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Welcome to our new and improved ISM—Twin Cities website! We have built this new site to better coordinate all your ISM benefits between the local and ISM Global organizations.

In the Twin Cities, we have over 300 active sourcing professionals in our membership, and we strive to bring everyone significant value in their professional and personal development.

Presently, we are offering a mix of events and training using both virtual and in-person approaches. Our virtual events are conducted on the Zoom platform and can be accessed from any device at any location.

If you have not already done so, please bookmark this new site and delete any references you have to our old site. We look forward to serving you in 2022!

February

21 2023

Chapter Meeting

ISM- Twin Cities: February Professional Development Meeting

2022 Supply Chain Logistics & 2023 Outlook

Location:
Fastenal
1725 Lake Drive West
Chanhassen, MN 55317

Sponsor: 700 ISM—Twin Cities, Inc.

Chanhassen, MN

Sri Laxmana

March

14 2023

Chapter Webinar

ISM Twin Cities Monthly Professional Development Meeting - The 7 Deadly Sins of Negotiation

Whether it is impending changes in supply chain conditions, inflation, or general economic instability, the “7 Deadly Sins of Negotiations” are probably keeping you up at night.

• Avoid making bad decisions during the negotiation process

• Turn negotiations into an opportunity to outpace competitors and disrupt markets

• Mitigate the damage from early negotiation setbacks

Sponsor: 700 ISM—Twin Cities, Inc.

Online

Mark Raffan

April

13 2023

MEMBER WEBINAR

Member Only

Quarterly State of Risk Update

Join the executive leaders from ISM and Resilinc as they come together as part of a quarterly series to discuss the latest and emerging risks and disruptions impacting global supply chains. ISM CEO Tom Derry and Resilinc CEO Bindiya Vakil will also provide insights based on respective data and research from both organizations.

Online

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Welcome from the President

On behalf of the board, thank you for visiting our website.

ISM—Twin Cities is a non-profit organization, run primarily by volunteers, focused on education, professional development, and networking for those in sourcing and supply chain. Our chapter has monthly membership meetings where we discuss topics relevant to today’s professionals and networking opportunities. We’d love to see you online or in person!

Look for information on the Fall Conference. This two-day seminar is packed with speakers focused on ideas to take back to the workplace. The conference is a great value for the amount of information provided and close to home.

ISM—Twin Cities offers courses to assist participants to earn CPSM® certification. This certification is a great tool to have in any position, just starting a career or towards the end of a career. The courses help attendees prepare to pass each section of the exam.

Not a member of ISM—Twin Cities? Please join us. Consider this a personal invitation from myself and the board to join as a member. Becoming a member offers many benefits at the local and global level. Members can find many options to help become leaders of their careers.

If you need more information, please contact the office for further information. You may e-mail info@ism-twincities.org or call 952.564.3045.

Sincerely,
Kent Kolstad, CPSM, C.P.M.
President, ISM—Twin Cities, Inc.

A Tangled Labor Tug-of-War

January 11, 2023

Articles

With multiple forces that have pulled some companies into making layoffs while others are still desperate to hire, supply management employment issues have rarely, if ever, been more complex — and will likely remain so in the next few years.

The Disconnect Between Innovation, Human Security and Manufacturing

January 23, 2023

Articles
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), companies can catch a glimpse of the future to better assess spend, staff, and competitors. But this year’s CES theme, “How Technology Can Advance Human Security for All,” may have unwittingly presented an underlying impasse.
What Will Become of ICE OEMs Facing the EV Market?

January 23, 2023

Articles
Internal combustion engine (ICE) OEMs must go toe-to-toe with the automotive industry’s future. They will go, but not quietly.
What Leaders Don’t Know About Supplier Diversity

January 23, 2023

Articles
Do your goals for 2023 include supplier diversity measures? It’s time to refocus and recalibrate how success is defined by building long-range plans acknowledging factors outside your control. Rather than rewarding short-term wins, set your sights on the future.

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE ISM-Twin Cities 2023 Fall Conference!

Our 2023 annual fall conference will be held October 9-10, 2023 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Plymouth, MN. SAVE THE DATE NOW so you don't miss this opportunity to grow professionally, build your local network and hear from industry leaders.

Join ISM

Your membership in ISM will provide a powerful path to stay connected, engaged, and up-to-date with everything happening in supply management. Serious procurement and supply chain professionals are dedicated to staying in the know about their profession and staying at the top of their game. An ISM membership will provide you with that and more.

More than 100 years of experience speaks for itself – ISM can help you succeed. It's our mission.

Become A Member

I consider ISM to be an integral part of what keeps me current in today’s business world! I’ve been a member of ISM since earning my Certified Professional of Supply Management in 2014, and through that set of classes I’ve been able to broaden my understanding of supply chain issues, network with other professionals, advance my career and my earnings to a much greater extent than I could have without ISM and the CPSM credentials. The CPSM course is robust for the topics it covers and depth of coverage. Once I earned it, I became motivated to keep it with the 20-hours per year CEH requirement. With that incentive in place, I’ve learned even more to help accelerate career growth. It’s been the best professional move by far. Staying current and relevant in today’s business world takes effort of some sort, ISM makes that easy and rewarding with the ISM Twin Cities fall conference and monthly meetings. Lessons and insights learned in ISM training opportunities are immediately applicable in my job, continually providing credibility in my role.

- Cindy Jerome
Production Director
Lerner Publishing

ISM and the local chapters provide access to networking, professional development, conferences, leadership opportunities, best practice benchmarking and lifelong connections. This applies to supply management professionals who are at any stage of their career. It’s really a no-brainer for anyone who is serious about their career in supply management and would like to continue their education on a reoccurring basis.
I’ve had the opportunity to serve on the Board of Directors at ISM-Twin Cities for 5 years which has accelerated my leadership development and networking as a young professional. This active role in the organization has created excellent benchmarking opportunities which I can utilize at my existing employer and beyond. My network has drastically expanded in this short time and will continue to grow as I stay involved in ISM throughout my career.

- Corey Gustafson, CPSM
Commodity Manager
Entegris

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