The author is changing jobs from a buyer role to a new role managing the external ingredients of their company's success. This will require connecting knowledge, physical resources, and relationships to create environmental, social, and economic value and profits. The author is excited about combining purchasing, innovation, and entrepreneurship in this new job managing the external factors that contribute to their organization's success.
3. As a buyer, I used to gather requirements, look for suppliers and close deals
4. Now they say that I have to manage the external ingredients of our success
As a buyer, I used to gather requirements, look for suppliers and close deals