Jamie Loder
Jamie Loder is a Director of 4C Associates and heads the private equity practice. He has worked in, with or for private equity funds for nearly 20 years and has been involved in all aspects of investment from deal sourcing, due diligence, execution and post-acquisition value creation. For the last decade Jamie has worked on value creation plans focussed on the supply chain and specifically procurement, operations, and logistics mainly in European and U.S. based manufacturing businesses.
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This article considers nine disruptive strategies of best-in-class procurement operations. These strategies are influenced by how the procurement function has evolved and how it continues to shape best-in-class procurement.
1. Desktop Procurement
Desktop procurement involves analysing spend, assessing the market, and developing strategies to obtain savings from suppliers. This was done with Excel spreadsheets in the past, but there are now a plethora of procurement tools...