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Strategic Commodity Leadership

Your goal is to leverage the capabilities and assets of your supply base to create value for your company. The solution and methods are contained in our Strategic Commodity Leadership course.

This course provides the keys to building, implementing and communicating effective strategies that are tied to your company’s objectives.

Participants in the Strategic Commodity Leadership course will:

  • Learn how to establish measurable commodity objectives that reflect company goals using the proven SMART format.
  • Learn how to harness the power of cross-functional teams to deliver commodity objectives.
  • Analyze which party has the power in the buy-sell relationship and develop strategies to improve buy side power.
  • Develop clear and concise storyboards to:
    • Communicate objectives
    • Coordinate cross-functional activities
    • Measure results and goal achievement
  • Walk away with Excel-based tools for analyzing buyer/seller power and developing commodity storyboards.

Attendees receive 8 professional Continuing Education Units.

Optimize your performance. Maximize your cost management. Succeed in today’s environment.

Accomplish all three by joining us for APD’s skill development course.

 

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