SupplyChain Magazine August 2018 | Page 115

The Japanese firm is ranked 12th in the world by prescription sales and enjoys a particularly strong presence in North America , Asia and Europe
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ASIA she says . “ The function really is working in partnership , and I think that is the key word here . We are working in partnership to create competitive , sustainable procurement capable of delivering exceptional value for Takeda and improving the lives of patients .”
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The Japanese firm is ranked 12th in the world by prescription sales and enjoys a particularly strong presence in North America , Asia and Europe

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The work undertaken prior to Maier ’ s arrival laid the foundation that she works from today .
Before 2014 , Procurement was organised in seven fragmented silos which individually held little strategic influence in the company as a whole and only delivered minor cost savings per annum ( approximately $ 60mn ).
In just two years , owing to a concerted effort unanimously backed by company leaders ,
Takeda ’ s procurement function transformed into a global , category-based
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