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NATASCHA
SCHIJVEN , PARTNER SUPPLY CHAIN & MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS AT DELOITTE ‘ PROCUREMENT HAS CHANGED ’
“I believe procurement will gain more and more of a seat at the executive table – and that ’ s the way it should be ”
— Natascha Schijven , Partner , Supply Chain & Manufacturing Operations , Deloitte with an organization . Transformation enabling change management is critical or it will not ‘ stick ’ and people will revert back to the way they used to do things . You need a carefully orchestrated communication and issue mitigation plan , agreed upon , visible executive sponsorship and clear transformation governance set up to help people through it . Interestingly enough many times it ’ s merely about treating each other as humans : actively listen with your undivided attention , repeatedly engage and communicate ,
JUNE 2019