A PARTNER IN THE ENTERPRISE
A PARTNER IN THE ENTERPRISE
When Poosuthasee joined Vantage in 2013 , the company was still in “ start-up ” mode , and supply chain was doing a good job , but more as a support function . Since joining , he has worked to build the organization in three phases . The first phase was to strengthen the foundations and streamline the processes to be as effective as possible ; the second was to start demonstrating and adding value to the company . “ I wanted to show that we could actively impact KPIs and other value-added activities such as on-time delivery , quality , local sourcing , negotiations and inventory management . Show the company we can do more than just transactional tasks such as issuing POs .” Phase three was to become a true partner in the business , being asked to support non-traditional supply chain tasks such as sourcing service personnel and labor , real estate , catering , auditing , compliance , and even marketing right from the bidding stage . “ It was truly pleasing from my viewpoint to see us moving from being a support team to being asked for advice on things we
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