Christopher Bentley , Head of Procurement , DAS Holding
The company rates its suppliers through five different categories : Alliance Partner , Preferred , Approved , Conditional and Eliminate . This is decided through conversations with the procurement arm that discusses the business relationship , the value and the capabilities and efficiencies that partner can bring . “ So , you look at the business relationship this supplier has with me and DAS ,” says Bentley , “ and then you break it down further . That supplier has to be the first choice for new business , so what can we do to enable that ? This model allows us as a business to be wholly central , to have full control where possible in order to create an efficient procurement supplier model .”
154 April 2018