19.11.2021
Interview - 'MBI buyers in the market'
"In a management position, it's social skills that count most"
Christian Thöne in an interview with "MBI buyers in the market".
Published in: MBI Buyers in the Market - 08 / 2017
Summary
Personnel coach Christian Thöne in conversation with "MBI buyers in the market".
Many companies have a hard time finding good buyers. This is also due to the fact that there is no straightforward career path for purchasing, as is common in other functions, says Christian Thöne:
"I don't know anyone who started out in the purchasing department as an entry-level employee in order to make a career
make a career there."
Christian Thöne, who headed procurement management at DekaBank from 2008 to 2015 and has since been working as an independent management consultant, trainer and coach focusing on personality, team and organizational development, recommends making a virtue of necessity and relying on lateral entrants.
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