SupplyChain Magazine July 2017 | Page 43

MIDDLE EAST

Head of Group Procurement and Commercial Management

Jason Brown Joined NBAD in 2012 with the remit to set up and run centralised procurement . Since his time at the bank he has led the team where it is today as a leading procurement organisation within the Middle East . The team was awarded the best Sustainable Procurement Award from CIPS in 2016 . His previous role have been with major organisations such as Novartis Pharmaceuticals , Downer EDI , British American Tobacco and Dana Corporation . His experience is financial , pharmaceuticals , FMCG , automotive and electronics . He currently has MCIP ’ s and is working towards getting FCIP ’ s . is full strength ; we ’ re 41 people . I ’ ve just lost three good people in the last year and a bit , but they ’ ve all gone on to senior roles in other companies . It ’ s very hard to retain when you ’ re top of the game , unless they want my job ,” he laughs . “ The good thing is that we ’ ve got the right people , because obviously , they ’ re moving on to bigger and better things ,”

In total , Brown ’ s team manages around 45 percent of the operational spend and has one core strategy – to reduce NBAD ’ s operating costs . By reducing spending the bank can maintain a lower operating base and an increased net profit ratio . The procurement department is split into four sections :