Everyone has a preferred leadership style. As a procurement executive, you find yourself communicating with your team and fellow business leader in many capacities throughout the day. You and your team represent what procurement stands for within your organization and it matters how you are perceived by others.
So, how can you lead and influence change in a more effective way? Enjoy a number of ‘war stories’ and practical ‘how to’ advice from both expert negotiator Mike Inman (procurement leader at MGM Resorts, IAC/InterActiveCorp, US Airways, General Motors and Raytheon) and SunTrust & ACS procurement veteran Ian O’Brien.
In an interactive setting, gain the information, confidence and tools to lead in- and outside the supply chain:
The 3 things your boss wants you to demonstrate as an active leader
Leading in- and outside the supply chain; taking the right approach to each
Developing stories about wins and losses
Salesmanship in procurement
The power of ‘I’m Sorry’
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ProcureCon Change Management
1. Change
Management:
Leading
Inside
and
Outside
the
Supply
Chain
By:
Ian
O’Brien
&
Mike
Inman
• The
3
things
your
boss
wants
you
to
demonstrate
as
an
acBve
leader
• Leading
in-‐
and
outside
the
supply
chain;
taking
the
right
approach
to
each
• Developing
stories
about
wins
and
losses
• Sales-‐person-‐ship
in
procurement
• The
power
of
“I’m
sorry”
2. Together
with
our
millions
of
supporters,
the
American
Cancer
Society
saves
lives
and
creates
more
birthdays
by
helping
you
stay
well,
helping
you
get
well,
by
finding
cures,
and
by
figh=ng
back.
• We
help
you
take
steps
to
prevent
cancer
or
detect
it.
• We
guide
you
through
every
step
of
your
cancer
experience.
– Phone
lines
(1MM/year);
Cancer.org
(25MM/year);
Moral
support
(groups
and
1-‐on-‐1)
• Offer
prac=cal
solu=ons
to
daily
challenges:
transporta=on;
a
free
place
to
stay
when
care
is
far
away
from
home,
and
pa=ent
naviga=on
services.
• We
fund
groundbreaking
research
that
helps
us
understand
cancer’s
causes
and
cures.
– Largest
private
funder
of
cancer
research
-‐
~
$130
million
per
year
($3.5
billion
+
since
1946)
– Played
a
role
in
nearly
every
major
cancer
breakthrough
last
century:
• CigareIe
smoking
,
obesity,
drugs
for
treatment
• We
help
pass
laws
to
defeat
cancer
and
rally
communi=es
worldwide
to
join
the
fight.
– 79%
of
the
US
populaBon
is
now
covered
by
smoke-‐free
laws
– State
laws
ensuring
that
people
have
access
to
and
coverage
for
treatment
– Rallying
communi=es
through
community
events
like
the
American
Cancer
Society
Relay
For
Life®
and
Making
Strides
Against
Breast
Cancer
®
• Results
— 15%
decrease
in
the
overall
cancer
death
rate
between
the
early
1990s
and
2006.
— 350
more
people
each
day
who
are
celebraBng
birthdays.
• Our
vision
is
1,000
people
a
day
in
the
US
and
10,000
worldwide
celebraBng
birthdays
who
would
have
otherwise
been
lost
to
cancer
3. Addi=onal
ACS
Facts
• 99
years
old
• 50
states,
900+
locaBons
• Decentralized
• Indirect
spend:
$500MM
• Sourcing
organizaBon
is
~
2
years
old
• All
spend
is
in
Sourcing’s
scope
• Small
porBon
fully
sourced
and
managed
so
far
• %
hands-‐free
transacBons
• ImplemenBng
Source
to
Pay
soluBon
• OrganizaBonal
Design:
Center
led
(previously
extremely
decentralized)
• Direct
reports:
sourcing,
supplier
management,
inventory
management,
supply
chain
analysts
• Indirect
reports:
divisional
procurement
leads
• Annual
savings:
23%
contracted
savings
on
sourced
categories
• Procurement
environment:
Non-‐Mandated
4. Mike
Inman
ü 15
years
in
supply
chain
• Gaming/hospitality,
publishing,
internet,
airlines,
defense,
manufacturing
• Global
&
domesBc,
direct
&
indirect
• Buyer
to
head
of
organizaBons
• $1+B
in
spend
responsibility
ü Now
teaching
b2b
global
negoBaBons
with
TableForce
and
advising
on
supply
chain
iniBaBves
through
C3
5. 3
Things
Your
Boss
Wants
1. The
job
gets
done!
OperaBonal
and
financial
improvements
delivered
2. Healthy
supply
chain
pracBces
a. Right
supplier
mix
to
balance
management
effort,
new
ideas,
and
compeBBon
b. Improved
quality
/
lead
Bme
c. Reduced
total
cost
of
ownership
d. Risk
reducBon
e. Revenue
enhancement
f. Efficiency
gains
3. Internal
Clients,
peers,
sr.
execs
think
and
say
good
things
and
ask
for
more!
6. Tradi=onal
Change
Management
The
“what”
John
Koqer
–
HBS
1. Increase
urgency
2. Build
the
guiding
team
3. Get
the
vision
right
Cliffs Notes…
4. Communicate
for
buy-‐in
5. Empower
acBon
6. Create
short-‐term
wins
7. Don't
let
up
8. Make
change
sBck
7. The
Right
Approach
The
“how”
Driver All “passengers” – Who’s driving!
Backseat driver… Consigliere – trusted advisor
9. Excerpt
from
my
job
interview…
Me:
What
category
is
going
to
be
surprisingly
difficult
at
ACS?
Boss:
T-‐shirts
Me:
(??????)
Me:
(Aver
2
years)
I
get
it.
10. Relay
For
Life
Global
phenomenon
that
raise
much-‐needed
funds
and
awareness
to
save
lives
from
cancer:
• Annually:
3.5
million
people
in
5,000
communiBes
in
the
United
States
• 20
countries
Survivors
celebraBng
life
12. Though
front
is
consistent
(primary
brand),
many
divisions
have
developed
their
own
supply
base
and
varia=ons
on
t-‐shirts
colors,
styles,
etc.
Division
1
(Illustra)ve)
Collegiate
Shirts
Community
Shirts
Par=cipant
Shirts
Par=cipant
Shirts
White,
Custom
Back
White,
Custom
Back
White,
No
Back
White,
No
Back
CommiIee
Shirt
CommiIee
Shirts
Sky
Blue
Stock
Blue
Sky,
Stock
Back
Survivor
Shirt
Survivor
Shirts
Purple
stock
back
Purple
Stock
Back
13. Division
2
(Illustra)ve)
Par=cipant
Shirts
Survivor
Shirts
Collegiate
Shirts
White
Lavender
Custom
Custom
Lavender
Stock
Caregiver
Shirts
CommiIee
Shirts
Purple
Custom
Lavender
Custom
Frost
Blue
Custom
Purple
Lavender
Stock
Frost
Blue
Stock
Stock
Purple
Custom
Grass
Green
Custom
Team
Captain
Shirts
Purple
Stock
Grass
Green
Frost
Blue
Custom
CommiIee
Shirts
Stock
Frost
Blue
Stock
Frost
Blue
Custom
Caregiver
Shirts
Grass
Green
Custom
Frost
Blue
Stock
Lavender
Custom
Grass
Green
Stock
Grass
Green
Custom
Lavender
Stock
No
back
Shirts
Grass
Green
Purple
Custom
Frost
Blue
Stock
Purple
Stock
Scarlet
White
Custom
Back
Grand
Club
Shirts
Grass
Green
White
Custom
Scarlet-‐
Customer
Lavender
Grand
Club
Shirts
Scarlet
Stock
Purple
Red-‐
Custom
White
Red
Stock
Team
Captain
Shirts
Frost
Blue
Custom
Frost
Blue
Stock
Grass
Green
Custom
Grass
Green
Stock
Survivor
Shirts
Lavender
Custom
Lavender
Stock
Purple
Custom
Purple
Stock
14. Division
3
(Illustra)ve)
PURPLE College SURVIVOR
White
Par=cipant
Tee
PURPLE SURVIVOR (8 sizes)
(10
sizes)
(10 sizes)
Purple w/ back
White
Purple w/ back College
Par=cipant
Tee
White
Custom
Back
(8
sizes)
White
White
Custom
Back
Star
Supporter
Shirt
(6
sizes)
LIME TEAM CAPTAIN Maroon
with
back
(8 sizes) LIME College Committee
(6 sizes)
Lime w/ back Orange College Team Captain
(6 sizes) Lime w/ back
Orange w/ back
ORANGE COMMITTEE
(8 sizes)
Orange w/ back Royal College Security
(4 sizes)
Royal w/ back
15. 2011
RFL
T-‐Shirt
Na)onwide
Inventory
Mix
(Illustra)ve)
Sizes
Shirt
Type
Color
Weights
Brand
Front
Design
(12)
(15)
(17
variaBons)
(3)
(3)
(2)
6.1
Heavier
Brand1
Wgt
5.X
Mul=ple
Brand2
Lighter
5.X
Brand3
Mul=ple
Lighter
Variability has massive effect on
SKU combinations
16. 2012
RFL
T-‐Shirt
Na)onwide
Inventory
Mix
(Illustra)ve)
Shirt
Type
Color
Weights
Brand
Sizes
Front
Design
(12)
(x
variaBons)
(x
variaBons)
(1)
(1)
(2)
1
weight
Brand1
Effect
of
reduced
variability
and
other
process
changes:
• 90%+
reducBon
in
combinaBons
available
• More
consistent
brand
• Redeploy
staff
to
more
mission
related
acBviBes
• More
consistent
quality
• Simplified
processes
(internal
and
external)
• Increased
flexibility
• Reduced
supplier
inventory
obsolescence
and
stockouts
• Reduced
pricing
• PotenBal
posiBve
impact
on
revenue
17. 2012
RFL
T-‐Shirt
Na)onwide
Inventory
Mix
(Illustra)ve)
Shirt
Type
Color
Weights
Brand
Sizes
Front
Design
(12)
(x
variaBons)
(x
variaBons)
(1)
(1)
(2)
1
weight
Brand1
Relevant
example
for
en=re
organiza=on
• Visible
category
• Easy
to
understand
• High
benefits
• Concepts
apply
across
many
categories
–
good
teaching
opportunity
18. U=lize
trusted
advisors
Challenge:
Sourcing
was
new
in
our
organizaBon.
Our
reputaBon
had
not
yet
been
established.
Ques=ons:
Who
can
support
our
concepts?
Whose
opinions
does
the
business
trust?
19. Results
• Support
from
trusted
parBes
can
drive
change
(Suppliers?
Finance?
Another
business
unit?)
• These
real
world
stories
helped
drive
real
supply
chain
change:
Change
Impact
• SKU
reducBon
• Reduced
cost
• Expanded
Bme
lines
• Increased
quality
• Improved
forecasBng
• Reduced
risk
• Simplified
and
standardized
• Increased
revenue
processes
• Increased
efficiencies
• Listen
to
supply
base
• Increased
innovaBon
• Increased
flexibiliBes
• Increased
revenue
• More
producBve
suppliers
20. Sales-‐person-‐ship
CommunicaBon
plan
– INTERNALLY
-‐
StarBng
statements
to
open
the
door
• “Help
me
to
understand
what
you’re
trying
to
accomplish?”
• “What’s
your
biggest
problem?”
• “In
a
perfect
world,
what
would
you
like?”
• THEN
TAKE
TIME
TO
REFLECT
–
SILENCE
IS
GOLDEN
– What
are
they
saying
is
but
HOW
they
are
saying
it
is
key
too
• Are
they
“entrepreneurial”….
or
lean
six-‐sigma
operators???
• Are
the
finance
people
or
funcBonal???
– Mid-‐project
• With
suppliers
–
“This
is
what
the
team
is
looking
for”
– You:
“bad
cop”
if/when
necessary
– Internal
clients:
must
develop
a
good
relaBonship
for
the
long
term
• Internally
–
publish
the
agenda
and
updates
21. Sales-‐person-‐ship
The
project
close-‐out
• Credit
–
be
a
giver!
• Emphasize
benefits
beyond
cost
–
proudly
and
early
From: Inman, Mike
To: Exec Team
Subject: Re: Agency of Record results
To respond to your initial request, before looking at the fees (and I assume you’re also looking for
the associated reduction) I think we were able to:
1) get a fantastic agency (supported by more objective criteria than just “they’re very creative” –
attached is the final evaluation)
2) improve the service offering (adding strategic planning and web)
3) increase the amount of work we expect the agency to perform (both strategic and tactical)
4) reduce the risk contractually (as they are new and hungry, we were able to get very favorable
terms to reduce our risk of going with them, something that would have been more difficulty with the
incumbent agencies)
and lastly, reduce costs...
• Ask
for
feedback
–
let
them
feel
like
they’re
a
part
of
YOUR
change
management
process
too!
22. The
power
of
“I’m
sorry”
• NOT
the
same
as
taking
responsibility
for
others
issue…
• Builds
bridges
and
deepens
relaBonships
• Displays
true
confidence
• Solidifies
respect
and
leadership
23. Finishing
up!
• Have
a
plan
– What
does
your
boss
want
+
???
• Research
the
what?
– Tools
in
your
tool
belt
• Consider
the
“how”
– EffecBve
role
– Sales-‐person-‐ship
• Follow
up
breakfast!
8:00
–
9:00
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