Lower performing procurement departments have something in common. When asked about their procurement training plan, they usually say that someone sits with a new employee for most of that new employee\u2019s first week on the job.<\/p>\n
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That is not good procurement training.<\/p>\n
Perhaps sufficient training at a fast food restaurant is a one-time event. Learn how to greet the customer, which buttons to push on a cash register, and where to put the money and you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n
But good procurement training is something that is done continuously. Think about it: if you just get trained for part of one week, can you possibly know how to achieve maximum cost savings<\/strong>? Minimize risk? Negotiate better than the best supplier negotiators<\/strong>? Get internal operations to function more efficiently? Develop successful relationships with both internal customers and suppliers?<\/p>\n I could go on and on.<\/p>\n One can never stop learning all there is to learn about procurement. The more a procurement professional learns, the greater the positive financial impact s\/he can have on the organization.<\/p>\n If your organization provides would-you-like-fries-with-that-style, one-time procurement training, it is a clear signal that your organization is not maximizing the contribution that procurement can offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lower performing procurement departments have something in common. When asked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"\n