The Greybeard Approach: Practical and Proven
Greybeard’s training programs are interactive, fun, practical and effective — and customized with your company’s objectives in mind.
Best Practices. Using content developed by Greybeard experts, our training programs teach best practices in the field of strategic sourcing and negotiations management.
Taught by Experienced Practitioners. Unlike other training programs, our classes are taught by practitioners who have deep, real-world experience. As a result, even the most skeptical employees quickly recognize the credibility of the trainers, the relevance of their anecdotes, and the quality of the instruction.
Commitment to Knowledge Transfer. A key differentiator of the Greybeard approach is our commitment to knowledge transfer. Our objective isn’t merely to teach a course. It’s to build the knowledge base of your procurement professionals — enabling them to adopt new techniques and contribute more effectively to your bottom line.
Training + Mentoring Option. Greybeard also offers the option to add coaching and mentoring after the classroom sessions end, which helps to reinforce learning and build adoption of new best practices.
Testimonials for Greybeard’s Training & On-the-job Coaching in Strategic Sourcing
“The approach taken by Greybeard Advisors during our supply chain transformation has been very refreshing. During my career, I’ve worked with consultants from almost every large US consulting firm. Mr. Rudzki and his team took the time to get to know our team and our business. They customized their support to meet our needs and our objectives. It was definitely not an ‘off the shelf’ program that they forced on us. They have provided expertise, but more importantly, they have been coaches and teachers to our team.”
Andrew Houser
Vice President
Supply Chain Management, Commercial Metals Company
“Having had the opportunity to work with many of the largest consulting firms in the world that specialize in this area, I find the content and value of the Greybeard training to be superior given its emphasis on process, total cost and internal change management, as well as the overall experience level and quality of its instructors.”
Jonathan K. Hanson
Former Chief Procurement Officer
Masonite International
“Bob Rudzki and his team provided an initial assessment, a roadmap for our transformation, and strategic sourcing training . This was quickly followed up with the launch of strategic sourcing projects where Greybeard provided subject matter experts who were members of the sourcing teams and provided a ‘voice of experience.’ This experienced team member allowed the team the opportunity to reinforce the lessons learned from training, and provided subject matter expertise which improved the overall effectiveness of the team. Our transformation, while still underway, has been very successful to date. This success can be directly attributed to our decision to utilize Greybeard’s services. I recommend Greybeard to any organization seeking to adopt a Strategic Sourcing methodology in their procurement process.”
Head of Indirect Procurement
Global Medical Products Company
