The world has a approach of constructing room for people who find themselves not afraid to go the additional mile, battle in opposition to all odds and develop into victorious. Such leaders see the alternatives in each state of affairs, making these alternatives rely by doing what must be finished. They love what they do, and so they do what they love.
One such chief is Nadia Malek. Nadia really loves what she does and believes within the capability to make an affect. She firmly believes that alternatives are there for these prepared to take them. She is the Vice President of Procurement and Administrative Companies at Desjardins.
Nadia at all times works in the perfect curiosity of the members and purchasers of Desjardins to complement their lives and people of their communities. She conjures up her staff members to do their greatest for the purchasers. She needs to be sure that Desjardins brings worth as a provide chain group and that her staff members ought to really feel that they make a distinction and are important to Desjardins’ success.
Desjardins is the monetary establishment with the most important regional presence in Quebec and is nicely established in Ontario. It provides its providers throughout Canada and world wide.
Studying and Rising by means of Challenges
Nadia’s greatest problem got here from inside her, not externally. She was the one lady in a principally male dominated perform. She needed to stroll into board conferences the place there was no different lady. Many of the executives she negotiated with had been male, however that didn’t hassle her a lot.
Nadia’s problem got here from the concern of accepting roles she wasn’t certain she may deal with. Maybe, she might not have the expertise required to succeed and carry out to the requirements she holds herself accountable to. Nonetheless, she at all times gave herself the prospect to attempt to soar in and say, let’s do that. If it doesn’t work, at the least she could have discovered one thing up to now she will be able to’t complain. That angle has served her nicely and led her to every kind of recent challenges.
Nadia is an accountant by commerce however by no means labored a day in accounting. She began her profession as a value analyst for the procurement staff at Bell Helicopter Textron. She was later transitioned to the supervisor of the oblique procurement staff, after which the e-business development happened. She purchased the software program and was additionally requested to implement procurement techniques. Whereas at Bell, she additionally accomplished a two-year Blackbelt program which she extremely recommends.
From Bell, Nadia was requested to take CAE’s oblique procurement Director place. Her position was to create, construct and implement an oblique procurement division, thus, centralizing a perform that was fairly decentralized. Right here she discovered the ability of the community and the need of speaking clearly and overtly with friends and colleagues, and the flexibility to affect turned key.
After 4 years at CAE (and two youngsters bringing her household to a complete of three youngsters beneath eight), Nadia ran away and joined the circus. She accepted a Director of Procurement place at Cirque du Soleil. She was thrilled! Not solely was it a brand new business, nevertheless it was additionally near dwelling and daycare. Cirque and Aerospace are worlds aside, to say the least, however as she at all times says: procurement is procurement. What you purchase might differ; nevertheless, the method is identical.
After eighteen months within the sport, Nadia was approached for the senior director chair. Her group now included transport and receiving, journey, strategic sourcing, procurement, and customs compliance. Right here, she was studying a complete new world and it was fairly a experience. They had been shopping for lights, levels, journey, and catering providers and needed to get vans and planes throughout a number of worldwide borders. Once more, she offers credit score to the staff! She discovered fairly younger that one of the best ways to surmount challenges is to rent individuals smarter than you, and the suitable individuals on the suitable chair make all of the distinction on the planet.
Executing and Attaining Widespread Targets and Goals
9 years later, a possibility to handle Desjardins’ procurement and administrative providers happened. Nadia couldn’t refuse! This was the prospect to run one of many greatest procurement organizations in Québec. She went from a staff of 40 workers to 400 in a single day and greater than quadrupled the spend beneath administration. She has to confess that was slightly nerve-racking. She once more says that the individuals made the distinction.
Nadia says that Desjardin’s tradition is exclusive and targeted on its members and purchasers, however the staff in place was superb. For her, the considered working for its group and that the {dollars} the corporate saved went again into the pockets of its members and purchasers was gratifying. It’s been fairly a journey, and if she has discovered one factor, is that zeal and conviction are important components to success a that every position makes you extra humble and makes you develop as an individual.
Nadia’s position is to work together with her staff on establishing imaginative and prescient and technique after which give them the required instruments and assist to execute and obtain Desjardins’ frequent targets and targets.
Enhancing Financial and Social Nicely-being of Folks
Desjardins’ mission is to enhance the financial and social well-being of individuals and communities throughout the suitable limits of its subject of exercise.
- By frequently creating an built-in cooperative community of safe and worthwhile monetary providers, owned and administered by the members, in addition to a community of complementary monetary organizations with aggressive returns, managed by the members.
- By educating individuals, notably members, officers, and workers, about democracy, economics, solidarity, and particular person and collective accountability.
Creating That means and Widespread Goal
At Desjardins, its values are linked to its cooperative nature. They information the selections of its workers, managers, and board members. They assist enhance engagement and function a benchmark to encourage its actions and create which means and a standard objective throughout the group.
- Cash on the service of human growth
- Private dedication
- Democratic motion: “one member, one vote” precept.
- Integrity and rigor
- Solidarity with the group
Desjardins has at all times been on the forefront of social and technological points, and this new period matches completely with its core values.
Doing Greatest for Members and Purchasers
Desjardins’ cultural shift is predicated on at all times doing what’s greatest for its members and purchasers. It goals to complement the lives of individuals and communities and develop into everybody’s primary alternative. It hopes to attain this objective by doing what’s greatest for members and purchasers.
Desjardins gives members and purchasers with the perfect expertise to construct a robust, trusting relationship with them. It needs to be sure that its members at all times obtain the recommendation, product, or service that meets their must be financially unbiased. Doing what’s greatest for members and purchasers is among the founding rules of Desjardins.
