| | AUGUST 20218IN MY OPINIONIt's never easy to implement Change Management in a large organization. Unforeseen factors made it even more challenging when we decided to create a new procurement model in early 2020. We had a highly decentralized department focused on tactical purchasing on a reactive basis with limited vendor consolidation among sites and savings tracking tools.Our initial actions were to centralize our reporting line and create a solid procurement foundation based on three main pillars to allow us a continuous and sustainable optimization to support our company's growth for the following years. Our Vision is to "work as a single high-performing procurement team that provides a competitive advantage to Compass Minerals".We created a 3-year roadmap plan to take us gradually and consistently to the highest procurement maturity level. The first year we paid particular attention to functional efficiency.IMPLEMENTING A NEW PROCUREMENT OPERATING MODEL DURING A PANDEMICBy Daniel K. Nishida, Sr. Procurement Director - Americas and U.K., Compass Minerals
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