ROYAL PHILIPS after graduating . He completed a Master ’ s degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA at the University of Minnesota . Scott says that his goal was always to be a leader of technical people , so he needed to be sure his technical capability was strong to have credibility in an engineering environment , but also having the MBA to bring a broader business view to the table . He then spent eighteen years at Boston Scientific working across product development and supplier engineering , providing him a wide scope of experience to manage products from endto-end during their development .
Scott believes the structure at Philips
Procurement and Sustaining Engineering is one of their key strengths , as it allows them to have more of an end-to-end overview of products , from inception to delivery . As well as the traditional procurement responsibilities that fall under his responsibility , there is also an engineering arm connected directly to procurement , which allows them to drive the overall strategy through partnerships with their supplier base .
“ It ’ s a unique combination compared to most other procurement organisations that you would typically see ,” he says . “ We are also heavily involved in new product
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