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165 beneficial . “ Led by our Chief Financial Officer Peter Gunn , we have recently implemented a procurement hub , which consists of eight Uniting entities across Australia working collaboratively together to deliver procurement benefits ,” explains Gillin . “ Accenture are our partner and are responsible for running the hub for us . They ’ ve been brought on board to bring the organisations together and to run procurement and supply chain initiatives with the goal of reducing costs ,” he says . “ Bunzl is also a strategic partner to the Uniting Care business ; it supports us as one of our major

“Innovation is absolutely critical to us and was a key focus of our expo ”

— Michael Gillin , General Manager Procurement and Services , Unitingcare Queensland
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