As part of Arriva ’ s procurement transformation journey , the first step was to get the right procurement environment in place . This meant a focus on people , data , holistic spend management , process and policy . Secondly , Arriva looked at the purchasing side of the organisation before finally considering further supply chain optimisation . Jones believes that establishing these core first steps was essential to laying the groundwork for his company ’ s transformation journey to succeed . “ To us , it ’ s all about the ‘ why ’ and ‘ how ’ strategy . The first thing we did was develop a why . We took inspiration from Simon Sinek , and we aligned our mantra with his . His reasoning was that organisations and people that understand their ‘ why ’ are very successful ,” explains Jones . “ People in procurement can often give you the what , which is the delivery . However , they often scratch their heads on the why and the how . We ’ ve developed that why and how and linked it to the business ’ s strategic pillars . There ’ s been lots of work and 17 Ian Jones
As part of Arriva ’ s procurement transformation journey , the first step was to get the right procurement environment in place . This meant a focus on people , data , holistic spend management , process and policy . Secondly , Arriva looked at the purchasing side of the organisation before finally considering further supply chain optimisation . Jones believes that establishing these core first steps was essential to laying the groundwork for his company ’ s transformation journey to succeed . “ To us , it ’ s all about the ‘ why ’ and ‘ how ’ strategy . The first thing we did was develop a why . We took inspiration from Simon Sinek , and we aligned our mantra with his . His reasoning was that organisations and people that understand their ‘ why ’ are very successful ,” explains Jones . “ People in procurement can often give you the what , which is the delivery . However , they often scratch their heads on the why and the how . We ’ ve developed that why and how and linked it to the business ’ s strategic pillars . There ’ s been lots of work and 17 Ian Jones
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Ian Jones BA ( Hons ) MCIPS is Head Of Procurement at Arriva UK Bus . The role assumes responsibility for the management of all the business ’ direct and indirect spend . He has more than 20 years ’ Procurement experience within the profession after undertaking senior roles in Local Government , Manufacturing , Retail and Transportation . Prior to joining Arriva he was in the Procurement Leadership Team at Home Retail Group . He has an extensive track record of delivering multimillion pound / euro benefits for organisations whilst transforming teams .
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