Comments on: Chicken Little works for the US Govt http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/07/30/chicken-little-works-for-the-us-govt/ The source of information and best practices in strategic sourcing. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:53:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Charles Dominick, SPSM http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/07/30/chicken-little-works-for-the-us-govt/#comment-8026 Charles Dominick, SPSM Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:53:15 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/07/30/chicken-little-works-for-the-us-govt/#comment-8026 David, A nice post. I particularly like this phrase: "almost every company we work with and talk to, has a serious shortage of available talent." Your word choice is excellent. Companies aren't struggling with a shortage of available people with purchasing experience, they are struggling with a shortage of available talent - people with the expertise necessary to deliver measurable results in today's challenging purchasing environment. 25 years of purchasing experience on a resume doesn't mean much if you don't have a track record of contributing to your employer's profitability and image. Keep up the good work! David,
A nice post. I particularly like this phrase: “almost every company we work with and talk to, has a serious shortage of available talent.”

Your word choice is excellent. Companies aren’t struggling with a shortage of available people with purchasing experience, they are struggling with a shortage of available talent - people with the expertise necessary to deliver measurable results in today’s challenging purchasing environment.

25 years of purchasing experience on a resume doesn’t mean much if you don’t have a track record of contributing to your employer’s profitability and image.

Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Tim Minahan http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/07/30/chicken-little-works-for-the-us-govt/#comment-8025 Tim Minahan Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:18:40 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/07/30/chicken-little-works-for-the-us-govt/#comment-8025 David: Regardless of our allegiances (and career choices), we all need to band together to help encourage the recruitment of new supply management talent and to train and educate the talent we've got in the ways of technology, financial modeling, engineering, and, believe it or not, marketing. The supply management function is facing one of its greatest challenges: hiring and keeping talent to drive the next wave of transformation. Tim David:

Regardless of our allegiances (and career choices), we all need to band together to help encourage the recruitment of new supply management talent and to train and educate the talent we’ve got in the ways of technology, financial modeling, engineering, and, believe it or not, marketing.

The supply management function is facing one of its greatest challenges: hiring and keeping talent to drive the next wave of transformation.

Tim

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