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Strategic Procurement has to be an amalgam of all areas of Procurement spanning the Corporate environment, Suppliers and indeed the wider World. To be fully effective it must focus on strategy as well as undertake tactical activity using every available asset both offline and online.
To date many useful e-Procurement Tools are lacking in many organisations or they've been poorly implemented. If procurement is ever going to achieve lasting value within Business it needs to be adequately resourced and professionally led; but it also needs to be able to explain and deliver lasting value...
However, like all things in life, we humans with all of our faults are responsible for our progress (and flatlining or decline) - and when that progress doesn't occur it's usually fairly obvious why: Ego's... Corporate Politics... Lack of Understanding... No Budget... No Vision
Bob Thompson is a CIPS qualified Director Level individual who has developed e-Procurement Solutions, undertaken Cost Down, implement e-Sourcing...
He is also able to negotiate with and develop Suppliers to add value to your organisation...
Bob believes that effective Procurement can only come about from the true alignment of People, Processes, Systems, Supplier Strategy AND Business Strategy... anything less minimises the potential of Procurement to add significant value to your Business!
Some of the commodities he has worked with are IT Hardware, IT Software, IT Services, Automotive, Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket, Oil, Medical, Fire, Hydraulics with some exposure to Health across the Manufacturing, Services and Public Sectors...
Bob is privileged to have worked with some great Procurement Service providers such as Etesius (Spend Analytics) and Iasta (e-Sourcing); both of which have helped him develop and create real value from Procurement Transformation across EMEA.
In addition Bob has ties with some great new innovative companies such as Green2020 (Sustainability Solutions, Energy Waste management, Carbon and Environmental Management).
Bob believes that EMEA Consolidation from a Procurement perspective has barely scratched the surface... and that there is still an awful long way to go before the majority of Organisations are able to truly say they have a fully integrated Company wide procurement organisation and strategy!
See what other people have said about Bob Thompson, courtesy LinkedIn:
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November 15, 2008
Top qualities of Bob: Expert, High Integrity, Creative Mathew Harrowing, Co-Founder Etesius |
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“Bob is a knowledgeable procurement professional. He has a pragmatic approach with a detailed understanding of processes which work effectively and can prioritise when these should be best deployed. I would have no hesitation in recommending Bob to an employer.” October 15, 2008 John Lyle, Senior Procurement Manager, Fujitsu Services |
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“Bob is very forward-looking procurement specialist with an enthuasistic drive and innovative mind.” September 22, 2008 Paul Roevens, Delivery Director Belux, Fujitsu Services |
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“Bob has deep procurement knowledge and practical solutions to business challenges. He will confidently approach new solutions if it means creating value. Bob is well connected to great people and is happy to recommend people from his network.” September 19, 2008 Jenny Saward, Owner, e-Three |
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“Bob had the vision to both understand the procurement issues and deliver the benefits to a world class organisation. Great job Bob!” September 18, 2008 Sean Delaney, MD Iasta UK, Iasta |
“Bob
is an outstanding individual who always thinks outside the
box and comes up with some great ideas.” Want to contact Bob about any interesting Strategic Procurement assignments?
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