Nick Jenkinson , Chief Procurement Officer at Santander UK , on the challenges faced undertaking a complete digital transformation at the financial giant
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Nick Jenkinson , Chief Procurement Officer at Santander UK , on the challenges faced undertaking a complete digital transformation at the financial giant
Few procurement professionals have a career as broad and diverse as Nick Jenkinson , currently driving transformation at Santander UK . While using the word ‘ currently ’ may seem odd , like referring to your ‘ current partner ’, Jenkinson is the first to admit that he is constantly striving to make himself surplus to requirements .
“ I ' ve worked in procurement for more years than I wish to remember and I ' ve got a slightly strange CV in that I ' ve worked across seven companies and seven industries for more than 20 years ,” he says .
“ I ' ve learned a lot over 13 years of doing transformation activities , but being able to walk away and know that you have truly left something in a better place than where you found it that ' s recognised within the organisation , that ' s recognised within the team , I guess that ’ s my perfect scenario . I can walk off into the sunset knowing I ' ve created a great team . I ' ve created the strong leadership . I ' ve created the next step up for people within that team and then I ’ ll be able to move on to another challenge .”
60 July 2022