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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
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