Post by Dr. Hajo Drees, MBA

Staatssekretär a.D. | CEO @ Berlin Institute Supply Chain Management | Author | Business Development / Site Selection USA & Europe / Supply Chain Management

Learning from the best in procurement such as Christian Holzer, Senior Leader in Procurement, Konstantin Meier-Kulenkampff, VP Purchasing & Materials Global FENDT Valtra EME Region, Philipp Schramm, CEO Hexagon, Daniele Pontarollo, CPO ZF, Olaf Komitsch, CPO EnBW, Jan Grothe, CPO Deutsche Bahn, Hanno Hoehn, Chief Performance Officer Mann & Hummel, Ingrid Bussjaeger-Martin, CFO FENDT and many others the book Successful CPOs // Stories of Powerful CPOs >> Strategies & Realities >> is a collection of 78 contributions from CPOs and those that support CPOs like Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Proetzl, CEO Proetzl Unternehmensberatung / Executive Search to be successful focusing on stories and insights in their respective industries. Berlin Institute Supply Chain Management is the proud publisher and shares brief insights from each contribution with individual posts over the next few weeks. Today we highlight Christian Holzer with his thoughts on how Procurement is a Game Changer for Business. Read his entire contribution in the book available on Amazon: Successful CPOs: Stories of Powerful CPOs >> Strategies & Realties >> : Drees, Dr. Hajo: Amazon.de: Books The book has been so successful that a Second Edition is in preparation: Successful CPOs II // Stories of Powerful Procurement Officers reaching for the Top >> Strategies & Realities >> The collection of succinct contributions focuses on the highs and lows of being a CPO and the journey towards reaching the top. Call for papers. Submit 450-550 words, picture of the author to: [email protected]