{"product_id":"the-cpo-9781430249627","title":"The CPO","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the novel \u003cem\u003eThe CPO: Transforming Procurement in the Real World\u003c\/em\u003e, we meet Thomas Sutter, a German-American living in Dusseldorf and working as a procurement manager for a major global automobile manufacturer, Autowerke. On a chance encounter while flying to Chicago, he meets the CEO of Heartland, a major food company in the U.S. Sutter impresses the CEO with his knowledge and, after a whirlwind courtship, he joins Heartland as its new Chief Procurement Officer, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hired to transform procurement at Heartland, Sutter has an enormous challenge: to bring its procurement practices into the 21st century and save the company $5 billion. Despite the knowledge and experience he gained at Autowerke, Sutter fights over the next 18 months to find his place at Heartland, institute world-class procurement models and methods, win over the procurement teams and senior executives, and meet his goal. At first, his reputation--and his marriage--suffer, along wi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e44 chapters--titles to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH \u0026 Co. KG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019829641559,"sku":"9781430249627","price":28.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781430249627.jpg?v=1750781390","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cpo-9781430249627","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}