As a result of restructuring of the purchasing function, changes were made to the management team and new areas of responsibility created. In order to develop a shared understanding of aims and strategies, STÖHR FAKTOR conducted a strategy workshop that involved the development of guiding principles for the central purchasing function.
Challenge
As part of a restructuring, changes were made to the purchasing management team and new accountabilities created. Therefore, it was necessary to reach a shared understanding among management of the new aims and strategies that were emerged.
Service
Preparation:
- Interviews with managers to understand the current situation
Implementation:
- Review previous year's results
- Review of employee surveys and group discussion
- Development of goals and operational methods for each department
- Cross-departmental approval of all departmental goals
- Development of guiding principles for purchasing
- Summary and road map
Follow-up:
- Documentation and definition of follow-up activities
Key data
- Duration: 2 days
- Scope of brief: 5 FTE
- Sector: German financial services
- Company size: 19,000 employees
Results
- New managers given annual departmental review
- Creation of a shared understanding of departmental goals and the new organisational structure
- Joint development of basic principles for central purchasing function
- Results of the departmental employee survey for presentation to the departmental conference
- Shared understanding of employees' expectations of central purchasing
Summary
Creation of a shared understanding of the new purchasing management team with regards to:
- Goals
- Guiding principles
- Strategies
- New organisational procedures
