Michael Cygan

Director, Indirect Procurement
True Value Company

Mike is a supply chain and procurement executive with broad based consulting experience who started his career as an Army Infantry Officer. Now leading True Value’s Indirect Strategic Sourcing group, Mike got his start in procurement as a consultant for A.T. Kearney and later AlixPartners, where his work focused on operations and costs through strategic sourcing. Mike started the Strategic Sourcing group at True Value in 2014 and is now covering all functions throughout the organization as his team building is nearly complete. When not at work Mike enjoys Detroit sports and traveling.

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Day 3: Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Friday, June 9th, 2017

12:30 Panel: Redefining Skillsets for a Next Generation Procurement Team

Attracting and retaining great talent, while also grooming for the next generation of procurement leaders, is a perennial challenge. Your procurement leaders of tomorrow require different skills than your leaders of today possess. This panel will help you decide how to determine what qualities you want in your new hires, how to spot potential leaders, and develop a comprehensive training program.

Determine the skillsets Generation Y needs to ensure success
Is your company willing to put the people in place, and spend the time to realize the savings?
How a CPO can work with universities to align curriculum to real life procurement skill-set needs
How to develop a stable recruiting source
What must-have skills are CPOs asking recruiters and headhunters to find for them?
Developing an internal organizational culture to nurture them, and win the retention battle