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Together, Una and Art of Procurement are excited to bring you epic stories of beating the odds and rising up in procurement. Hear from leading sourcing and supply chain professionals as they share expert insight and tales of business heroism, all in the name of creating exceptional value within procurement.
Ep 218: Taking the Lead in Technical Procurement feat. Chuck Shehadi
The Sourcing Hero
20 minutes 57 seconds
5 months ago
Ep 218: Taking the Lead in Technical Procurement feat. Chuck Shehadi
The discussion about how much technical category knowledge procurement should have is ongoing - and the right answer depends a lot on the company in question. When close collaboration is needed between procurement, R&D, and suppliers, technical expertise is a must, but so are humility and curiosity.In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Chuck Shehadi. Chuck is the COO at Solugen, a chemical manufacturing company based in Houston, Texas. When it comes to the skills required to be considered a talented procurement professional in his world, that means technical - highly technical - and with the right level of category specialization.In this interview, Chuck talks about the unique backgrounds he and his team have and how they put them to work:
Why former engineers and PhDs would choose to pursue a career in procurement
How they balance having that knowledge with the experience brought by R&D and suppliers
His advice for someone in procurement looking to become more technically proficient or someone in engineering that might want to step into procurement
Links:
Chuck Shehadi on LinkedIn
The Sourcing Hero
Together, Una and Art of Procurement are excited to bring you epic stories of beating the odds and rising up in procurement. Hear from leading sourcing and supply chain professionals as they share expert insight and tales of business heroism, all in the name of creating exceptional value within procurement.
