Procurement Magazine January 2024 | Page 42

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“ It ’ s important we look to manage cost-creep in the face of inflationary pressures ”

KIMBERLY GREEN REYNOLDS CPO , COCA-COLA BOTTLERS ’ ​ SALES AND SERVICES around this , and strategies in place to ensure we ’ re addressing this risk .”
But while there is undoubted power in numbers at CCBSS , such scale also brings complexity .
“ There are many challenges to working with so many partners ,” says Reynolds . “ Supplier relationship management is something that we have to continue to drive improvement on . We have to make sure there ’ s good overall performance from a service-level agreement standpoint , yet at the same time we must ensure that true partnerships exist in a consolidated market .” Transportation challenges are another area of complexity .
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