Global Procurement Leader's Handbook

Global Procurement Leader's Handbook

Author: Erik Stavrand

Publisher: Seak, LLC

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780996531603

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The Global Procurement Leader's Handbook is a practical application manual for procurement leaders of companies that do business worldwide. The book provides a detailed, step-by-step framework for building a world-class procurement function and achieving consistent and sustainable improvement. Combining feasible strategies, effective tools, and insights based on years of experience, the authors explain what it means to lead procurement with best practices; how to gain organizational commitment and engagement; how to be seen as a strategic leader in the organization and not merely as a support function; and specific ways to develop talent within the procurement function. The book begins with a comprehensive (and highly confidential) assessment of a company's readiness to embrace world-class procurement and whether the role of its procurement leader is positioned for success. In short, it helps you decide whether to accept this position if it is offered to you. Once you are in the functional leadership role, you and your leadership team are ready to develop a comprehensive plan for Procurement. The plan is addressed in three parts. B-Building Blocks of Functional Leadership: the requisite tools and techniques that every procurement leader must demonstrate U-Us: Our Relationships Clarifying your values and ensuring effective communications. Building trusted relationships with others in alignment with their unique needs and perceptions Taking the pulse of the key constituents (stakeholders?) and embracing their input Y-You: Your Leadership of the Function Assessing personal and organizational competence. Assessing the quality of the work performed. Designing new structures to support and enable new capabilities in an efficient way. Ensuring the talent priorities are aligned with the future requirements. Establishing your expectations of the procurement team and the organization."


The Procurement Leader's Handbook

The Procurement Leader's Handbook

Author: Brian Shanahan

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-08-15

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781492173137

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This booklet tries to answer a few simple questions for a new leader in a procurement function. What questions should you ask? What answers should you expect? When should you smell a rat and what should you do about it. This is especially useful to those who may not come from a procurement background and just want to cut to the chase.


The Procurement Models Handbook

The Procurement Models Handbook

Author: Andrea Cordell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-04-26

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1351239481

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Building from the previous two successful editions, The Procurement Models Handbook is an essential resource for everyone working in the procurement profession, including those selling directly to it. The authors provide the reader with a useful guide to the business models most frequently applied in the procurement and supply chain arena. Procurement and supply chain management are two of the highest contributors to corporate success in the modern world. This third edition is a new revised international version with additional tools that reflect the value of procurement in our globally-connected world. The authors have included over 50 well-established strategic and operational models that have a proven track record of delivering value over years of practice. Each model is presented pictorially, with explanatory commentary on its practical application to support. These models are designed to save unnecessary cost and deliver significant benefits for their user and have been carefully selected by the authors based on their originality and usefulness for practical application in the context of procurement and the supply chain. The Procurement Models Handbook is an invaluable and enduring source of reference for practitioners and business managers, as well as an essential learning support for business and procurement students.


The Technology Procurement Handbook

The Technology Procurement Handbook

Author: Sergii Dovgalenko

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2020-04-03

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1789662117

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With the rise of cloud services and the digitization of all business units, procurement managers need to understand how to buy technology services in order to generate revenue, drive innovation and retain customers. The Technology Procurement Handbook provides a structured and logical view of the digital buying process. It includes invaluable advice on how to manage digital demand, prepare sourcing strategies, analyze the cost and benefits of proposed solutions and negotiate and implement comprehensive agreements. The Technology Procurement Handbook examines the multiple streams of data that feed into the technology procurement process, such as ITIL service lifecycle data, PMI project management and cloud and software contract provisions. The book includes case studies and extensive practical advice based on the authors experience from recent procurement projects. There is also a chapter on modular contracting for the US market, explaining the use of agile contracts for IT projects.


Procurement Leaders A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Procurement Leaders A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Author: Gerardus Blokdyk

Publisher: 5starcooks

Published: 2020-01-19

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9781867309369

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How involved should internal procurement be in managing staffing suppliers? When is procurement involved in the project? Who is responsible for procuring and managing contingent labor at your organization? Is your staffing properly balanced between strategic sourcing, supplier management, and transactional procurement? Do you have specific, quantifiable written cost savings/cost management objectives for purchasing? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Procurement Leaders investments work better. This Procurement Leaders All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Procurement Leaders Self-Assessment. Featuring 2202 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Procurement Leaders improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Procurement Leaders projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Procurement Leaders and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Procurement Leaders Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Procurement Leaders areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Procurement Leaders self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Procurement Leaders Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.


Procurement Leaders A Complete Guide - 2019 Edition

Procurement Leaders A Complete Guide - 2019 Edition

Author: Gerardus Blokdyk

Publisher: 5starcooks

Published: 2019-06-30

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780655810148

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How do you measure progress and evaluate training effectiveness? What improvements have been achieved? To what extent does management recognize Procurement leaders as a tool to increase the results? How risky is your organization? Have you achieved Procurement leaders improvements? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Procurement Leaders investments work better. This Procurement Leaders All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Procurement Leaders Self-Assessment. Featuring 941 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Procurement Leaders improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Procurement Leaders projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Procurement Leaders and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Procurement Leaders Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Procurement Leaders areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Procurement Leaders self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Procurement Leaders Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.


Procurement 4.0

Procurement 4.0

Author: Alexander Batran

Publisher: Campus Verlag

Published: 2017-03-09

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 3593506696

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Procurement 4.0 provides insights and guidance on how to best face the current and upcoming challenges for procurement organizations. Although digitization might be considered a driving factor behind Procurement 4.0 it is far too shortsighted to limit Procurement 4.0 solely on apps and automation. To gain a clearer picture of future procurement, the authors conducted interviews with leading procurement heads of global corporates such as BMW, Lufthansa, Maersk, BP and Allianz. These industry examples combined with various other cases offer a practical view to shed light on this still rather theoretical construct. Four dimensions of a 4.0 Procurement framework are further explored to address and react to business needs of the future: Competing value chains, co-creation, leadership and digital transformation. Besides industry examples, each chapter contains "survival tips" as impulses for procurement managers to lift their teams to the next level.


The Purchasing Handbook

The Purchasing Handbook

Author: Joseph L. Cavinato

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 1108

ISBN-13:

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Reflecting contemporary trends in purchasing and supply management, this text serves as a complete professional reference book, used to answer day-to-day questions for all sizes of purchasing departments.


Procurement Leadership A Complete Guide - 2019 Edition

Procurement Leadership A Complete Guide - 2019 Edition

Author: Gerardus Blokdyk

Publisher: 5starcooks

Published: 2019-07-22

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780655828723

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How do you manage changes in Procurement leadership requirements? What are the types and number of measures to use? If your company went out of business tomorrow, would anyone who doesn't get a paycheck here care? How do you manage scope? Who qualifies to gain access to data? This breakthrough Procurement Leadership self-assessment will make you the assured Procurement Leadership domain adviser by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Procurement Leadership challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Procurement Leadership work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Procurement Leadership task and that every Procurement Leadership outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Procurement Leadership costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Procurement Leadership advice instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Procurement Leadership essentials are covered, from every angle: the Procurement Leadership self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the required activities and processes so that Procurement Leadership outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Procurement Leadership practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the easy elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Procurement Leadership are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access details to the Procurement Leadership self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows you exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Procurement Leadership Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.


Leading Procurement Strategy

Leading Procurement Strategy

Author: Carlos Mena

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2018-06-03

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 074948165X

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Leading Procurement Strategy is a must-read for all senior procurement executives wishing to further enhance their skill set, master the latest developments in procurement strategy and really come into their own as procurement leaders. The expert author team explains how to effectively manage and mitigate risks in the supply chain, appreciate the key issues affecting the procurement function and develop best practice excellence in teams. Providing the latest thinking in procurement and supply management within the broad perspective of different industries, this second edition of Leading Procurement Strategy covers: global sourcing; supplier relationship management; cost management; information technologies and future developments. The book is underpinned by academic theory and supported by an extensive range of real world case studies drawn from the authors' experiences, including Tesco, Tata, Coca-Cola, BAA, P&G and IBM. This new edition provides the skills, knowledge and tools needed to articulate an effective strategy and embrace a transformational role to lead procurement teams, showing how procurement can become an influential function that delivers sustainable competitive advantage.