Reinhard Plaza Bartsch , Head of Supply Chain Transformation , on overhauling Vodafone ’ s global planning and logistics
VODAFONE PROCUREMENT COMPANY
Reinhard Plaza Bartsch , Head of Supply Chain Transformation , on overhauling Vodafone ’ s global planning and logistics
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uilding on a successful digital procurement transformation that has made many headlines over the years and has become a reference point in the procurement industry , Vodafone is now working on a radical overhaul of its physical supply chain operations for network equipment .
Reinhard Plaza Bartsch leads Vodafone ’ s global network logistics transformation , a sizeable change programme that will reshape the way Vodafone manages demand and supply planning , as well as the logistics operations for its network infrastructure business globally . He is no stranger to big , company-wide transformations . Having been in supply chain roles at Vodafone for the past 15 years , he has been spearheading Vodafone ’ s digital procurement transformation , establishing the company ’ s procurement operations as a world-class industrial benchmark .
“ The transformation of our planning and physical supply chain is just the next natural step for us in Vodafone . Building an ecosystem where we work with our partners to create end to end visibility and control of hardware deliveries and inventories across our whole infrastructure supply chain . This will enable us to proactively mitigate risk of disruption while allowing us to make much faster , accurate and cost-effective decisions to steer supply to support the growth of our network ,” explains Plaza Bartsch , adding that he aims to underpin this transformation by blending the best of technology with people . “ We will follow a ‘ human-centric ’ approach when embedding digital in the way we run our business ”.
82 December 2022