December « 2011 « CPO RISING – THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

December, 2011

December 26, 2011

Seasons Greetings from CPO Rising

I want to take this opportunity to thank our readers, dedicated and new, for their interest, time, and support. CPO Rising has become a top US and global site because... Read more
December 23, 2011

YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: When I grow up, I want to work in procurement

I believe that our last inductee into the YouTube Hall of Fame for Procurement for 2011 (we have a few more for 2012) needs no introduction. This gets into the... Read more
December 22, 2011

YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Research Councils UK

Today’s induction into our YouTube Hall of Fame for Procurement is Nicola Dunne, the Chief Procurement Officer at the Research Councils UK. I had the pleasure to meet Nicola this... Read more
December 21, 2011

YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Arizona State

What do you do for a living? How many times have those of us working in Procurement/Supply Management struggled to answer the simple question “what do you do for a... Read more
December 19, 2011

YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Merck

With a hat tip to Grantland, a new ESPN site, founded this year by a fellow HC alum, we’ve decided to offer up our own “YouTube Hall of Fame.” We... Read more
December 16, 2011

A CPO with a Great Foundation

Kevin Clearie’s path to becoming a Chief Procurement Officer started like many of his CPO peers in the market. Kevin graduated with a dual undergraduate degree in M.I.S. and Business... Read more
December 14, 2011

Chief Procurement Officer: The Position

The following is an excerpt from our latest report which looks at the key qualifications, experience and characteristics needed to ascend to the role of Chief Procurement Officer – The... Read more
December 12, 2011

Becoming a Chief Procurement Officer

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be an industry analyst focused on procurement and supply management. And, of... Read more
December 8, 2011

Keeping Time

While our last article, Making Music, was based on a real-world scenario (huge disconnect between two groups in large company) that I recently experienced while working with one client, the... Read more
December 6, 2011

Making Music

I was recently involved in a very interesting situation where one group (“Group 1″) within a large global company pursued an opportunity that it felt it was equipped to support.... Read more