Biggest mistake of my life: I joined a team without knowing who the new CPO was going to be. - werkgeversreview Procurement bij Axalta

Since the appointment of the new Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) approximately a year ago, the Procurement organization has gone down the drain. This individual lacks both industry knowledge and interpersonal skills, and attempts to mask these shortcomings through an impolite, disrespectful and almost abusive demeanor. Even before familiarizing himself with the team, a group of consultants was brought in to breath down our necks throughout the day. These consultants possess a similar level of industry expertise as the CPO, which is to say very little, and their involvement has yielded minimal to no results. Achievements made by the existing Axalta team, (in a declining market) are being assigned to the consultants. This skewed narrative is then circulated internally to justify the substantial fees paid to these consultants. Axalta team members then find themselves questioned about the "uncaptured opportunity" these superhero consultants were now able to capture and are placed on a performance plan. There is no money for travel anymore because the consultants drained the travel budget staring at tanks and pipelines at the plant. The CPO himself further consumes the travel budget by pretending the UK has any relevance (though Axalta hardly holds any assets there) I believe this is done so he can enjoy family visits on company budget. Furthermore a freeze on new hires is in place which includes the replacement of departing team member. Their responsibilities are then being shifted onto others, creating an unsustainable workload for the already strained team members who remain.