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Zsofia Nagy

Sustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH.

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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Strategy & Architecture

Yes

Sometimes

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What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

People & Leadership Financial Management Vendor Management

Keep it

I never accept them

Donate it

Depends on the dollar amount

Other (leave a comment)

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In this gig economy we live in, which is growing rapidly, how many of you have used talent agencies, for specialized professionals on an as needed basis, to ramp up quickly and get a project done?

Talent Management & Performance Financial Management

Yes, we use external talent agencies often

Yes, we use external talent agencies rarely

No, we only leverage internal staff

Not sure, I see people come and go not sure if they are internal staff or external talent

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How concerned are you about effects of an attack on your supply chain?

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Very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not concerned

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Do you have remote employees on your team?

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Yes

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How many female executives are on your leadership team?

People & Leadership

<10%

10-25%

25-50%

> 50%

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Is your team entirely located in the same time zone?

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Yes

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Which business function do you see the most need for automation?

End-User Services & Collaboration Applications & Platforms People & Leadership+6 more

Sales

Marketing

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Legal

Other (pls comment)

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Which approach would you be most open to if a sales rep was to engage you for the first time?

Cold call

Cold email

Message on social (e.g. LinkedIn)

Other (pls comment 👇)

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What is the most effective frequency for 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports?

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Once a week

Once every 2 weeks

Once a month

Adhoc

What 1-on-1?

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Recently there have been more and more technological issues, breakdown of infrastructures, and fallout of services from digitalized processes, integrations, data etc. Even basic communication services have been lately unreliable in many countries. How do you see this from your point of view in supply chains? Have we reached a point where the digitalized processes take so much energy/resources that it might have issues on a constant basis and present a risk (not only security risk) in the future unless we find more renewable energy sources, or are these isolated cases from hiccups that can happen at implementations and they were just a coincidence?

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Zsofia NagySustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH. in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

What a terrific observation and question. I don't believe we have reached a point where the digitalized processes is outpacing the energy/resources demand. I do concur that the continued effort of finding more renewable ...read more

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What is your current experience with 3PL/4PL service providers and their quality of staff? We still have issues with a shortage of qualified staff (the pandemic was one of the reasons for this), but now it is due to the fact that prices of services didn't go down significantly since the pandemic (at least not for SME companies). What do you see on your end if you are in an SME company (or even in scaleups)?

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Where do you draw the line between simply adjusting current responsibilities and creating new roles entirely?

Team & Organizational Design

Zsofia NagySustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH. in Healthcare and Biotech6 months ago

Firstly, you must always answer the question, is the team focused on creating value or simply executing business as usual? With that in mind, after completing a Stop/Start/Continue exercise, you will be able to gauge what ...read more

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What actions are you taking internally to future-proof employee skill sets?

Zsofia NagySustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH. in Healthcare and Biotech6 months ago

A lot of it has to do with how companies market the future. It's not so much about job loss anymore, but about changing the way work is accomplished. If a company paints a picture of the future that doesn't involve drastic ...read more

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What is the best practice for mature organizations regarding "Goods Receipt" for indirect procurement (goods &/or Services), and whether it differs for non-mature organizations? Some articles state a shift from 3 way match to a 2 way match to streamline the process and avoid training employees on GR. Is this truly the optimal scenario? Any recommendations?

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Zsofia NagySustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH. in Healthcare and Biotech6 months ago

We are currently reviewing but only for lower level PO's under £500. We also implemented self approvals on these recently to speed up those smaller purchases.

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What types of formats or forms / templates do you use to facilitate some of your governance conversations around supply chain / operational delivery? Are there specific levers you check prior to the session? Any prework format that works for you? (i.e., Amazon's 6-page letter has been a popular topic of conversation as of late, but what else works?)

Zsofia NagySustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH. in Healthcare and Biotech6 months ago

Our CEO gave the guideline: Memo’s and dashboards, no Powerpoints.

So where possible, I prefer to use the memo format, since it gives more space to give context.

To ensure the reading time is doable, memo’s ...read more

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What is your approach concerning CBAM - Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism? What kind of templates do you use? Which function is in the lead?

Zsofia NagySustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH. in Healthcare and Biotech8 months ago

One company I work with is impacted in the transitional phase, so they went with the EU offered templates (the EU advisors over complicated the templates, but can still be used) and becoming a direct declarant from 2026 (they ...read more

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What new planning habit are you adopting to start 2024?

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Zsofia NagySustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH. in Healthcare and Biotech8 months ago

Zero Based Budgeting requires us to have even more flexibility for the plan itself.

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What do you foresee as two of the biggest talent challenges your company/firm will face in 2024? How are you planning on addressing this?

Talent Management & Performance Team & Organizational Design People & Leadership

Zsofia NagySustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH. in Healthcare and Biotech8 months ago

1. Free Cash Flow
- Having Financial as a north star
- focusing on top customers accounts
- increase gross margin

2. Team Morale
- Performance based reviews
- team outings and leadership developments
- ...read more

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Anyone experience IBP issues after 2311 upgrade, in general, and in supply plan runs, in particular?

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Zsofia NagySustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH. in Healthcare and Biotech9 months ago

So far, not. But I'm talking with a new client on SAP issues tomorrow, if I hear anything, I'll share (only to the degree of confidentiality kept of course).

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With employee turnover rates expected to remain high in the supply chain space, how are you rethinking the employee offboarding experience?

Zsofia NagySustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH. in Healthcare and Biotech10 months ago

Retention has been strong in my company, which ties to the right organizational philosophy and mission, including showing commitment through actions. In the end, this is what gravitates people toward an organization. ...read more

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Fewer employees seem to feel called to go above and beyond in their roles. How are you adjusting your management style AND organizational design to accommodate this? Is it worthwhile to try and inspire employees to do more, or should we re-think how we define “rockstar employees”? How do you handle career planning for employees who fully meet but do not exceed expectations?

Zsofia NagySustainable Supply Chain Adviser at BZLW GmbH. in Healthcare and Biotech10 months ago

Every employee needs and has a development plan, because every employee deserves one. These plans may look different from one employee to the next. In terms of management style and organizational philosophy, this has helped ...read more

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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

In this gig economy we live in, which is growing rapidly, how many of you have used talent agencies, for specialized professionals on an as needed basis, to ramp up quickly and get a project done?

How concerned are you about effects of an attack on your supply chain?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

How many female executives are on your leadership team?

Is your team entirely located in the same time zone?

Which business function do you see the most need for automation?

Which approach would you be most open to if a sales rep was to engage you for the first time?

What is the most effective frequency for 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports?

Where do you draw the line between simply adjusting current responsibilities and creating new roles entirely?

What actions are you taking internally to future-proof employee skill sets?

What is your approach concerning CBAM - Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism? What kind of templates do you use? Which function is in the lead?

What new planning habit are you adopting to start 2024?

What do you foresee as two of the biggest talent challenges your company/firm will face in 2024? How are you planning on addressing this?

Anyone experience IBP issues after 2311 upgrade, in general, and in supply plan runs, in particular?

With employee turnover rates expected to remain high in the supply chain space, how are you rethinking the employee offboarding experience?

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Content Zsofia is Following

Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

In this gig economy we live in, which is growing rapidly, how many of you have used talent agencies, for specialized professionals on an as needed basis, to ramp up quickly and get a project done?

How concerned are you about effects of an attack on your supply chain?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

How many female executives are on your leadership team?

Is your team entirely located in the same time zone?

Which business function do you see the most need for automation?

Which approach would you be most open to if a sales rep was to engage you for the first time?

What is the most effective frequency for 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports?

Where do you draw the line between simply adjusting current responsibilities and creating new roles entirely?

What actions are you taking internally to future-proof employee skill sets?

What is your approach concerning CBAM - Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism? What kind of templates do you use? Which function is in the lead?

What new planning habit are you adopting to start 2024?

What do you foresee as two of the biggest talent challenges your company/firm will face in 2024? How are you planning on addressing this?

Anyone experience IBP issues after 2311 upgrade, in general, and in supply plan runs, in particular?

With employee turnover rates expected to remain high in the supply chain space, how are you rethinking the employee offboarding experience?