VODAFONE PROCUREMENT COMPANY
VPC set up a crisis team in early January to start managing the supply chain , especially for consumer products .
“ While we had a few blips in the supply chain , we ' ve managed that as a company really well ,” says Wilson . “ One of the key learnings is really understanding your supply chain and how resilient your supply chain is .”
Which brings us around nicely to Procurement With A Purpose – an initiative introduced to place purpose at the centre of how Vodafone runs the business .
This means making it central to investment decisions , how they operate and how they engage with stakeholders , whether they ' re customers , NGOs , or governments .
“ Our purpose strategy for the company is based on three pillars ,” explains Wilson . “ One is helping society become more digital
“ You should be doing machine learning , you should be doing artificial intelligence , but predictive is kind of cool if we can get there ”
NINIAN WILSON CEO , VODAFONE PROCUREMENT
50 April 2021