Are you a supply chain and procurement recruiter? Are you transitioning from an individual contributor to a billing manager? Do you have dreams of running your own recruitment business? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then get those earbuds in and tune into this week’s episode of Talent Talk Asia.
Join Andrea Ross for an exclusive conversation with Ben McDonald, Director for Supply Chain and Procurement Practice for Connexus Global, based in Singapore and focusing on Singapore and Asia Growth Markets.
Both podcast episodes focus heavily on billing managers – so for those individual billers looking to move into management, you will find this podcast just for you. Ben has over 14 years of experience with Hays, Randstad, Proco Global, Vertical Talent. More recently, he is one of three founders for Connexus Global, focusing on supply chain and procurement practice for Singapore and Asia Growth markets.
The podcast is split into two parts for your listening pleasure! Do check out part one if you haven’t already.
In this episode, Ben will share his experiences of managing underperformers, what adjustments he has had to make as a manager managing through tough times, and how the team has shaped up during the pandemic. He also shares what roles are in demand right now and which ones have contracted, and why. He will share his insights on how procurement candidates work with recruiters and how as a leadership team at Connexus they are anticipating further disruptions to their industry and how to overcome them.
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Course Outline
[3.20] – Dealing with underperformers
[10.15] – Challenges for a billing manager under the pandemic
[16.10] – Driving high team performance during Covid
[20.51] – Popular industries and positions at Connexus
[25.35] – How Ben handles procurement candidates during negotiations
[30.15] – Ben’s views on business growth in the future and how Connexus prepares for that
[41.05] – Book recommendations that could help your leadership career
[45.25] – Find out everything you wanted to know about Ben in this Quick Fire Round
Connect with the Guest:
Ben McDonald, Director of Supply Chain and Procurement Practice, Singapore, and Asia Growth markets.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminmcdonald1/
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Andrea.ross@thecareerestablishment.com
Andrea.ross@talenttalkasia.com (if you are keen to be a guest on the show).
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Guests mentioned on the show
Alex Lee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-lee-a34b9835/
James Egremont: https://www.linkedin.com/in/egremont/
David Hawkins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hawkins-86950939/
Listen to David’s episode with Talent Asia Talk at https://soundcloud.com/user-171565882/tta007-david-hawkins-men-championing-gender-equality
Books mentioned on the show
The Trusted Advisor, by Charles H Green and David Maister
It’s the Manager, by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter (Gallup).
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