144. The impact of leadership on the procurement organization

Guest Name: Terence Lee, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), APAC at Supply Chain Optimization , GEODIS,  Language: English, Publication date: Aug, 21. 2021 Terence is currently with Geodis Supply Chain Optimization as their CPO, Asia Pacific – responsible for Transformational Changes and leadership in pioneering new products and services (e.g. Procurement Advisory Services in GSCO). Known to be Resourceful, Entrepreneurial and Creative subject matter expert in Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement and Strategy Development, focusing on leadership in organizational change transformation management, M&A, business start-ups and developed pioneering niched processes (including consortium-buying and LCCS) with light-house successes globally through strong commercial acumen and excellent stakeholders-to-market engagements in the past nearly 30 years. He is a regular keynote speaker to Global and Regional events such as ProcureCon Asia (CIPS), Procurement Success Summit (PSS), Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON), etc., a Certified Chartered Procurement Professional with CIPS and a leader of Transformational Change in organizations for the last 17 years - driven by Passion and Hunger for Positive Change. ——— Some of the highlights of questions from the podcast including: How the role of procurement leadership is changing in 2021? Especially having an influence on the Pandemic of Covid-19? What are the qualities of a good procurement leader? How does the procurement style impact the performance of the business? Could you please share some examples where we can learn how it works ? Some other key takeaways  Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terencewllee/