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Contract Matters: Being a Procurement Champion
There is a great need for procurement to move and adapt. To make this happen, Procurement needs procurement champions who can provide a 'voice'.
Have you thought that you would like to make change – but do not know how? Then this book will show you how to do so and to involve management.
Management need to be involved, who can make and implement policy decisions, who can work with Procurement and to see the value of Procurement and the strategic value of procurement and the organisation's 'bottom line'.
Procurement champions needs to make a difference – for the organisation, for themselves, for their procurement colleagues as well as internal staff. It is a given of course that they have the 'procurement mechanics' sorted out.
Having a mentor would be beneficial for procurement champions – learn how to make use of mentors, how to find mentors but also realise the work needed once you have a mentor. Mentors challenge – can you meet the challenge? make valuable change of procurement practitioners who want to make a difference. Challenge them and see what occurs.
There is a huge need for professional development and training – how well trained are you? Make use of available training and link into your organisation's professional development resources. The book shows you how.
How effective are you when it comes to measuring success? Do you know what success looks like? Do you know when you have achieved? The ability to measure success, compliance, performance etc is vital. This of course leads to benchmarking and to know that you are 'up with the play'.
Lastly, do you want to make a difference in procurement? Then be prepared to be a 'voice for procurement'. You can do it, you just need to know how.
Have you thought that you would like to make change – but do not know how? Then this book will show you how to do so and to involve management.
Management need to be involved, who can make and implement policy decisions, who can work with Procurement and to see the value of Procurement and the strategic value of procurement and the organisation's 'bottom line'.
Procurement champions needs to make a difference – for the organisation, for themselves, for their procurement colleagues as well as internal staff. It is a given of course that they have the 'procurement mechanics' sorted out.
Having a mentor would be beneficial for procurement champions – learn how to make use of mentors, how to find mentors but also realise the work needed once you have a mentor. Mentors challenge – can you meet the challenge? make valuable change of procurement practitioners who want to make a difference. Challenge them and see what occurs.
There is a huge need for professional development and training – how well trained are you? Make use of available training and link into your organisation's professional development resources. The book shows you how.
How effective are you when it comes to measuring success? Do you know what success looks like? Do you know when you have achieved? The ability to measure success, compliance, performance etc is vital. This of course leads to benchmarking and to know that you are 'up with the play'.
Lastly, do you want to make a difference in procurement? Then be prepared to be a 'voice for procurement'. You can do it, you just need to know how.
169 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 24, 2017
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