{"product_id":"christian-schuh-the-cpo-9781430249627","title":"The CPO","description":"In the novel The CPO: Transforming Procurement in the Real World, we meet Thomas Sutter, a German-American living in Dusseldorf and working as a procurement manager for a major global automobile manufacturer, Autowerke. On a chance encounter while flying to Chicago, he meets the CEO of Heartland, a major food company in the U.S. Sutter impresses the CEO with his knowledge and, after a whirlwind courtship, he joins Heartland as its new Chief Procurement Officer, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHired to transform procurement at Heartland, Sutter has an enormous challenge: to bring its procurement practices into the 21st century and save the company $5 billion. Despite the knowledge and experience he gained at Autowerke, Sutter fights over the next 18 months to find his place at Heartland, institute world-class procurement models and methods, win over the procurement teams and senior executives, and meet his goal. At first, his reputation--and his marriage--suffer, alongwith the company's overall sales and revenue. Can he pull a rabbit out of the hat?\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe CPO: Transforming Procurement depicts the real-life challenges of transforming procurement, while demonstrating the benefits of innovative procurement and leadership methods. Written by global thought leaders in A.T. Kearney's procurement and supply management practice--consultants who have helped numerous companies chop billions of dollars in costs out of their procurement budgets--The CPO will prove invaluable for those in purchasing and procurement. It will also present essential information to those in the C suite looking for ways to boost profits and productivity. The CPO:\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPortrays best-in-class, real-life, actionable methods to turn procurement into a function that can save billions and improve the bottom line. \n\u003cbr\u003e\nProvides a fun way to learn essential lessons in procurement and change management.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nShows how rejecting victimhood in all its aspects leads to personal and business success.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPresents lessons in novel format--like The Goal, Who Moved My Cheese, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and others--to engage you and show techniques in action. ","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":53424034873686,"sku":"9781430249627-V","price":14.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Used - good","offer_id":53573780504918,"sku":"9781430249627-G","price":14.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781430249627_1_22760e61-c473-4d4f-b95e-5f6356e9bda6.jpg?v=1778015141","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/christian-schuh-the-cpo-9781430249627","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}