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- 1. Supply Chain Management Bob McInturff McInturff & Associates, Inc. Bridget Ferrari Sustainable Supply Chain Manager National Grid
- 3. Green Supply Chain Focus Purchasing/Strategic Sourcing Logistics Product Life Cycle (Reverse Logistics)
- 4. Purchasing/Sourcing Data collection and spend analysis Market Research The RFx process (also known as go-to- market) Negotiations Contracting Implementation and continuous improvement
- 5. Reverse Logistics p Reverse logistics denotes all those operations related to the reuse of products and materials.. p Green Logistics describes all attempts to measure and minimize the ecological impact of logistics activities. This includes all activities of the forward and reverse flows.
- 6. Supply Chain Careers p According to BearingPoint 35% of companies have a sustainable SC program p Number rises to 54% with sales in excess of $700M p However p There is only one Bridget in every company p Multiple roles with green as an integral component
- 7. p SC requires a global outlook p Quantitative skills are paramount p Communication skills and collaborative are equally important Supply Chain is Global
- 8. What’s the Good News? Service Economy: Procurement Biotech: Procurement Manufacturing: Global Sourcing
- 9. Metrics/Strategic Sourcing p Strong statistics, data modeling/analysis skills p Strong Excel skills, along with database management p Strong analytical and financial skills p Understand and support business financial systems/models (make/buy, budgets, total cost modeling) and analysis p Willingness to travel domestically and/or internationally 25-30% of the time
- 10. Practical Job Hunting p You are screened for n Education n Experience n Job Title n Function n Common Background p You are hired for n Accomplishments n Fit
- 11. p How to go about it n It is about networking n It is not about hard work n It is about consistency p Ask yourself n What do I know and when did I know it? n Why hire me and why now? n How many green supply chain websites have I visited ?
- 12. Thank You Bob McInturff McInturff & Associates, Inc. 209 West Central Street Natick MA 01760 (508) 653-4050 bob@mcinturff.com