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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG The CPO by Christian Schuh Michael F. Strohmer Stephen Easton Armin Scharlach Peter Scharbert
In the novel The CPO: Transforming Procurement in the Real World we meet Thomas Sutter a GermanAmerican living in Dusseldorf and working as a procurement manager for a major global automobile manufacturer Autowerke. On a chance encounter while flying to Chicago he meets the CEO of Heartland a major food company in the U.S. Sutter impresses the CEO with his knowledge and after a whirlwind courtship he joins Heartland as its new Chief Procurement Officer based in Fort Wayne Indiana. Hired to transform procurement at Heartland Sutter has an enormous challenge: to bring its procurement practices into the 21st century and save the company $5 billion. Despite the knowledge and experience he gained at Autowerke Sutter fights over the next 18 months to find his place at Heartland institute worldclass procurement models and methods win over the procurement teams and senior executives and meet his goal. At first his reputationand his marriagesuffer along with the companys overall sales and revenue. Can he pull a rabbit out of the hat?The CPO: Transforming Procurement depicts the reallife challenges of transforming procurement while demonstrating the benefits of innovative procurement and leadership methods. Written by global thought leaders in A.T. Kearneys procurement and supply management practiceconsultants who have helped numerous companies chop billions of dollars in costs out of their procurement budgetsThe CPO will prove invaluable for those in purchasing and procurement. It will also present essential information to those in the C suite looking for ways to boost profits and productivity. The CPO:Portrays bestinclass reallife actionable methods to turn procurement into a function that can save billions and improve the bottom line. Provides a fun way to learn essential lessons in procurement and change management. Shows how rejecting victimhood in all its aspects leads to personal and business success. Presents lessons in novel formatlike The Goal Who Moved My Cheese The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and othersto engage you and show techniques in action.show more