Harnessing the power of digital is key to delivering on expectations through procurement , says BT Global Procurement Manager , Vanitha Prabhu
Vanitha Prabhu Global Procurement Manager , BT Global Services India
In a year defined by the disruption of the biggest global health crisis in living memory , the focus for Vanitha Prabhu , Global Procurement Manager , IT and IT Services at BT Global Services India , remains relatively unchanged . Based in India , Prabhu oversees IT indirect sourcing for Asia Pacific and globally , as a captive unit of the telecoms giant . The company offers managed telecom and IT services for a broad range of customers across the healthcare , finance and contact centre sectors . At a time when communicating remotely is at the heart of both professional and personal life , the company ’ s services are arguably more vital than ever .
Prabhu ’ s teams have been forced to overcome the same challenges all companies have faced during the past 12 or so months . But the fundamentals of her job , she says , remain the same : delivering value to stakeholders and suppliers inline with the group business objectives of BT . Creating stability and minimising disruption has been key to business continuity , and is built upon the core tenets of strategic sourcing , a critical process which Prabhu defines as the application of group-wide data , paired with consolidated purchasing power to find the best possible value in the marketplace .
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