Recently, the domestically produced large aircraft C919 successfully made its first commercial flight and attracted widespread attention. Since then, we have added a "large aircraft of our own country" to our travel options, which has brought more expectations and pride to the Chinese people.
Taking the difficult but correct path, it took 16 years for the domestically-made large aircraft C919 to "fly into the sky" from project approval to "flying into the sky". "From scratch, from zero to one" not only demonstrates the development strength of China's aviation manufacturing industry, but also embodies the spiritual power of long-termism .
Long-termism is also an important concept when it comes to personal career development. By analogy with the success of the domestic large aircraft C919, we can draw inspiration from it and apply long-termism to the planning and development of personal career paths.
In this issue, Mr. Yang Hua, the co-founder and chief architect of Qiqitong, will start from the perspective of long-termism, deeply analyze the long-termism practice of SRM consultants in the project, and show the growth path and ability improvement of SRM consultants in the procurement supply chain field , see the big from the small, and provide inspiration and reference for other enterprises in terms of management and development.
01. Interpretation of long-termism
What is long-termism? Yang Hua firstly interpreted long-termism through the ancient adage "You can't reach a thousand miles without accumulating small steps, and you can't make a river without accumulating small streams." This ancient saying.
As far as the personal career development of enterprise employees is concerned, the career path is a process of continuous evolution. Simply pursuing short-term benefits and instant success often cannot achieve lasting success. On the contrary, long-termism emphasizes the setting and hard work of long-term goals in personal career development, the continuous accumulation of experience and knowledge, and the pursuit of the accumulation of personal ability and professional level.
"For our company doing SRM, we pay more attention to long-termism and the concept of long-termism." Yang Hua said.
As one of the earliest companies in China to enter the field of procurement and supply chain digitization, Qiqitong has always been thinking and acting with a long-term perspective. Since its establishment in 2014, it has adhered to the direction of full-scenario, multi-category, ecological, and platform-based product strategy, continuously improved product quality and user experience, and met the procurement and supply chain management needs of different industries and fields.
At the same time, Qiqitong also pays attention to employee training and adheres to the principle of gradual progress. Through the combination of training and practice, continuously improve the knowledge and skills of employees, make them become excellent professionals, and create greater value for the enterprise.
It is based on the long-term continuous efforts in product optimization and employee training that Qiqitong has been able to establish a leading position in the field of procurement and supply chain digitization.
02. The application of long-termism in Qiqitong
In the organizational structure of Qiqitong, personnel are divided into different professional roles. Among them, SRM consultants are considered to be one of the best interpretations of long-termism.
SRM consultants went from being responsible for the blueprint document of a single business scenario in the early stage to a single project module, then independently responsible for the project, and then progressed to be responsible for multiple projects at the same time. Through the previous work experience and the improvement of project responsibility ability, gradually accumulate one's own business experience and ability scope, and get promoted.
"The improvement of the ability level of an SRM consultant depends on the accumulated number of projects he undertakes. Just like the value of a doctor increases with the accumulation of experience, as an SRM consultant, the longer the practice period, the richer the experience and the better the ability. Stronger and more thorough understanding of SRM business scenarios, therefore, we call SRM consultants a kind of long-term persistence. ” Yang Hua said.
According to Yang Hua, most of Qiqitong's customers come from listed companies, China's top 500 and the world's top 500 and other industry leaders. These customers have rich business scenarios and industry solutions in their fields. Starting from the role of an SRM consultant, it is necessary to have rich SRM experience in order to be able to conduct in-depth exchanges and communication with such customers and provide reliable SRM solutions.
Therefore, SRM consultants in Qiqitong will be divided into different levels such as intern consultants, junior consultants, senior consultants and senior consultants. Their career development path is like "the accumulation of steps in a journey of a thousand miles", reflecting the core idea of long-termism , Of course, the background and SRM capabilities of SRM consultants accumulated in this way are also at the top of the industry.
03. The development path of SRM consultants
The Wisdom and Capability Improvement of Long-termism
Yang Hua summarized the career development path of SRM consultants into the following four stages:
Phase 1: Master the basic skills. The stages of trainee consultants and junior consultants are at the source of long-termism. Master the basic consulting skills by accumulating experience, participating in projects and practices, that is, familiar with the supply chain procurement management business and the basic functions of the SRM system, and undertake tasks such as writing SRM business into documents and project process records in the project. Provide basic support for the smooth progress of the project.
In Yang Hua's view, a consultant who can't write documents is not a good consultant, which is the basic skill of a consultant. Because each project consultant has to present it to the client in the form of a document to present its own capabilities.
Phase Two: Provide a solution. With the increase of project experience, gradually grow into a senior consultant. Be able to be responsible for a certain module of a single project, and conduct in-depth communication and delivery of business scenarios with customers, starting from the direction of SRM business, application direction, and the perspective of SRM system implementation, and combined with customer business needs, to provide services based on business scenarios Our comprehensive and targeted solutions play a key role in the successful delivery of projects.
Phase 3: Completely control the project. When senior consultants have accumulated more project experience and can control a complete project, they can enter the role of project manager in their career development. As a project manager, you need to cover more matters in the project, such as communicating with customers, arranging project resources, formulating project plans, determining project requirements and scope, etc. These abilities are all acquired through long-term accumulation and practice.
Stage 4: Comprehensive global control ability. Through the experience of multiple projects, the project manager's ability and experience have been improved in an all-round way, and he can develop towards a higher-level position and become a project director. With experience and knowledge gained over a long-termist journey, issues can be easily identified and resolved while working on multiple projects.
"The transformation of the above stages is long-termism and time accumulation. If the SRM consultant changes industries midway, it means that the accumulation on the SRM side becomes zero, and the long-termism and persistence are abandoned. It is like being a doctor who suddenly jumps to work Finance, doctors' experience cannot be borrowed financially." Yang Hua said frankly.
Through this layered career development path, Qiqitong's SRM consultants can improve their ability and professional level, and gradually gain a competitive advantage in the industry. Persistence in long-termism has enabled Qiqitong SRM consultants to continue to grow in the procurement supply chain field, providing customers with more high-quality and comprehensive services in procurement digital development and management, and achieving the goal of a win-win situation.
In personal career development, we can also learn from the long-term practice of Qiqitong SRM consultants, establish the awareness of long-termism and formulate clear plans and action steps. This will help achieve better, longer-lasting results and achieve long-term goals for personal professional development.
At the same time, enterprises should also realize that the career growth of employees is not only related to personal development, but also one of the important factors for the long-term development of enterprises. Integrate long-termism into the management and development strategy of the enterprise, help the enterprise establish the awareness of sustainable development, establish a stable cooperative relationship, and continuously monitor and improve.