Pre-Conference Workshops:

The Softer Side of SRM: Culture, People, Skills, and Change Management
May 9, 2012

The most fundamental driver of SRM success is change management. Not just initially, but SRM is also fundamental in day-to-day operations to ensure you are fostering a cultural transformation in the way your company works with suppliers. The pace of change within your organization can create opportunities or challenges depending on your company’s culture. Furthermore, having the right people in place to execute SRM strategies is crucially important to drive initiatives and realize financial and strategic value. Building and sustaining collaborative supplier relationships also calls for new mindsets and skill-sets, not only in procurement and supply chain organizations, but across the enterprise.