Description
Product ID: | 9781430249627 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | The CPO |
Subtitle: | Transforming Procurement in the Real World |
Authors: | Author: Armin Scharlach, Stephen Easton, Peter Scharbert, Michael F. Strohmer, Christian Schuh |
Page Count: | 240 |
Subjects: | Purchasing and supply management, Purchasing & supply management |
Description: | Select Guide Rating In the novel The CPO: Transforming Procurement in the Real World, we meet Thomas Sutter, a German-American living in Dusseldorf and working as a procurement manager for a major global automobile manufacturer, Autowerke. In the novel The CPO: Transforming Procurement in the Real World, we meet Thomas Sutter, a German-American living in Dusseldorf and working as a procurement manager for a major global automobile manufacturer, Autowerke. On a chance encounter while flying to Chicago, he meets the CEO of Heartland, a major food company in the U.S. Sutter impresses the CEO with his knowledge and, after a whirlwind courtship, he joins Heartland as its new Chief Procurement Officer, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Hired to transform procurement at Heartland, Sutter has an enormous challenge: to bring its procurement practices into the 21st century and save the company $5 billion. Despite the knowledge and experience he gained at Autowerke, Sutter fights over the next 18 months to find his place at Heartland, institute world-class procurement models and methods, win over the procurement teams and senior executives, and meet his goal. At first, his reputation--and his marriage--suffer, along with the company''s overall sales and revenue. Can he pull a rabbit out of the hat? The CPO: Transforming Procurement depicts the real-life challenges of transforming procurement, while demonstrating the benefits of innovative procurement and leadership methods. Written by global thought leaders in A.T. Kearney''s procurement and supply management practice--consultants who have helped numerous companies chop billions of dollars in costs out of their procurement budgets--The CPO will prove invaluable for those in purchasing and procurement. It will also present essential information to those in the C suite looking for ways to boost profits and productivity. The CPO:
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Imprint Name: | APress |
Publisher Name: | Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2012-11-21 |