Procurement Leadership
Gain the knowledge of Procurement Frameworks that create economic value and a competitive advantage
Program Overview
PROGRAM DETAILS
Dates
TBD
Location
TBD
Fee
$5,200 USD
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To learn more about the program agenda, accommodations, registration, payment, and more, please download the program brochure at the bottom of this page.
This one-of-a-kind executive development program provides high-potential procurement leaders with the tools and strategies needed to make dramatic improvements to their organization’s procurement practices in the digital age.
We are in a disruptive world where the rules used to guide business, government and society are being severely stressed. This is causing many to question current practices and look to new opportunities for adding value to their stakeholders – whether for profit or the greater good.
Through a combination of highly-engaging discussions, assessments, participant presentations, case studies and keynote speakers, this program teaches modern procurement strategies and frameworks, as well as how to assess current conditions for the purpose of choosing and implementing a strategy that will provide you with the greatest potential for added economic value and competitive advantage.
“For too long, procurement has been seen as the poor second cousin of other business functions. To truly become strategic, procurement executives must be able to harness the power of influence, using data and analytics to create a business case and be able to sell the value of what strategic supply management can achieve for the business and for the customer. We have designed a class that will help people do just that.”— Rob Handfield, PhD
Program Highlights
Leadership Assessment
Gain insights into the practices of the highest performing procurement and supply chain leaders, and understand how they delivered success and where you fit in the spectrum of capabilities they use
Enterprise Assessment
Compare your organization’s current supply maturity footprint with industry competitors
Communications assessment
Understand your own communication style and preferences to generate actionable insights for improved communication and performance within your organization
Strategic Proposal
Develop a strategic proposal to take back and deliver to your organization’s executive leadership team, supported by feedback and insights from a panel of senior supply management executives
Areas of focus
In many circles, valuable changes are being framed as ‘innovation’, with many organizations seeing this is the pathway to future success. However, having or securing the idea is only the first step. Translating an idea into reality requires a whole process of adoption and change, which most organizations fail to deliver.
To address these challenges, this program focuses on two key areas:
- Procurement and supply chain: Many of the most transformational innovations have come from collaboration between leading organizations, putting procurement and supply chain at the center of future business success.
- Leadership: At the center of all great endeavors are great leaders. Underpinning this are two roles as defined by W. Edwards Deming:
- Making sure the work gets done. (Maintaining the right to exist.)
- Improving the way the work is done. (Doing more than the science of management says is possible – Gen. Colin Powell)
Based on Kotter’s 8-Stage Change Model, the program focuses on teaching effective change management skills needed to ensure organizational success. To support this, you will complete a series of assessments, including the Input/Output Processing Template (IOpt), a fully-validated assessment that will help you understand your own communication style and preferences and generate actionable insights for improved performance. You will also receive a customized benchmark analysis that compares your organization’s current supply maturity footprint with industry competitors. The program will build on this framework by using strategic resources to help you improve your performance and organizational influence.
Project Component
As part of this program, you will identify a project agreed upon by your organization, which you will develop throughout the week and be able to later implement within your organization where it will have most impact.
Learn moreKey Benefits
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Receive a benchmark analysisReceive a benchmark analysis of your organization that compares your current supply maturity footprint with industry competitors.
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Identify challengesIdentify challenges currently facing your organization and develop a specific strategy to overcome those challenges.
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Gain insightsGain insights on how to implement a digitally-based supply chain process.
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Learn how to drive changeLearn how to drive change by interacting more effectively with individuals / stakeholders.
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EngageEngage with leading procurement academics and practitioners from the USA and UK.
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Share insights and lessonsShare insights and lessons learned with like-minded peers.
Program Sessions
| Leadership in an Era of Uncertainty |
| Forming Powerful Guiding Coalitions |
| Developing a Vision and a Strategy |
| Communicating the Vision |
| Removing Obstacles |
| Creating Short-Term Wins |
| Consolidating Gains |
| Anchoring Change in the Corporate Culture |
Key Takeaways
Through this program, you will:
- Understand the Procurement Transformation Roadmap
- Diagnose your own situation from multiple perspectives to identify opportunity
- Explore what procurement and supply chain management will look like in the digital age
- Learn to identify and profile the personnel necessary to deliver results in a digital landscape
- Learn the secrets to delivering procurement changes that have a lasting organizational impact
- Learn to identify, manage, and overcome the barriers threatening the successful implementation of your procurement projects
Who Should Attend?
- Identified high-potentials seeking to lead organizational change initiatives
- Senior Executives new to procurement who want immersion into the field
- Managers who want to move from being successful value creators to game-changers
- Individuals who need a launchpad for their stretch assignment
- Project leaders who are or will be responsible for a complex transformative project
- Individuals seeking to develop their influence over others at all levels of the organization
Guest Speakers and Panelists
Participant Experiences
Bill Heckenkamp, Manager, Materials Management, Supply Chain Management at Cheniere Energy, Inc.
"This program is tailored to arm current and future procurement leaders with real-world solutions in today’s ever-changing digital supply chain environment. Supply chain executives and future leaders that are seeking a competitive edge in digital supply chain would surely benefit from this program."
Edward Coleman, Director, Chief Growth Office Procurement at Altria
"The Procurement Leadership conference was valuable to Altria by giving us the opportunity to brainstorm with the SCRC's faculty, executive advisors and other peer companies. The advice helped us to think through our own challenges and provided new ideas for us to implement at Altria."
Registration
This event has been cancelled due to the spread of COVID-19 and will be rescheduled for a later date.
Questions?
For any questions regarding this program, please email Troy Pinkins, SCRC Director, at tjpinkin@ncsu.edu.
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