Next Level Supply Management Excellence

• Emphasizes next level practices and strategies that move beyond current thinking
• Contains valuable insights and advice from numerous industry-leading experts who have led successful transformations across various industries
• Provides the tools and techniques needed for ensuring that ROI is maximized and other project benefits are achieved or exceeded even when they occur long after project closeout
• Covers topics relevant to the supply professional today and the not-so-distant future, including the battle against complexity, risk management, early involvement in capital expenditures procurement, comprehensive energy management, effectively managing working capital, and leveraging external resources effectively
• Presents a proven transformation model within procurement and supply management for obtaining outstanding results
• WAV offers supplemental information about opportunity assessments, international trade and compliance, transformation roadmaps, comprehensive energy management, strategic sourcing & negotiations management training and mentoring, and supplier surveys — available from the Web Added Value™ Download Resource Center

Robert A. Rudzki is President of Greybeard Advisors LLC, a leading provider of procurement transformation, strategic sourcing and supply chain management services. Mr. Rudzki previously served as Senior Vice President for Bayer Corp, where he led a nationally-recognized transformation that generated significant improvements in costs and working capital, and was a finalist for Purchasing Magazine’s Medal of Excellence. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, a notable author and thought leader and currently writes a blog for Supply Chain Management Review.

Dr. Robert J. Trent is the supply chain management program director, associate director of the Manufacturing Systems Engineering program, and George N. Beckwith professor of management at Lehigh University where he teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He holds a B.S. degree in materials logistics management from Michigan State University, an M.B.A. degree from Wayne State University, and a Ph.D. in operations management from Michigan State University. He is a notable author and co-author of several books and of over 30 procurement and supply management articles appearing in numerous professional magazines and academic journals.

PART ONE: Leading Supply Management Transformation
Chapter 1: The Next Level: An Overview for the C-Suite and Supply Management Leaders
Chapter 2: Leadership as a Principle of Lasting Success
Chapter 3: You Have a Choice to Make: True Transformation or Evaporating Results
Chapter 4: Speaking Like a CFO & Gaining Senior Management’s Support
Chapter 5: Creating the Next Level Supply Organization
Chapter 6: Internal and External Talent Management

PART TWO: Critical Topics in Supply Management Transformation
Chapter 7: Collaborating with Suppliers & Contributing to Revenue Growth
Chapter 8: Strategic Sourcing
Chapter 9: Negotiations Management Best Practices
Chapter 10: Comprehensive Energy Management
Chapter 11: Enhanced Sourcing with Idealized Design
Chapter 12: Lean and Supplier Development
Chapter 13: The Value of Reducing Complexity
Chapter 14: Risk Assessment, Prevention & Mitigation
Chapter 15: Central Role in Working Capital Management
Chapter 16: Early Involvement in Capital Project Procurement

PART THREE: Additional Key Topics in Next Level Supply Management
Chapter 17: Building a Supply Chain Organization from the Ground Up (Case Study)
Chapter 18: Lean Six Sigma in Supply Management
Chapter 19: Toolkits for Strategic Sourcing Success
Chapter 20: When the Worlds of Sales & Procurement Collide

Epilogue
Index

Named one of the "10 Greatest Purchasing Books Ever Written"
by SupplyChainOpz.com 

“Next Level Supply Management Excellence provides a refreshing, strategic perspective on many complex aspects of supply management. The concise, straightforward approach to the multiple dimensions of supply management excellence should make it easy for you to apply the principles. This is a must read for progressive supply management executives!”

—Ernest G. Gabbard, CPSM, CPM, CPCM, Senior Director, Corporate Strategic Sourcing, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated

"Rudzki and Trent present a compelling case that a 'next level' for supply management is clearly attainable, and lay out the steps to get there. The key factors that will open this door are leadership and vision, but both must be shared and articulated broadly by the C-Suite. There is a large pot of gold at the end of this rainbow."

—Brad Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, SVP & CPO, Dean Foods Company