Workshop Facilitator Profile
The course facilitator brings over 30 years of experience in procurement. Before founding the his own consulting & training firm in January of 1993, he spent fifteen years in Hewlett-Packard Procurement. During that period, he developed and led several important changes in Hewlett-Packard's purchasing practices.
Since leaving HP in January 1993, he has presented seminars
on International Procurement across the globe and to employees of more than 100
companies. He is a member of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and has
written numerous articles for their publications. His book on international
procurement was published in April 1996 by Irwin Professional Publications, and
was sponsored by ISM. He is the author of two of Next Level Purchasing's online
seminars.
Partial list of companies that have benefited from the course facilitator’s expertise:
- IBM
- Dell
- P&G
- John Deere
- Exxon Chemical
- Lexmark
- Allergan
- Firmenich
- Texas Instruments
- Hewlett-Packard
- Intel
- 3M
- BP/ Amoco
- Glaxowellcome
- Jabil
- Starbucks
- Allegheny Technologies
- Tektronix
Key Benefits of attending this course
- UNDERSTAND key cultural differences and use them to your advantage
- ADAPT your contracting practices to suppliers in different countries
- COMMUNICATE more effectively across language barriers for better suited suppliers
- REDUCE your currency risk when sourcing globally
- ACHIEVE ways to work more effectively with customs and logistics providers to increase supply chain efficiency
- SELECT and achieve the best channel for orders and communication with suppliers
Who Should Attend
VPs | Directors | Managers | Executives | Specialists
from the following divisions:
Procurement | Purchasing | Sourcing | Supply Chain | Materials Management | supplier Management
