CLICK TO WATCH : ‘ THE OCS WAY ’ 97 approach is not sustainable and therefore not good business .” With over 2,000 customers in the UK and each using its supply chain , Caddell believes procurement is vitally important for overall company success . “ Each of our customers use part of our supply chain , whether that ’ s the machines we deploy on-site , uniforms given to our employees or materials cleaning operatives use ,” he affirms . “ We have a very high reliance on our supply chain , which is why our procurement function is so well regarded within OCS .”
With a robust supplier relationship management ( SRM ) strategy in place , Caddell recognises his company ’ s strategy primarily revolves around portfolio management instead of category management . “ We organise our procurement team around similarities of commodity , rather than just spend ,” he explains . “ For example , one of our portfolio managers looks after the wholesaler portfolio of suppliers , ranging from catering consumables through to cleaning equipment . These are vastly different areas of spend ,
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