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“ We ’ re starting to have more conversations about value-based procurement , whereby the results are based on outcomes ”
— Renée Laforest , Vice President , Finance and Strategic Procurement Division , Service New Brunswick sector ,” she explains . “ Five or six years ago there was an emphasis on cost , and the strategic procurement division was asked to find substantial savings for the government . Therefore , not unlike a lot of procurement teams , we shifted towards a category management strategy .” In essence , this involves clustering similar items that the company wants to buy under a single cost-effective deal . “ We have achieved a significant amount of savings through this new strategy ,” Laforest enthuses .
JULY 2019