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Chicken Little works for the US Govt

July 30th, 2007 at 05:22am David Bush - Iasta

My friend, Tim Minahan (yes, he’s my friend even though he has made some poor career choices), found a concerning study - which he pointed me too last week. His discussion on topic is very insightful and includes comments from Tim Cummings of IACCM, which offer an insightful, yet, contrarian viewpoint.

Other bloggers quickly jumped the topic, as well. Each have their own takes on the subject, which makes this a very interesting topic. I suppose, you should ask yourself a simple question: Can you perform your job remotely and do you provide more benefit to your company than you are paid? If not, your job will someday exist in a 12 hour time difference. Charles Dominick, of Next Level Purchasing, also chimed in with thoughtful comments. I also agree with many of his comments. (This isnt a convuloted and complex topic, at all).

I do side with Tim and many of his points, and can say definitely, that almost every company we work with and talk to, has a serious shortage of available talent. Basic Econ points to higher wages for people that can perform and deliver value. After all, technology for sourcing was not created because everyone was sitting around playing Euchre, since all the products had been perfectly negotiated and contracted.

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2 Comments Add your own

1. Tim Minahan | August 1st, 2007 at 8:18 am

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
2. Charles Dominick, SPSM | August 1st, 2007 at 9:53 am

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!

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