Business Chief Europe Magazine January 2020 | Page 94

OCS GROUP UK LTD

Steve Caddell , Group Procurement Director at OCS Group UK , discusses the importance of operating with an agile approach in the supply chain space

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T he world ’ s largest privately owned facilities management services company , OCS Group , is renowned for being a progressive business with a strong heritage . Serving a diverse customer base spanning across a broad range of industries such as aviation , healthcare , business and industry , sports , leisure and entertainment , OCS Group UK showcases its versatility to meet each customer ’ s specific needs .

With the supply chain world in a state of transition following the introduction of new technology industry-wide , Steve Caddell , Group Procurement Director at the company , believes adopting a flexible approach is key to embracing change management . “ We try to be agile and lean . Our approach to change management is based on incremental gains ,” he explains . “ Being agile is a state of mind and if your mindset is conservative and slow , then you can ’ t be agile .” Caddell recognises the importance of innovation and trialling new things . “ We ’ ve created a culture in the procurement team at OCS Group UK where it ’ s okay
JANUARY 2020