A PROCUREMENT CAREER PATH

The only way to do great

work is to love what you do. If

you haven't found it yet, keep

looking. Don't settle.

Steve Jobs

MASLOW?

FIRST JOB

1. Opportunity

2. Job content Graduate Management program

FMCG

Directs

3. Learning CIPS

4. Money

5. Company

6. Culture

7. Leadership

NEW OPPORTUNITY

1. Opportunity

Career development

Personal development

2. Money

3. Learning

Supported an MBA

4. Company

Reputation

Exciting industry

4. Job content (more opportunities)

Engineering

Supply chain

Contract management

SRM

Inventory management

Team management

NPD

5. Culture

6. Leadership

THE CAREER CURVE

NECESSITY

1. Opportunity 9/11

Time for a change

2. Money

3. Company New emerging industry

4. Leadership Micro management

Self interested

5. Culture Elitist/artistic

No teamwork

5. Learning

6. Job content No responsibility/accountability

THE CAREER CURVE

ESCAPE

1. Opportunity Needed to leave Sky

2. Job content Indirects

‘Blank sheet’

High responsibility/accountability

3. Learning New area

4. Leadership

5. Company New industry

6. Culture

7. Money

X2 +

NEW HORIZONS

1. Opportunity International

2. Culture Multicultural

3. Leadership

4. Learning

5. Company

6. Job content Management & leadership

Responsibility/accountability

7. Money

WHAT DO I THINK? A PROCUREMENT CAREER PATH

HOW?

Formal qualifications

Directs v Indirects

Professional Organisations

Experience

Experience

Experience

Why?

Now is a good time…

Professional Profession

Value is understood

Respected function

Opportunities

Engaged population

SO…IN MY VIEW…

Career paths may not be linear [should you be concerned?]

Understand what is important to you [so it can guide your decisions]

OPPORTUNITY JOB LEARNING COMPANY CULTURE LEADERSHIP MONEY … AND MORE

Take opportunities/ chances

There is no prescribed plan

It’s up to you!

THANK YOU

© John Robertson 2015