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Visionary Procurement Executive with extensive experience in building the procurement organizations of two Fortune 100 Companies. A result-oriented Senior Executive with strong regional leadership skills and a proven track record of delivering multimillion-dollar cost savings, process excellence, best practice, and cross-cultural exposure. Build teams influences through collaborative efforts with key internal stakeholders in the organization. Recognized in multiple instances for high performance in achieving stretch targets and transformation of the procurement function from tactical to the strategic contributor.
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Friday, December 24, 2010

Supply Chain and Performance Measurement using Microsoft Excel


Supply Chain / Procurement / Purchasing Professionals – What’s up for New Year? 

As globalization accelerated in such a pace which opened vast possibilities, opportunities and challenges for procurement teams across the globe. The growths of support services are considered as key points of differentiators in the market place which forced the Procurement team to increase its competitiveness.

It is key at this stage that organization identifies and assesses their current procurement strategies and need to validate its effectiveness considering the expected future developments available in the pipeline.

So what should be the priorities for procurement departments in the New Year? I have mentioned few of them below:

  • Accessibility to data and information,
  • Transparency in process and compliance,
  • Involvement in decision making,
  • Greater efficiency in procurement and demand planning,
  • Flexibility in order management,
  • Empowerment as a core function

What else….?