Ep 22: The Epic Supplier Management Maturity Journey ft Florent Connac
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Procurement’s value comes from many different sources, but supplier relationships are a nearly inexhaustible source of potential. Over the last few years, procurement has made significant investments - and substantial progress - in their ability to build relationships with key suppliers as well as to improve the supplier experience overall.
In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Florent Connac. Florent is a Project Director for Cyrias, and he has decades of experience in procurement.
Florent takes this opportunity to share his perspective on procurement’s supplier management maturity:
- The skill sets that have contributed to procurement’s supplier relationship improvements
- How divides such as direct/indirect spend and local v. global play into the maturity journey
- Success stories from his experience working with companies and observing their supplier relationship habits
Links: Florent Connac on LinkedIn
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