Procurement is simple – the challenge is deciding what you want to achieve

Update: 2023-08-01

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Andy Clark, Head of Commercial Services at Yorkshire Water, discusses his unusual route into procurement, having never run a procurement process. He believes that procurement has a wider purpose than just procuring goods and services and that understanding the business's core purpose is crucial for turbocharging its operations.

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Procurement is simple – the challenge is deciding what you want to achieve

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Procurement is simple – the challenge is deciding what you want to achieve

Procurement is simple – the challenge is deciding what you want to achieve