Effective Strategic Sourcing - Drive Performance with Sustainable Strategies for Procurement

Successfully design and implement a robust, ethical and environmentally sustainable sourcing strategy to improve business margins and provide a competitive advantage.

List of contents

Chapter - 01: Establishing strategic sourcing success criteria; Chapter - 02: Supply market research; Chapter - 03: Supplier research; Chapter - 04: Make versus buy decisions; Chapter - 05: Outsource versus insource; Chapter - 06: Supply risk analysis; Chapter - 07: Category management; Chapter - 08: Thinking local acting global; Chapter - 09: Zero carbon footprint sourcing; Chapter - 10: RFI versus RFP; Chapter - 11: Strategic sourcing tools and techniques; Chapter - 12: Ecosystem mapping and value chain dynamics; Chapter - 13: Cost modelling and pricing models; Chapter - 14: Sustaining competitive pricing over time; Chapter - 15: Advanced negotiation skills; Chapter - 16: Supplier performance management

About the author

Patrick Barr has over 20 years international leadership experience, having held senior roles in Ireland, the UK and the USA in the airline, FMCG and IT industry sectors. Owner and Managing Partner of Barr Performance Coaching, he is passionate about leadership development and performance management. He is a member of the Enterprise Ireland Mentor Panel and The European Mentoring and Coaching Council.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Barr
• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.06.2022
• EAN: 9781398605565
• ISBN: 978-1-3986-0556-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 420 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Distribution, Purchasing & supply management, Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Logistics & Supply Chain, Purchasing and supply management