A whole new ball game...
13 September 2012
UK purchasing managers transferring across the Atlantic often find it hard to adjust. Malcolm Wheatley explains some of the US’s key cultural and commercial differences
The call from personnel isn’t unexpected. The month-old conversation with the group procurement director turns out to have been spot on. You’re a 29-year-old purchasing professional at a giant multinational, and you’ve just been offered the chance of a lifetime: a two-year transfer to one of your company’s American operations. As career moves go, it’s a definite...