PROCUREMENT STRATEGY
EY Supply Chain Intelligence Platform
Yet , while it is important to understand an organisation ’ s operating market , what makes a good procurement consultant is the ability to understand and navigate the challenges in the function . “ Ultimately , our customers are looking for solutions , so it ’ s important to be able to provide a tailored solution to the procurement challenges they are experiencing ,” says Derocher .
“ We need to become a trusted business advisor for each company that we work with ,” adds Nicolas Walden , Senior Director of Procurement Executive Advisory , Membership Programmes .
Agreeing with Walden , Michael Dominy , VP Research Analyst in Gartner ’ s supply chain practice , comments : “ A good procurement consultant not only helps an organisation to understand what they should do from a strategic roadmap perspective , but also helps procurement teams to do their jobs by offloading some
64 May 2022