Comments on: Global Sourcing - The need for a LPO http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/03/31/global-sourcing-the-need-for-a-lpo/ The source of information and best practices in strategic sourcing. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:21:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Oscar Pacheco - Iasta http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/03/31/global-sourcing-the-need-for-a-lpo/#comment-11199 Oscar Pacheco - Iasta Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:17:49 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/03/31/global-sourcing-the-need-for-a-lpo/#comment-11199 Hello Azmi, To be more involved an LPO should be part of team and not just taking direction from the head group. This can involve attending annual planning session, being given visibility into the planned projects of the head group, be able to provide suggestions (new suppliers, new capacity, etc), in other word functioning just like a member of the head procurement group. At the onset of a global sourcing program this may not be possible, but it should be the goal if the company has made a long term decision to pursue global sourcing. Hello Azmi,
To be more involved an LPO should be part of team and not just taking direction from the head group. This can involve attending annual planning session, being given visibility into the planned projects of the head group, be able to provide suggestions (new suppliers, new capacity, etc), in other word functioning just like a member of the head procurement group. At the onset of a global sourcing program this may not be possible, but it should be the goal if the company has made a long term decision to pursue global sourcing.

]]> By: Azmi, Brunei National Petroleum Co. http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/03/31/global-sourcing-the-need-for-a-lpo/#comment-11196 Azmi, Brunei National Petroleum Co. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:37:39 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2008/03/31/global-sourcing-the-need-for-a-lpo/#comment-11196 Hi, With regards to what you posted for LPO: "This means this group should not exist in isolation doing their thing in some foreign land, but it should be involved in the day to day activities, projects, events, etc, just like the head procurement group." Could you elaborate more on this? I mean, how do you suggest the LPO be more involved if they are only stationed in a particular country to do the specific job of receiving orders for the head procurement group. Thanks. Hi,
With regards to what you posted for LPO:

“This means this group should not exist in isolation doing their thing in some foreign land, but it should be involved in the day to day activities, projects, events, etc, just like the head procurement group.”

Could you elaborate more on this? I mean, how do you suggest the LPO be more involved if they are only stationed in a particular country to do the specific job of receiving orders for the head procurement group. Thanks.

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