“ Anyone can do purchasing . Procurement is a very different art form and it ’ s mainly based around relationships ”
STUART FARRELL CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER , ALLPOINTS FIBRE solutions , APFN is now better positioned to concentrate on its core deliverables .
“ We can ’ t achieve our goals without our partners . They continue to be a real rock for us , instrumental in propelling us from inception to our current position ,” says Farrell . He emphasises that the strength of these relationships has grown exponentially , he says , to them feeling very much like an extension of the business and team .
It is just this kind of relationship that Farrell celebrates , illustrating how it represents a strategic approach to empowering procurement teams to become more than an administrative sourcing function . “ Anyone can do purchasing ,” he asserts .