AME SE Region People Powered Lean: Supply Chain Procurement Specialist are Leaders too! Workshop

The Lean journey to consistent near-perfect performance has two pillars; Continuous Process Improvement and Respect for People.  Leading across the horizontal value stream is one of the most difficult leadership environments especially in the Supply Chain where they sit exactly between the supply chain and our organizations need for products and services to meet customer demand.  The best Procurement Specialists are leaders in every way but the title.  An overwhelming amount of organizational effort is spent measuring, managing, and controlling the business process often described in cost, schedule, quality, safety.  These are all lagging performance indicators. The true leading indicator of future business performance is engaged teams, who understand the rules of the game, and have focused on those leaders who are the Heartbeat of the supply chain—the Procurement Specialist.  When they have a good day everyone has a good day.  When they have a bad day well… Recognized as a driver of productivity, competitive advantage, customer loyalty, and shareholder return, team engagement and developing a Dream Team between Suppliers and the enterprise is no longer a plus, it is a requirement to compete in today’s economy.  This workshop will focus on an organizational theory overview, and a proven methodology to define what a Supply Chain Dream Team looks like.  It will cover methodologies for describing roles and responsibilities, High Performance Behaviors, and how to develop Procurement Specialist into High Performers.  The workshop will include best practice presentations to accelerate participant learning. 

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