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Zoals al kort in de nieuwsbrief eind vorig jaar zal Paul Allin ons bestuur verlaten. Dit betekent dat we momenteel op zoek zijn naar een nieuw, enthousiast bestuurslid om ons team te komen per vanaf eind Q1/ begin Q2 dit jaar te komen versterken. We zoeken deze keer een man om gelijk verdeeld te blijven qua team.

Om een beetje een beeld te geven wat wij doen:

• één keer per maand vergaderen we over de huidige stand van zaken (events, planning, leden, promotie, financiën, etc.)
• we streven er naar om 6 tot 8 events per jaar te verzorgen (waaronder het jaarlijkse YPP Conference), waarbij de verschillende events roulerend door de bestuursleden worden begeleid.
• Als bestuur zijn we continu op zoek naar manieren om ons vakgebied met onze leden naar een hoger niveau te tillen.
• naast de gezamenlijk uren ben je nog bezig met je eigen event, gesprekken voor je rol met o.a. geïnteresseerde partijen en de Nevi, promotie, de website, etc.
• gemiddeld per maand dien je rekening te houden met 10 uur YPP per maand, wat rond sommige events zeker kan oplopen.

Waar wij naar zoeken? – Zoals aangegeven, ten eerste een enthousiast persoon, die daarnaast in ieder geval affiniteit heeft met Inkoop en/of Supply Chain Management, tijd heeft voor toch best wat uurtjes YPP per maand, en op een goed niveau de Engelse taal beheerst.

Geïnteresseerd?! Stuur dan voor zondag 15 februari 2015 je motivatie (max 1A4tje) per mail naar ypp.youngprocurement@gmail.com. Inhoudelijke vragen over de bestuursfunctie kunnen tevens per mail worden gesteld. Wij streven ernaar om na gesprekken met een of meerdere kandidaten, in de loop van februari de keuze te maken!

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Like shortly indicated in our newsletter at the end of the year 2014 Paul Allin will be leaving our board. This means, at the moment we are looking for a new enthusiastic board member to join our team as of the end of Q1/ start of Q2 this year. To keep some balance in the board formation this time we are looking for a male candidate.

To give you a general impression of what you can expect as a board member:

• once a month we arrange a meeting to discuss the actual status (events, planning, members, promotion, financial status, etc.)
• we aim to organize 6 to 8 events per year (including our annual YPP Conference); hereby every board member leads one or two events.
• as board we continuously seek ways to get our area of professionto to a higher level, together with our members.
• next to the hours together you’ll be busy planning and guiding your event, have meetings in your role with i.e. interested parties and Nevi, promotion, the website, etc.
• on average this board function will take up 10 hours a month, surely increasing around some events.

What we are looking for? – Like indicated, in the first place an enthousiastic person, who next to that at least has an affinity with Procurement and/or Supply Chain Management, has some spare hours a month to spend with YPP, and has a good command of the English language.

Interested?! Please send us your motivation ( max 1 A4) by email to ypp.youngprocurement@gmail.com before the 15th  of February 2015. You can also email us in case you would like more information first. After interviews with one or several candidates we plan to select our new board member in February!

Kind regards,

YPP Board

YPP starts the year with a successful event @ Eneco. A short report of our trip through this transformation in the procurement will follow. In the meanwhile Willem van Oppen has already given us a quote:

“YPP took on the task to challenge our proposed Procurement set-up with great enthusiasm. The kaleidoscopic quality of the feed-back provides Eneco with a wealth of topics and issues that are important to consider. Excellent Food for Thought and Action. As such an approach that I would greatly recommend to those that envision a procurement transformation. Even for those in the midst of it, seeking an unabridged view from young eager and above all competent professionals is of great value and should hence be considered”.

Willem van Oppen CPO – Eneco

The first two events of the year are planned, opened for registration, and in no time fully booked. Unfortanely for all still interested, we only have spaces left on the back-up lists.

The first 13 will be next week Tuesday when we are invited to visit Eneco in Rotterdam. 30 YPP-ers get the unique chance to help Eneco think about the tranformation they want to make within their procurement group. What better way than to start the year with a Real Life Case.

The second 13 will be one month later. Even though it being a superstitious Friday, within a few days we had 30 and more members interested to get the opportunity to take a behind the scene tour at Schiphol.

We are not sure yet if we’ll manage to keep planning it on the 13th of every month, however as soon as we have more ‘new events’ news, you’ll hear from us.

Regards,

YPP Board

 

In today’s environment, Purchasing Professionals are asked to do more than negotiate prices, they are asked to create value, or better co-create value. This sustainable way of working adds another dimension to procurement, by using insight to inspire new business thinking and ideas. Hence, the topic of the 4th annual Young Purchasing Professionals (YPP) conference, on October 3rd 2014 was ‘Co- Creation’. And, as co-creation is ruling the agenda, what better way to organize this event than having DSM and FrieslandCampina co-host this year’s event together. Almost 100 open-minded, and curious procurement professionals from 50 different companies including a selection of 10 DSM Young Purchasing Professionals gathered in Amersfoort for the purchasing event of the year.

Cees ‘t Hart, CEO at FrieslandCampina, opened the conference by sharing the development of FrieslandCampina in driving co-creation within their company. In the past, the company drove innovation and sustainability on their own, today they co-create with key-suppliers and proactively think of the next step. ‘We are working as a team based company with a defense, midfield and attack’ states Cees ‘t Hart. ‘All departments work together on óne field instead of different fields.’ Johan Keerberg, CPO FrieslandCampina, continued with his insights on what, why and how companies co-create. “Co-Creation can only work if both parties have clearly aligned their mutual interest and objectives upfront and if the overarching ambition level is a WIN.”

For Nike, driving impact through co-creation is also an important way of working within the procurement department. Nike’s Daniela Weitmann, head of procurement Europe, elaborated on how Nike transformed its procurement by changing the perception, drive cross-functional collaboration and build capabilities of a winning team.

Next, the floor was given to DSM’s High performance expert, Paul Rulkens. With statements like “When we hit a wall, only 3% starts to do things differently, You can be part of the 3% or be part of the 97% and work for the 3%” he infused the audience with plenty of food for thought. His presentation was one of the main topics that dominated conversations during lunchtime.

Before the young professionals where send off to their pre-registered workshops, the wisdom of the crowd was unleashed. In two seconds, the venue transformed into small groups in which YPP’s shared co-creating experiences. For many of DSM’s professionals the co-creating stories of others underlined that DSM is still one step ahead in the game.

After an energizing day, it was time to mingle with like-minded colleagues in the business which hopefully led to many new co-creations. According to DSM’s young procurement professional Xiao Wu, Sourcing Analyst Physical Distribution; ‘it was a successful event which provided an open platform for purchasing professions to interact, share and inspire each other. Each organization has its own strategy and style. It is good to leave our way of thinking behind once in a while, reach out to peers and be open minded to the new developments in the purchasing world.’

 

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