You have just been appointed to a new CPO position. Your executive leadership team is looking at you to make an immediate impact while setting up procurement as a driver of sustainable, long term value. You know that your first 100 days in the role may make or break your career. What do you do? Where do you start? In this special 5-part series, made possible through a partnership with Efficio, we will provide you with the roadmap you need to hit the ground running. In the fifth - and final - episode of the series, I spoke with Shirin Tomlinson, head of The Efficio Academy, about the importance of investing in skills development, starting with how a new CPO can attract the best talent into procurement. In addition, Shirin and I discussed: What skills CPOs should look for in their teams now and in the future How companies should approach the training and upskilling of current team members The risks associated with not focusing on the team and their skills in the early days of a procurement change effort

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