THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT Officer role at Accenture is a big job – but Kai Nowosel , interviewed for our cover feature for this month , has some big ambitions .
“ I want to break the mould of traditional procurement ,” he told Business Chief in Frankfurt . “ Where I want to really take procurement at Accenture is very clear . I want to take it into a full business enablement function .”
Speaking to Andrew Woods , Nowosel talks about a future where man and machine work in harmony and discusses the recent launch of Procurement Plus , the firm ’ s new offering . The feature also includes some exclusive video from Accenture ’ s German base .
Elsewhere in our May magazine , Rob Muir , the new Chief Digital Offer at National Express Group , opens up about his plans for technology innovation at the public transport giant , while this month ’ s City Focus narrows in on Barcelona ’ s standing as Spain industrial centre .
Our Top 10 this time around identifies the ten tallest commercial buildings on the continent , while we offer further insight into the hot topics of technology , people management and sustainability .
Finally , our exclusive digital reports boast interviews with , on top of Accenture , Keppel Data Centres , Laureate International Universities , Marriott International , McDonald ’ s , Odense Letbane , Starbucks , Turkcell , Virgin Money and Yandex – all involving in-depth discussions with top executives and industry experts .
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