03/2009 How attractive is the Procurement Function?
Buy.O Group and the “Lettre des Achats” are on the detective trail!

 
 

In a time of economic uncertainty and a rife of talent war it is essential to attract, recruit and keep the best of the best. This involves each department of the company and in particular Procurement.
Indeed this function has been developing over the past few years (new responsibilities and broader activities) and has to attract and develop new talent to carry out its missions.
However this function seems to be confronted with a lack of visibility which could damage its appeal.

-How is the purchasing function perceived within companies?
-What specific aspects of the purchasing function are decisive for those who choose to pursue a career within this sector?
-What buyers’ tasks are considered the most enjoyable and conversely which are less appealing?

The survey Buy.O is carrying out in collaboration with the French business review, La Lettre des Achats, aims to answer these questions. Furthermore, this survey will highlight some key element of the appeal of the procurement function.

Addressing a very large audience, this survey will provide a compared analysis between the different respondent profiles:

  1. Student following a procurement career or not
  2. Professional working in Procurement or Supply Chain field
  3. Professional from other department of the company

The main findings will be published both in LDA and our website. Shortly afterwards a round-table discussion will be held with CPOs to give their point of view on these results.

Get involved in our study!


Just click below:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=A_2f6IR2H6T6oEQ5oEYlMccA_3d_3d or paste the link into your internet browser.

This survey will take about 5 minutes of your time, and we will personally send you the findings by email.

Thank you for your time.

The Buy.O Team

  About La Lettre des Achats
 
 
La Lettre des Achats is the leading business review for corporate purchasing departments in France. The review has been regarded as a high-grade reference for information and decision by corporate purchasing departments for over 15 years.
La Lettre des Achats primarily
targets the management of any purchasing activity and the organisation of the departments.
La Lettre des Achats enhances both issues, reporting the events in Purchasing through the managers involved in the activity, and considering the development strategies.
Today most of companies have turned their concerns to the cost-reduction. Such a reduction must be generated from a dynamic suppliers management — rationalising suppliers, concentrating volumes, upstream integration of the suppliers in product developments, objective costing, upstream marketing, benchmarking, reengineering, e-procurement...
The articles published every month in La Lettre des Achats provide much information on these various issues and opportunities for the readers to compare their strategies and their methods with the best recent achievements.

www.lettredesachats.fr


  About Buy.O
 
 
International consulting company, Buy.O Group dedicates itself to improving companies business performance.
Our mission is to help public and private organizations to generate added value through external resources: customers, suppliers and strategic partners.
Buy.O Group draws on 3 areas of expertise: Supplier and Purchasing Performance, Customer Capital Development (through its subsidiary Cymbi.O) as well as Strategic Partnership Creation, to support its clients in implementing new strategies, managing change and supporting operational projects.
Our clients either belong to international groups, SME’s or public sector organizations.
Buy.O’s missions cover a large diversity of business sectors and are conducted worldwide.


www.buyo-group.com