoroughly cover a range of topics facing everyone in the industry
- Provides research and analysis of the procurement industry that other media have been reticent to address
- Covers key issues affecting procurement and provides two separate, distinct and even contrasting viewpoints that will spur discussions beyond traditional subjects
- Focuses on the key relationships procurement practitioners must nurture and maintain to build influence with finance, operations, and the CEO
In this Book
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Foreword
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Introduction
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WAV™ Information
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Who is Procurement?
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Has Procurement (Finally) Come of Age?
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Is Procurement Strategic?
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Is There Truth behind the Numbers?
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Are Win-Win Collaborations Really Possible?
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Do We Really Need Another Chapter about Finance?
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Can Procurement Technology Benefit from the Uber Effect?
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Are the Differences between the Public and Private Sectors Real or Perceived?
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The Media and Procurement—Are We Really Covered?
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Where Does Procurement Go from Here?
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Epilogue—What If We are Wrong about the Future of Procurement?
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