Compass
Command the procurement skills & capabilities landscape
Define the roles and skills you need to deliver value to your organisation with our holistic skill framework across technical, behavioural, and digital competencies. Compass helps you define your procurement roles, assess competencies, identify skill gaps, and design targeted learning and development plans for structured growth.
Holistic competency management across employment stages
With the scarcity of skilled labour and continuously evolving business requirements, organisations need to maximise the impact and opportunities of their available employee and candidate pool. From attracting, retaining, and developing talent to re-skilling and up-skilling teams, Compass offers a holistic perspective on the capabilities and skills needed to succeed in Procurement.
The skills you need to succeed
With 20 years of experience in training & developing procurement teams, we have developed a comprehensive set of competencies. With 100+ skills across 10 capabilities covering functional, behavioural, and digital skills in areas like Category Management, Supplier Management, Negotiations, Business Engagement, or the application of digital tools, Compass helps you build the role profiles you need to deliver on business objectives.
Clear guidance along structured processes
Developing role profiles requires close alignment between business and procurement objectives. Through our structured approach, we align procurement fundamentals with strategic ambition and business fundamentals. From designing the profiles to performing the assessment and defining the path forward, we work with your procurement leadership team and HR to ensure compliant and impactful recommendations.
Tailored to your ambition, roles, and expected value add
Training never sticks if you apply a one-size-fits-all approach. Compass provides you with a candid 360-degree perspective on your current situation and the gap to your ambition. We help you close the gap by designing impactful learning pathways for teams and individuals that recognize role, region, or employee-specific requirements, thereby creating more tailored, relevant, and satisfying learning experiences.
Strong foundation for unlocking sustainable capability uplift
Compass provides you with a holistic view of the competencies and skills needed in procurement and a candid assessment of your current position. The combination of role profiles tailored to your ambitions and 360-degree evaluations of your current skills lays the foundation for developing impactful training programs that support the organisational and personal desire for continuous development.
Your situation is unique.
And so is your development path.
100
Standardised Skills
10
Detailed procurement Capabilities
1
Holistic Perspective
How We Work With You
1
Develop Competency Model
Define the roles, capabilities, and competencies required to deliver on your ambitions.
2
Design Assessment Process
Customise the assessment process to your specific needs and situation.
3
Complete
Assessment
Assess the current state of your capabilities
4
Analyse & Define Needs
Validate findings and identify competency gaps.
5
Implement Learning Plan
Develop a structured learning & development program based on your priorities and identified gaps.
“Applying the Compass methodology helped us create clarity around our roles and the skills they need to succeed. The individual learning pathways are now a lot more targeted and relevant for team members.”
– Peter Smith, Procurement Capability Lead, big company
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