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Preparing procurement professionals: Your organisation’s competitive advantage

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  • Brown, Marisa

    (APQC, USA)

  • Harper, Mercy

    (APQC, USA)

  • Vitasek, Kate

    (Faculty member, University of Tennessee, USA)

  • Keith, Bonnie

    (The Forefront Group, USA)

Abstract

Skilled procurement professionals are in high demand, especially after the supply chain disruptions organisations have faced over the past year. However, this paper finds that current-state procurement talent development is not adequate. Procurement faces a leaky talent pipeline, as young professionals see the discipline as a mere stepping stone to other more lucrative career paths. This sentiment is amplified by the structure and focus of most organisations’ talent development programmes for procurement, which offer only the most basic and traditional approaches and focus on yesterday’s skill sets rather than future-ready capabilities. This paper explores the root causes of the procurement talent problem and offers actionable solutions for building more relevant, productive, attractive development programmes.

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  • Brown, Marisa & Harper, Mercy & Vitasek, Kate & Keith, Bonnie, 2022. "Preparing procurement professionals: Your organisation’s competitive advantage," Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 4(3), pages 269-279, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jscm00:y:2022:v:4:i:3:p:269-279
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    Keywords

    procurement; sourcing; talent development; training; retention; soft skills;
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    JEL classification:

    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production
    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management

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