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People at the centre of the transformation
When appointing the G4S procurement leaders , Carroll looked at industries that have a recognised reputation for excellence in procurement : “ The security services industry is generally not recognised as a forerunner in procurement thought leadership – but manufacturing is , airlines are , and some of the more technologyfocused telco organisations are .
“ I looked at the business challenges that we have and I looked at the type of industry that has resolved that issue and recruited from that area . Putting good people at the centre of the strategy is vital as they are essential for success .”
Coming from the Post Office in early 2015 , Robert Copeland was appointed UK Procurement Director . His skills are based in manufacturing but his operational experience is in this service-led industry which has a similar geographical footprint and service lines as the UK Procurement business . One of Copeland ’ s first priorities was to build confidence in the new procurement team to allow the market testing of key contracts .
Two of Copeland ’ s key projects have been the re-procurement of UK fleet where Hitachi Capital were the successful supplier , making a multi-million pound saving over the four year contract .
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