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“ The key to success for us and other companies is to really try to break away from the siloed ways of before and collaborate more and bring procurement into the wider business ”
— Nicky Hanson , Senior Procurement Manager the nuances of challenging market dynamics . This experience , she feels , gives her the necessary edge required to act fast and respond to the many challenges that building or transforming a procurement function in a huge market like South Africa will bring .
“ You have to think on your feet . You have to overcome challenges from unforeseen and last-minute changes and requirements , that you just have to deal with ,” she says . “ As much as we always want to have a set structure and procedures in place , it doesn ’ t always work that way in the real world .
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