I saw an advance copy of the “Procurement 2020″ report last week..and it’s got some VERY interesting insights and provocative questions from industry leaders. One of the CPOs interviewed for the report is Roy Anderson, former MetLife CPO and current VP of Procurement Services at Metasys Technologies. Roy offered to speak with the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement LinkedIn group member call (that I moderate) about where the field is heading in the next decade.
A couple of topics we’ll cover with Roy:
Procurement trends: “Functional procurement is something that should disappear by 2020.”
Risk management
The rise of social networks (such as our group over over 25k pros in the field) and their impact on collective knowledge
As always, we’ll keep the format very open and collaborative, so bring your questions, answers and insights. Please mark your calendar and help spread the word to your peers!
The only catch….we ask that all participants join the Group and that’s the only place where we post the dial-in details.
Hope you can join us!
Justin Fogarty is Managing Editor of Supply Excellence and community manager of Ariba Exchange. For any questions or feedback on the blog or its contributors, Justin can be reached at jfogarty[at]ariba.com.
Perfect timing for The Hackett Group’s survey on inflation and its impact on procurement and supply chains. This week the topic of inflation is sure to be front and center on the businesss section of any newspaper as US Fed Chairman Bernanke goes before Congress for his semiannual report. With inflation (or at least the fear of it) increasing, it’s only a matter of time before procurement will be asked how they plan to cope with inflationary pressures.
With that in mind, The Hackett Group would like your input on the survey and will provide a report of key findings to participants. The survey only runs through this Friday, March 4th. So, please take a few minutes to share your perspective.
Justin Fogarty is Managing Editor of Supply Excellence and community manager of Ariba Exchange. For any questions or feedback on the blog or its contributors, Justin can be reached at jfogarty[at]ariba.com.
This Thursday at 9am Pacific Time, I’m moderating the monthly member call for the LinkedIn group Strategic Sourcing & Procurement. Group members know that I choose the topic every month based on feedback, ideas and volunteers from the members. So when Maureen Kelsey stepped up and offered to share some of her insights on ‘change & transformation’ for our February call, I was thrilled. It’s a hot topic and one that many group members….as well as Ariba Exchange readers…are focused on.
Last month, we kicked off the 2011 Strategic Sourcing & Procurement LinkedIn group member conference calls with a lively discussion of Dashboards. What’s on them?, How did you decide what to measure?, How do you share them?, Where are they heading in the future?, and a host of other related topics made for a great call.
For those who couldn’t make it, or would like to pass it on to colleagues, the replay is here:
Justin Fogarty is Managing Editor of Supply Excellence and community manager of Ariba Exchange. For any questions or feedback on the blog or its contributors, Justin can be reached at jfogarty[at]ariba.com.
Let’s get 2011 off to a great start with our January Strategic Sourcing & Procurement LinkedIn group member call on Dashboards. The topic has come up often in the group. So it’s time to get our collective heads together and share Dashboard challenges, best practices, metrics and anything else that helps us quantify performance, success and risk.
The call is this Friday, January 28th at 9am Pacific Time (17:00 GMT). Dial in details, including international numbers are here.
There’s no “registration” for the call, but we simply ask that you join the group if you haven’t already.
A few of the sample questions I have teed up for the call are: [Read more →]
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