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SOFTWARE EATS SUPPLY CHAINS
O’Byrne identifies the change from product based
to results based services due to advances in
software as a key trend.
Although this has been happening for the last 20
years with consulting firms like Accenture, PWC
and Deloitte trying to teach companies how to
use software as a competitive and strategic
advantage, there are too many companies still
attempting to figure out what to do.
Today it is so much easier to find software that
will support and enhance alternative outcome-
based solutions such as that started by Bristol-
Siddeley (aircraft engines) in the 1960’s where
they provided a maintenance outcome, coined
“power-by-the-hour”, in which costs were not
based on the sale of replacement engines and
parts but servicing based on the number of hours
flown i.e. an outcome with defined costs and
optimum up-time.
Although this example was a simple enough
business model to manage in the 60s and 70s,
newer ideas require more information and
computing power to run the programs, O’Byrne
provides an example where seed suppliers in the
agri-business are guaranteeing crop yields
irrespective of climate factors. As industries have
more access to data and cloud based software,
companies are readily able to provide more
holistic and improved service outcomes for their
customers, and thus be seen as a cost effective
alternative to the traditional, transaction based
sales model.
To stay in the game, companies will therefore
need to view software as an enabler and
accelerant for competitive differentiation and to
Delivering Leadership AdvantageDelivering Leadership AdvantageDelivering Leadership AdvantageDelivering Leadership Advantage July 2015
Embrace the Change or be Penalised
Fatal Collapse for Some, Opportunities for Others
Recently Rob O’Byrne from the Australian Logistics Bureau published a short article about
supply chain trends that could, “… truly shake you up” and even precipitate a fatal collapse.
However, there is one trend overlooked by O’Byrne. It is this one trend that, when used in
conjunction with the singularly most important supply chain resource of today, has the
potential to revolutionise all aspects of supply chain more than software and the various
process models combined.
Mark Oldfield, Partner with Camden Partners and head of the Supply Chain Practice takes a
critical look at some of O’Bryne’s trends. Oldfield reveals the one trend that must be
embraced and defines the supply chain leader of tomorrow.
CAMDEN PARTNERS Delivering Leadership Advantage
come up with their own supply chain version of
power-by-the-hour, as O’Byrne says, “You will
have to re-jig your supply chain to deliver results,
not products or services”
AGILE-LEAN THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
O’Byrne entitled this trend as “Goodbye Lean,
Hello Agile” but his reasoning is not quite
accurate. It is not and should not be about
replacing one for the other.
O’Byrne argues that Lean is moving towards the
extreme, increasingly towards a counter-
productive outcome; in fact Lean is often
misinterpreted or just taken too far.
A Lean culture means “having no surplus bulk; no
excess fat”; supply chains are like athletes who
aim to be lean with toned, responsive muscles,
yet athletes still require a minimum amount of
the right type of ‘fat’ to function effectively, so
too with supply chains.
Although Lean comes from a manufacturing
background (Toyota) and Agile from a software
design heritage both methods have similar
philosophies. Each places a lot of emphasis on
adaptive planning with a people focused
approach.
In fact their philosophies are complimentary, this
can be found in writings by other authors such as
Chris Sims - who writes on infoq.com that Agile
and Lean are, “… so deeply interwoven that if you
are doing agile you are doing lean, and vice-
versa”.
Another slightly different take is Dan Woods’
opinion where he sees Agile as changing for the
better by adopting Lean thinking.
Both these philosophies work because they
integrate the whole value stream - Lean refers to
this as “the system” - whenever they are used
within a closed system they are only partially
successful at best. To quote O’Byrne “silo thinking
in supply chains will no longer be just
uncompetitive, but fatal”.
So, as there is much overlap and synergy Agile
should never be considered as a replacement for
Lean. Supply chains today must function
effectively, efficiently and holistically; Lean and
Agile principles and methodologies will help
achieve these goals.
CUSTOMER FORCE
Consumer expectations are changing
exponentially, forcing improvements in
technology as well as driving an ever increasing
rate of change in the supply chain.
Business customers now demand the same level
of service irrespective of how goods and services
are obtained. Goods being ordered and paid for
via any number of channels, delivery or
collections made when and where they require
plus a simple yet effective returns process.
Ethics and ecological impacts are also no longer
‘value-adds’, companies must have defined,
recognisable and published ethical standards they
adhere to, along with products and/or processes
that have minimal environmental impact.
Irrespective of how good the marketing plan is; if
the supply chain cannot respond to the
customers’ demands, customers will change
5 PRINCIPLES OF LEAN
1. IDENTIFY CUSTOMERS AND SPECIFY VALUE
2. IDENTIFY AND MAP THE VALUE STREAM
3. CREATE FLOW BY ELIMINATING WASTE
4. RESPOND TO CUSTOMER PULL
5. PURSUE PERFECTION
THE AGILE MANIFESTO
1. INDIVIDUALS AND INTERACTIONS OVER PROCESSES
AND TOOLS
2. WORKING PROCESSES OVER COMPREHENSIVE
DOCUMENTATION
3. CUSTOMER COLLABORATION OVER CONTRACT
NEGOTIATION
4. RESPONDING TO CHANGE OVER FOLLOWING A PLAN
CAMDEN PARTNERS Delivering Leadership Advantage
suppliers. Performance not only counts, it is
talked about. As we all know, a bad outcome for
the customer gets more negative mileage than a
good outcome. O’Byrne puts it this way, “You
need to get the last mile right or you will lose
customers.”
Supply chains are no longer just about moving
products cheaply from source to destination, it is
the overall added value to all stake-holders
including the customer, the environment, the
company and the employees, not forgetting the
shareholders, that will maintain a company’s
viability. Not being able to adequately prioritise
or balance the demands of each stakeholder is a
major area of risk that is potentially fatal.
EMBRACE OR BE BLIND-SIDED
A trend not addressed by O’Byrne’s and one that
will blind-side any company that doesn’t embrace
it is collaboration.
There is already a growing expectation that
collaboration will be the game changer in supply
chain, so much so that an ever increasing number
of suppliers and customers are already
progressing towards more collaborative
agreements and contracts.
Thought leaders and academics such as Tim
Cummins from the International Association for
Contract and Commercial Management and Kate
Vitasek from the University of Tennessee and
author of a number of books on collaboration
including “Getting to We” and “Vested
Outsourcing”, already propose, not only its
advantages, but also a number of options and
methodologies.
Yet the concept and practicality of a collaborative
agreement is still considered too new.
Although stake-holders increasingly talk about
collaboration along with the sharing of risks and
rewards, and joint initiatives in the beginning,
under final negotiation these agreements are still
returning to the long held, onerous template of:
“if the KPIs are not met, you’ll be penalised”.
Companies that can work with (and trust) their
suppliers/customers to garner the best
opportunities for both will, in the long run,
benefit the most and not just financially. In all
probability, as espoused by the academics and
other proponents, they will also increase their
reputation, ethical standing and even their joint
environmental impact.
More than anything else, with the right vision and
goals, collaborative agreements will improve their
mutual supply chains.
Software is already on the market that will
facilitate this process, usually called an Integrated
Supply Chain Management system (ISCM).
A well-defined and structured ISCM will have
benefits for more stake-holders such as the intra-
and inter-company functionality of (potentially)
multi-tier suppliers and customers, as efficiencies
and effectiveness is realised throughout the
whole value chain - ultimately from initial source
to final destination (consumption).
“The narrow views typified by sales
and procurement (to a high degree)
and legal (to a significant degree) are
destroying value. Trading parties must
increasingly co-operate to deliver
efficient and effective results.”
COMMITMENT MATTERS
TIM CUMMINS, JUNE 2015
Don’t let poor service turn your customers into zombies
CAMDEN PARTNERS Delivering Leadership Advantage
THE NUMBER ONE RESOURCE
When talking supply chain, you would be hard
pressed to find disagreement that knowledge is
the number one resource. Here we are talking
knowledge not “Big-Data”. A supply chain is a
complex system and different for each company,
market and industry. Having in-depth, up to date
knowledge about what is effective and efficient
for any particular supply chain is critical to a
company’s success.
One of the issues, stated by O’Byrne, is the fact
that knowledge, resides in the heads of the
people managing and operating the supply chain.
As each supply chain has its own dynamic
idiosyncrasies it is desirable not to lose that
knowledge, at the same time this knowledge must
grow and be expanded upon to remain effective
and up to date.
Companies need to continually introduce the
latest information or systems; this can be done by
either external training or more efficiently by
bringing in the right talent at the appropriate time
in the company’s growth.
Although attempts are made to digitise
knowledge by recording it in some form for later
retrieval and utilisation, this is extremely difficult
for supply chains. For example, while Finance has
systems, protocols and standards that are familiar
across companies and within similar economies,
due to their volatility and dynamic nature, each
supply chain is unique to varying degrees. Part of
this is because of the huge number and variety of
external problems and issues that impact the
value stream.
A further, major disruption is about to hit, the
number of heads containing this knowledge - at
all levels - is rapidly decreasing as more of the
baby-boomer workforce begins to retire. This is
exacerbated by the lack of new ‘heads’ coming on
board and acquiring this knowledge.
It must also be remembered, that this knowledge
has been acquired, assimilated from within the
supply chain space, it was not learnt by reading or
analysing case studies.
As Jack Delosa founder of The Entourage, a major
community of entrepreneurs based in Australia
explains, “… educational institutions around the
world have become highly bureaucratic, process
driven and slow to evolve. Their outdated
teaching methods reward conformity and
encourage unoriginality.”
Being aware of this potential risk and the velocity
of change, companies are now designing short
and long term strategies around their supply
chain.
Joseph Rousell (PwC - Global Operations) in the
book he co-authored Strategic Supply Chain
Management states, “To design an effective
supply chain, a company must excel at three
major sets of activities that are interrelated and
mutually reinforcing;
Defining the roles and responsibilities
Selecting the right organisation structure
Putting the right skills and talent in place”
Although Rousell’s statement is critical to the
success of any supply chain and ultimately the
company, a caveat must be included. These three
activities are dynamic; they cannot be done once
and then ignored.
As the company changes or consolidates,
requirements, roles and responsibilities will
change therefore to maintain effectiveness, skills
and talent will also need to change.
The velocity of change in business has increased,
as has the inverse effect on the tenure of
employees; in 2009 the average tenure of
employees was 6.6 years; by 2014 this had
dropped to 3.3 years, now it is even harder to
retain knowledge.
As mentioned before those with the required
knowledge or skills are decreasing and with only
KNOWLEDGE RETENTION IS
BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT
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a limited number being attracted to the industry
and given the tools or opportunities to learn this
knowledge or acquire these skills as the gap
increases.
SO WHAT IS THE FUTURE?
Software that can manage and improve supply
chains and provide “visibility” for the customer is
no longer an optional extra. Assisted by supply
chains that are not only Lean but Agile, with the
ability to change and adapt to the ever-changing,
rapid-fire demands of the customer.
As improvements are made to products, services
and outcomes, the bar is raised with the customer
always wanting the next improvement, even
before the last improvement hits the market.
Collaboration is now required to help remove the
‘fat’, the ineffectiveness and inefficiencies in the
supply chain. Collaboration can no longer remain
vertical; it must be across the whole value chain.
Companies must collaborate between roles,
functions, departments and with suppliers as well
as customers to increase accuracy and velocity.
And tying all this together is Knowledge, which is
more like a vicious fluid than ever before, which,
while bringing its own risks it also brings
opportunities when replaced with more
appropriate and up-to-date knowledge.
TOMORROW’S SUPPLY CHAIN LEADER
This brings us to the manager of knowledge; the
supply chain leader of tomorrow (today is too
late). Today’s supply chain leader of tomorrow
must therefore be a strategic decision maker
with deep cross-functional expertise, effective
customer and supplier relationship skills and
demonstrated success as a change agent with a
global mindset.
With increasing demands placed on supply
chains, companies must be ever vigilant of the
need for the right talent to be on hand before or
when it is needed. This cannot be done with a
non-descript request to the general market for
talent and hoping to get that “perfect” response.
This is not scare-mongering; companies at the
fore-front of change are already defining or have
specific strategies in place to achieve these goals
by acquiring the right talent.
6 STEPS
TO SECURING THE RIGHT TALENT
FOR YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN
1. INTIMATELY KNOW YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY, ITS
OBJECTIVES AND ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
2. THROW OUT JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND START USING
PERFORMANCE PROFILES
3. REMOVE THE ‘HIT OR MISS’FACTOR FROM YOUR HIRING
EFFORTS BY BEING TALENT-CENTRIC
4. IDENTIFY AND NURTURE PROMISING TALENT
5. PARTNER WITH AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM WHICH
HAS HANDS-ON SUPPLY CHAIN KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE
6. BE GLOBAL IN YOUR PURSUIT OF TALENT
Discover
the Right Talent
for your
Supply Chain
Camden Partners delivers customised retained
executive search and interim executive solutions
directly at the leadership and mission critical levels
of business.
Local Knowledge. Global Reach.
Camden Partners is a member of AltoPartners, the
international alliance of independent executive
search firms, with offices in the Americas, Europe,
Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.
Camden Partners is proud to be a recognised
member of the Association of Executive Search
Consultants, the only recognised Seal of Quality for
retained executive search consulting firms on a
worldwide basis.
Mark is a Partner with Camden Partners and leads
the firm’s Supply Chain practice which focuses on
the sourcing of professionals exclusively at the
senior and mission critical levels.
He has 25 years of senior supply chain
management and consulting across industries
including FMCG, Aerospace, Medical Devices,
Storage and Distribution, Industrial and Durable
Goods.
“Finding the right talent is not a case of
grabbing a whole lot of resumes then
checking the key words that match the job
description.
It’s about understanding… the sort of
understanding that can only come from
having worked in supply chain.”
You wouldn’t trust someone who only
knew how to fly a kite to pilot your plane.
Would you risk your supply chain hiring to
someone who has never worked in supply chain?
Discover the Right Talent for your Supply Chain
02 8007 5812
Mark Oldfield
Partner, Supply Chain
Mark Oldfield │ Direct: +61 2 8007 5813 │ M: +61 (0) 401 530 637
E: mark@camdenpartners.com.au
CAMDEN PARTNERS Delivering Leadership Advantage
COPYRIGHT: Camden Partners Pty. Ltd. TRADEMARK: Thought Supply is a registered trademark of Camden Partners Pty. Ltd

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Thought Supply - July 2015

  • 1. SOFTWARE EATS SUPPLY CHAINS O’Byrne identifies the change from product based to results based services due to advances in software as a key trend. Although this has been happening for the last 20 years with consulting firms like Accenture, PWC and Deloitte trying to teach companies how to use software as a competitive and strategic advantage, there are too many companies still attempting to figure out what to do. Today it is so much easier to find software that will support and enhance alternative outcome- based solutions such as that started by Bristol- Siddeley (aircraft engines) in the 1960’s where they provided a maintenance outcome, coined “power-by-the-hour”, in which costs were not based on the sale of replacement engines and parts but servicing based on the number of hours flown i.e. an outcome with defined costs and optimum up-time. Although this example was a simple enough business model to manage in the 60s and 70s, newer ideas require more information and computing power to run the programs, O’Byrne provides an example where seed suppliers in the agri-business are guaranteeing crop yields irrespective of climate factors. As industries have more access to data and cloud based software, companies are readily able to provide more holistic and improved service outcomes for their customers, and thus be seen as a cost effective alternative to the traditional, transaction based sales model. To stay in the game, companies will therefore need to view software as an enabler and accelerant for competitive differentiation and to Delivering Leadership AdvantageDelivering Leadership AdvantageDelivering Leadership AdvantageDelivering Leadership Advantage July 2015 Embrace the Change or be Penalised Fatal Collapse for Some, Opportunities for Others Recently Rob O’Byrne from the Australian Logistics Bureau published a short article about supply chain trends that could, “… truly shake you up” and even precipitate a fatal collapse. However, there is one trend overlooked by O’Byrne. It is this one trend that, when used in conjunction with the singularly most important supply chain resource of today, has the potential to revolutionise all aspects of supply chain more than software and the various process models combined. Mark Oldfield, Partner with Camden Partners and head of the Supply Chain Practice takes a critical look at some of O’Bryne’s trends. Oldfield reveals the one trend that must be embraced and defines the supply chain leader of tomorrow.
  • 2. CAMDEN PARTNERS Delivering Leadership Advantage come up with their own supply chain version of power-by-the-hour, as O’Byrne says, “You will have to re-jig your supply chain to deliver results, not products or services” AGILE-LEAN THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK O’Byrne entitled this trend as “Goodbye Lean, Hello Agile” but his reasoning is not quite accurate. It is not and should not be about replacing one for the other. O’Byrne argues that Lean is moving towards the extreme, increasingly towards a counter- productive outcome; in fact Lean is often misinterpreted or just taken too far. A Lean culture means “having no surplus bulk; no excess fat”; supply chains are like athletes who aim to be lean with toned, responsive muscles, yet athletes still require a minimum amount of the right type of ‘fat’ to function effectively, so too with supply chains. Although Lean comes from a manufacturing background (Toyota) and Agile from a software design heritage both methods have similar philosophies. Each places a lot of emphasis on adaptive planning with a people focused approach. In fact their philosophies are complimentary, this can be found in writings by other authors such as Chris Sims - who writes on infoq.com that Agile and Lean are, “… so deeply interwoven that if you are doing agile you are doing lean, and vice- versa”. Another slightly different take is Dan Woods’ opinion where he sees Agile as changing for the better by adopting Lean thinking. Both these philosophies work because they integrate the whole value stream - Lean refers to this as “the system” - whenever they are used within a closed system they are only partially successful at best. To quote O’Byrne “silo thinking in supply chains will no longer be just uncompetitive, but fatal”. So, as there is much overlap and synergy Agile should never be considered as a replacement for Lean. Supply chains today must function effectively, efficiently and holistically; Lean and Agile principles and methodologies will help achieve these goals. CUSTOMER FORCE Consumer expectations are changing exponentially, forcing improvements in technology as well as driving an ever increasing rate of change in the supply chain. Business customers now demand the same level of service irrespective of how goods and services are obtained. Goods being ordered and paid for via any number of channels, delivery or collections made when and where they require plus a simple yet effective returns process. Ethics and ecological impacts are also no longer ‘value-adds’, companies must have defined, recognisable and published ethical standards they adhere to, along with products and/or processes that have minimal environmental impact. Irrespective of how good the marketing plan is; if the supply chain cannot respond to the customers’ demands, customers will change 5 PRINCIPLES OF LEAN 1. IDENTIFY CUSTOMERS AND SPECIFY VALUE 2. IDENTIFY AND MAP THE VALUE STREAM 3. CREATE FLOW BY ELIMINATING WASTE 4. RESPOND TO CUSTOMER PULL 5. PURSUE PERFECTION THE AGILE MANIFESTO 1. INDIVIDUALS AND INTERACTIONS OVER PROCESSES AND TOOLS 2. WORKING PROCESSES OVER COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION 3. CUSTOMER COLLABORATION OVER CONTRACT NEGOTIATION 4. RESPONDING TO CHANGE OVER FOLLOWING A PLAN
  • 3. CAMDEN PARTNERS Delivering Leadership Advantage suppliers. Performance not only counts, it is talked about. As we all know, a bad outcome for the customer gets more negative mileage than a good outcome. O’Byrne puts it this way, “You need to get the last mile right or you will lose customers.” Supply chains are no longer just about moving products cheaply from source to destination, it is the overall added value to all stake-holders including the customer, the environment, the company and the employees, not forgetting the shareholders, that will maintain a company’s viability. Not being able to adequately prioritise or balance the demands of each stakeholder is a major area of risk that is potentially fatal. EMBRACE OR BE BLIND-SIDED A trend not addressed by O’Byrne’s and one that will blind-side any company that doesn’t embrace it is collaboration. There is already a growing expectation that collaboration will be the game changer in supply chain, so much so that an ever increasing number of suppliers and customers are already progressing towards more collaborative agreements and contracts. Thought leaders and academics such as Tim Cummins from the International Association for Contract and Commercial Management and Kate Vitasek from the University of Tennessee and author of a number of books on collaboration including “Getting to We” and “Vested Outsourcing”, already propose, not only its advantages, but also a number of options and methodologies. Yet the concept and practicality of a collaborative agreement is still considered too new. Although stake-holders increasingly talk about collaboration along with the sharing of risks and rewards, and joint initiatives in the beginning, under final negotiation these agreements are still returning to the long held, onerous template of: “if the KPIs are not met, you’ll be penalised”. Companies that can work with (and trust) their suppliers/customers to garner the best opportunities for both will, in the long run, benefit the most and not just financially. In all probability, as espoused by the academics and other proponents, they will also increase their reputation, ethical standing and even their joint environmental impact. More than anything else, with the right vision and goals, collaborative agreements will improve their mutual supply chains. Software is already on the market that will facilitate this process, usually called an Integrated Supply Chain Management system (ISCM). A well-defined and structured ISCM will have benefits for more stake-holders such as the intra- and inter-company functionality of (potentially) multi-tier suppliers and customers, as efficiencies and effectiveness is realised throughout the whole value chain - ultimately from initial source to final destination (consumption). “The narrow views typified by sales and procurement (to a high degree) and legal (to a significant degree) are destroying value. Trading parties must increasingly co-operate to deliver efficient and effective results.” COMMITMENT MATTERS TIM CUMMINS, JUNE 2015 Don’t let poor service turn your customers into zombies
  • 4. CAMDEN PARTNERS Delivering Leadership Advantage THE NUMBER ONE RESOURCE When talking supply chain, you would be hard pressed to find disagreement that knowledge is the number one resource. Here we are talking knowledge not “Big-Data”. A supply chain is a complex system and different for each company, market and industry. Having in-depth, up to date knowledge about what is effective and efficient for any particular supply chain is critical to a company’s success. One of the issues, stated by O’Byrne, is the fact that knowledge, resides in the heads of the people managing and operating the supply chain. As each supply chain has its own dynamic idiosyncrasies it is desirable not to lose that knowledge, at the same time this knowledge must grow and be expanded upon to remain effective and up to date. Companies need to continually introduce the latest information or systems; this can be done by either external training or more efficiently by bringing in the right talent at the appropriate time in the company’s growth. Although attempts are made to digitise knowledge by recording it in some form for later retrieval and utilisation, this is extremely difficult for supply chains. For example, while Finance has systems, protocols and standards that are familiar across companies and within similar economies, due to their volatility and dynamic nature, each supply chain is unique to varying degrees. Part of this is because of the huge number and variety of external problems and issues that impact the value stream. A further, major disruption is about to hit, the number of heads containing this knowledge - at all levels - is rapidly decreasing as more of the baby-boomer workforce begins to retire. This is exacerbated by the lack of new ‘heads’ coming on board and acquiring this knowledge. It must also be remembered, that this knowledge has been acquired, assimilated from within the supply chain space, it was not learnt by reading or analysing case studies. As Jack Delosa founder of The Entourage, a major community of entrepreneurs based in Australia explains, “… educational institutions around the world have become highly bureaucratic, process driven and slow to evolve. Their outdated teaching methods reward conformity and encourage unoriginality.” Being aware of this potential risk and the velocity of change, companies are now designing short and long term strategies around their supply chain. Joseph Rousell (PwC - Global Operations) in the book he co-authored Strategic Supply Chain Management states, “To design an effective supply chain, a company must excel at three major sets of activities that are interrelated and mutually reinforcing; Defining the roles and responsibilities Selecting the right organisation structure Putting the right skills and talent in place” Although Rousell’s statement is critical to the success of any supply chain and ultimately the company, a caveat must be included. These three activities are dynamic; they cannot be done once and then ignored. As the company changes or consolidates, requirements, roles and responsibilities will change therefore to maintain effectiveness, skills and talent will also need to change. The velocity of change in business has increased, as has the inverse effect on the tenure of employees; in 2009 the average tenure of employees was 6.6 years; by 2014 this had dropped to 3.3 years, now it is even harder to retain knowledge. As mentioned before those with the required knowledge or skills are decreasing and with only KNOWLEDGE RETENTION IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT
  • 5. CAMDEN PARTNERS Delivering Leadership Advantage a limited number being attracted to the industry and given the tools or opportunities to learn this knowledge or acquire these skills as the gap increases. SO WHAT IS THE FUTURE? Software that can manage and improve supply chains and provide “visibility” for the customer is no longer an optional extra. Assisted by supply chains that are not only Lean but Agile, with the ability to change and adapt to the ever-changing, rapid-fire demands of the customer. As improvements are made to products, services and outcomes, the bar is raised with the customer always wanting the next improvement, even before the last improvement hits the market. Collaboration is now required to help remove the ‘fat’, the ineffectiveness and inefficiencies in the supply chain. Collaboration can no longer remain vertical; it must be across the whole value chain. Companies must collaborate between roles, functions, departments and with suppliers as well as customers to increase accuracy and velocity. And tying all this together is Knowledge, which is more like a vicious fluid than ever before, which, while bringing its own risks it also brings opportunities when replaced with more appropriate and up-to-date knowledge. TOMORROW’S SUPPLY CHAIN LEADER This brings us to the manager of knowledge; the supply chain leader of tomorrow (today is too late). Today’s supply chain leader of tomorrow must therefore be a strategic decision maker with deep cross-functional expertise, effective customer and supplier relationship skills and demonstrated success as a change agent with a global mindset. With increasing demands placed on supply chains, companies must be ever vigilant of the need for the right talent to be on hand before or when it is needed. This cannot be done with a non-descript request to the general market for talent and hoping to get that “perfect” response. This is not scare-mongering; companies at the fore-front of change are already defining or have specific strategies in place to achieve these goals by acquiring the right talent. 6 STEPS TO SECURING THE RIGHT TALENT FOR YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN 1. INTIMATELY KNOW YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY, ITS OBJECTIVES AND ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 2. THROW OUT JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND START USING PERFORMANCE PROFILES 3. REMOVE THE ‘HIT OR MISS’FACTOR FROM YOUR HIRING EFFORTS BY BEING TALENT-CENTRIC 4. IDENTIFY AND NURTURE PROMISING TALENT 5. PARTNER WITH AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM WHICH HAS HANDS-ON SUPPLY CHAIN KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE 6. BE GLOBAL IN YOUR PURSUIT OF TALENT Discover the Right Talent for your Supply Chain
  • 6. Camden Partners delivers customised retained executive search and interim executive solutions directly at the leadership and mission critical levels of business. Local Knowledge. Global Reach. Camden Partners is a member of AltoPartners, the international alliance of independent executive search firms, with offices in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Camden Partners is proud to be a recognised member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants, the only recognised Seal of Quality for retained executive search consulting firms on a worldwide basis. Mark is a Partner with Camden Partners and leads the firm’s Supply Chain practice which focuses on the sourcing of professionals exclusively at the senior and mission critical levels. He has 25 years of senior supply chain management and consulting across industries including FMCG, Aerospace, Medical Devices, Storage and Distribution, Industrial and Durable Goods. “Finding the right talent is not a case of grabbing a whole lot of resumes then checking the key words that match the job description. It’s about understanding… the sort of understanding that can only come from having worked in supply chain.” You wouldn’t trust someone who only knew how to fly a kite to pilot your plane. Would you risk your supply chain hiring to someone who has never worked in supply chain? Discover the Right Talent for your Supply Chain 02 8007 5812 Mark Oldfield Partner, Supply Chain Mark Oldfield │ Direct: +61 2 8007 5813 │ M: +61 (0) 401 530 637 E: mark@camdenpartners.com.au CAMDEN PARTNERS Delivering Leadership Advantage COPYRIGHT: Camden Partners Pty. Ltd. TRADEMARK: Thought Supply is a registered trademark of Camden Partners Pty. Ltd