Building the future
MIDDLE EAST nologies , we have been able to cater for the growing needs of business and enabling the shift from the cost only to the cost-plus-value model .
“ Efficient use of technology through effective collaboration with stakeholders has been leveraged for operational excellence and alignment of strategies , while collaborative negotiation plans have brought the best of industry knowledge and commercial leverage on the table enabling multitude of benefits in securing interruptive value propositions . “ In addition , supplier value management is imperative to the success of procurement . So , a 360 degree view of supplier positioning and business perspective has been used to align our critical suppliers with business strategy and growth .”
Building the future
With the company fully bought in to the value offered by a skilled and dynamic procurement function , the team has grown , and now numbers 26 professionals across MBC offices . As well as the best-and-braces work the department oversees , it has proven invaluable on some major projects , notably MBC ’ s $ 20mn facility in Dubai ’ s Studio City district .
Completed in May 2017 , the state-ofthe-art studios used for programming for MBC ’ s satellite network , primarily MBC1 and MBC3 , and online portals , complement its headquarters in Dubai Media City . At least seven shows are produced at the studios , which the company says are key to being able to attract top talent , the right expertise , and bright , creative minds of the various disciplines that are related to the creative and production fields .
The nature of TV schedules meant that the deadline was tight , with a plethora of stakeholders to manage . In the absence of a contracting consultant , the procurement team worked to ensure all the elements that were needed to being the project in on time were in place .
“ A lot of the detail on a project like this are small , but really important to its success ,” says Durdana Farid , Procurement Manager at MBC . “ The timeline was very demanding , and to hit our tight deadline we had to ensure we were accurate with all of the detail , such as
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