NAPM Memphis

ISM Satellite Seminar: February 11, 2010

Talent and Career Management

for Supply Professionals

Sponsored by: NAPM-Memphis, Inc.

Challenging economic conditions and uncertainty are reshaping the face of the job market and raising concerns for many workers around the globe. Supply management organizations are working to ensure that they are staffed with individuals who have the requisite competencies to meet their needs. Supply professionals are searching to find and retain positions that provide job satisfaction and career advancement. This satellite seminar will explore the talent management, career management, succession planning and other human resource challenges in today’s supply management arena.

Main Presenter:

Nancy Q. Smith, Director, Strategic Partnering, Exemplary Performance

Panelists:

Jami Coop, CPSM, C.P.M., Procurement Manager, Packaging Procurement, ConAgra Foods

Brent E. Edmisten, Director, Strategic Sourcing for Airframe & Systems and ISC Strategies, Supply Chain Management, ISC at Cessna Aircraft Company

Tom Mulherin, Director of Supply Chain Management, TASER International

Location: FedEx World Headquarters

Hacks Cross & Winchester

Building H, Rm 2105

Memphis, TN 38125

Time: 9:00 to1:30

Length of Program: 4 hours (There will be a 30-minute break after 2 hours.)

Admission Fee: ISM Members: No charge

Non-members: $50 (payable at the door by cash, check or credit card)

To register for this Satellite Seminar, click on this link - http://www.napmmemphis.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=18

IMPORTANT: Seminar materials will NOT be provided.

Program Handbook:

The Handbook is posted on the ISM Web site at www.ism.ws/education/SatSemDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=19532

You have two options for downloading the Handbook:

a) You can print the entire Handbook in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. (This is the easiest option.) – or,

b) You can print out Handbook Sections 1, 3 and 4 in MS Word (3 files) and Section 2 in PowerPoint (one file)

If you choose option (b):

To print the PowerPoint file, on the print screen for “Print what” choose the Handouts option, under “Color/grayscale” choose grayscale and under “Handouts” specify 2 pages per sheet, Once you have the Word and PowerPoint files printed, assemble the handbook by inserting the PowerPoint file of slides directly after the Word file for Section 1 (the last page of the Section 1 Word file is the title page for the Section 2 – the slides). Insert Sections 3 and 4 after the slides. The entire book is 93 one-sided pages; printing back-to-back is recommended to save paper.

Important Note: You need to log in to download information from the Web site using your ISM ID# (which is made up of numbers preceded by several zeros) as your Username and your LAST NAME as the Password. After the first time you log in, you can edit your Login Information to change your username and password to anything you want. If you do not have an ISM ID number, you can create a new account by clicking on the “My ISM Account" button on the upper right hand corner of any ISM Web page, or by using this URL: https://www.ism.ws/account/NewAccount.cfm?navItemNumber=14327.