“ I ' m not hierarchical in the slightest from a leadership perspective , so I like to get involved ,” says Jenkinson . “ But in those early stages of driving transformation , you will often look around and you haven ' t got all the people that you want or need within the organisation and therefore you have to look in the mirror or it doesn ' t happen .”
Automotive roots Twenty years is a long time in procurement , and the rapid digitisation in recent years has only accelerated that . So has the function changed beyond recognition in Jenkinson ’ s time ? He says both yes and no . He started his career in the automotive industry which he admits was probably more advanced than most at that point in time .
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